Matt Bomer's Real Name: Matthew Staton Bomer

Quick answer: The actor is known professionally as Matt Bomer. TV Guide and Encyclopedia.com independently give the full name Matthew Staton Bomer. Published accounts do not fully agree on a birthplace: TV Guide and the Television Academy list Webster Groves, Missouri, while Encyclopedia.com lists Spring, Texas. Encyclopedia.com dates the birth to October 11, 1977; the Television Academy lists an October 11 birthday without a year. TV Guide records a Spring, Texas, hometown, while the date appears with a year in one account and as a birthday only in the other.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers support the documented full name Matthew Staton Bomer. TV Guide lists the birth name Matthew Staton Bomer and the birthplace as Webster Groves, Missouri, and says he studied drama at Carnegie Mellon University and is the son of former NFL player John Bomer, who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. Encyclopedia.com independently gives the full name Matthew Staton Bomer, dates the birth to October 11, 1977, in Spring, Texas, and identifies him as the son of John, a professional football player, and Sissi Bomer, and says he earned a B.F.A. at Carnegie Mellon University. The Television Academy independently lists a birthday of October 11 and the birthplace Webster Groves, Missouri.

Career highlights

The Television Academy says he stars as Neal Caffrey on the USA Network series White Collar, and that he appeared in the HBO film The Normal Heart, adapted from Larry Kramer's play, alongside Mark Ruffalo, Julia Roberts, and Jim Parsons. The same account records a 2014 Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or a movie, for Felix Turner in The Normal Heart, and a 2024 nomination for outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie, for Hawkins "Hawk" Fuller in Fellow Travelers. TV Guide independently lists a 2015 Golden Globe win for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries, or motion picture made for television, matching that Normal Heart recognition. The Television Academy also traces earlier television work including Guiding Light, beginning in 2001, Tru Calling, Traveler, and Bryce Larkin on Chuck, and film work including Flightplan, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, and Magic Mike. Encyclopedia.com independently lists Guiding Light, Tru Calling, Traveler, Chuck, Flightplan, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Matt Bomer or Matthew Staton Bomer are looking for the same actor. TV Guide and Encyclopedia.com support the full name used in the title.