Matthew Staton Bomer born October 11 1977 is an American actor He is the recipient of accolades such as a Golden Globe Award a Critics Choice Television Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination In 2000 he made his television debut on the longrunning soap opera All My Children Bomer graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree Soon after he had a contract role on Guiding Light as well as appearing on primetime shows including Tru Calling In 2005 Bomer made his film debut in the mysterythriller Flightplan then in 2007 gained recognition with his recurring role in the NBC television series Chuck 2009 saw Bomer then land the lead role of conartist and thief Neal Caffrey in the USA Network series White Collar with the series lasting to 2014 He has featured in supporting roles in the 2011 science fiction thriller In Time the 2012 comedydrama Magic Mike and its 2015 sequel the 2014 supernaturaldrama Winters Tale and the 2016 neonoir film The Nice Guys In 2015 he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for playing a closeted writer of The New York Times in the drama television film The Normal Heart about the rise of the HIVAIDS crisis in New York City Bomer made a guest appearance on the fourth season of FXs horror anthology series American Horror Story He was later upgraded to the main cast during the fifth season In 2017 he received praise for his performances in the drama films Walking Out Anything and the 2018 comedydrama Papi Chulo He portrays Larry Trainor in the DC Universe series Doom Patrol which premiered in 2019 On stage Bomer starred in the Dustin Lance Black play 8 on Broadway and at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles as Jeff Zarrillo a plaintiff in the federal case that overturned Californias Proposition 8 In 2018 he starred in revival of the Mart Crowley play The Boys in the Band on Broadway playing Donald he reprised his role for the 2020 film of the same name