Matthew Bomer
Bomer during filming of the White Collar episode "On the Fence" in Manhattan in June 2011
Born	Matthew Staton Bomer (1977-10-11) October 11, 1977 (age 34) Spring, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Partner	Simon Halls
Children	3

Matthew Staton "Matt"^[1] Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American film, stage and television actor, best known as the star of the USA Network television series White Collar, which premiered in 2009.

Making his television debut with Guiding Light in 2001, Bomer received notice with his recurring role in the NBC television series Chuck as Bryce Larkin. Bomer has featured in supporting roles in such films as the 2005 thriller Flightplan and the 2011 science fiction thriller In Time.

Bomer has also starred in the Dustin Lance Black play, '8', on Broadway and at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre as Jeff Zarillo — a plaintiff in the federal case that overturned California's Proposition 8.

Early life[link]

Matt Bomer was born in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston, the son of Sissi and John Bomer, a former Dallas Cowboys draft pick.^[2][3] He attended Klein High School (located outside of Houston) with fellow actor Lee Pace.^[3] In addition they both acted at Houston's Alley Theatre, a non-profit theatre company.^[2]

In 2001, Bomer graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.^[4]

Career[link]

After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama in 2000, he moved to New York City, New York, and worked on stage until he was cast in a small role, as Ian Kipling, on All My Children,^[5] a daytime soap-opera serial on the ABC television network. From 2001 to 2003, he portrayed the role of Ben Reade on another daytime television soap opera, Guiding Light, on the CBS television network.^[6]

He starred as Luc, Tru's (Eliza Dushku) ill-fated love interest, in Tru Calling (2003–2004), a supernatural, science-fiction television series on the Fox television network.

Bomer appeared on North Shore (2004–2005), a prime-time television soap opera, as well as in Flightplan (2005), a thriller film with Jodie Foster.

In the slasher film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Bomer portrayed Eric, a Vietnam-War veteran who is driving across Texas to re-enlist after his brother is drafted. The brothers run afoul of Sheriff Hoyt and are taken captive by the Hewitt family. Bomer costarred in Traveler (2007), a short-lived midseason replacement television series which premiered on ABC on May 30, 2007. He has had the recurring role of Bryce Larkin on action-comedy series Chuck (2007–2009) on the NBC television network.

On October 23, 2009, Bomer began starring in White Collar, which chronicles the fictional partnership between a con artist named Neal Caffrey (Bomer) and FBI agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay).^[7]

BuddyTV ranked him #1 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".^[8]

In September 2011, Bomer starred in the Broadway debut of Dustin Lance Black's play, '8', a staged reenactment of the federal trial that overturned California's Proposition 8.^[9] In March 2012, he was featured in the Wilshire Ebell Theatre production as well, portraying Jeff Zarillo, one of the plaintiffs in the trial.^[10][11]

In October 2011, Bomer appeared in the science fiction thriller film In Time, in which he plays a 105-year-old man Henry Hamilton, who gives his "time" to Justin Timberlake before committing suicide, setting the main plot into motion.

Personal life[link]

Bomer is in a relationship with publicist Simon Halls. They have three sons via surrogacy, including a set of twins.^[12][13] Bomer publicly came out as gay in February 2012, when he thanked Halls and their children during his acceptance speech for a Steve Chase Humanitarian Award.^[13]

Bomer is good friends with his high school classmates Lee Pace and Lynn Collins.^[14]

Filmography[link]

Television[link]

Film[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Matthew Bomer

• Matthew Bomer at AllRovi
• Matthew Bomer at the Internet Movie Database

Tim DeKay
DeKay filming the White Collar episode "On the Fence" in Manhattan, June 7, 2011.
Born	Timothy Robert DeKay (1963-06-12) June 12, 1963 (age 49) Ithaca, New York, U.S.

Timothy Robert "Tim" DeKay (born June 12, 1963) is an American character actor. His first on screen acting job was as corporate giant Larry Deon on seaQuest 2032. He was a cast member of Party of Five from 1997–1999, Carnivàle from 2003-05 and Tell Me You Love Me in 2007. He has also guest-starred on a number of top-rated television series, including Seinfeld, Friends, CSI, My Name Is Earl, NCIS, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Scrubs, and Chuck.

DeKay is currently starring in the USA Network series White Collar, which chronicles the partnership between a con artist (played by Matthew Bomer) and an FBI agent (DeKay).^[1]

Personal life[link]

DeKay was born in Ithaca, New York and grew up and attended school in nearby Lansing. He was a school athlete, playing both varsity basketball and baseball. He attended Le Moyne College to study Business and Philosophy. After a short time in baseball, he decided to pursue a career in theater.^[2]. DeKay's Character makes a reference to this in the White Collar episode "Stealing Home", where he talks about playing for the Minnesota Twins of the MLB.

He returned to Le Moyne in May 2010 in the role of commencement speaker, where he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa.^[3] He attended Rutgers University, where he received an MFA and met his wife, actress Elisa Taylor; the couple has two children.

Career[link]

The Commencement Program from Le Moyne College includes the following: "Mr. DeKay's castmates say it was clear from the start that he was leading man material ... When he graduated [from LeMoyne] with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1985, he still planned for a career in business or law. It soon became clear, though, that the theater was his true calling. After taking a few courses in directing at Syracuse University, Mr. DeKay headed to Rutgers University, where he earned a master's degree in fine arts ... Now a lifetime member of the Actors Studio, Mr. DeKay has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, and appeared on numerous top-rated TV shows."

He appeared in two episodes of Seinfeld — "The Soul Mate" and "The Bizarro Jerry" — as Elaine's boyfriend Kevin. He would work with Julia Louis-Dreyfus again in The New Adventures of Old Christine, where he plays the temperamental boyfriend of Louis-Dreyfus's character "Old" Christine Campbell for three episodes.

In addition to his roles in film and television, his resume includes numerous theatrical credits, with performances in plays both on and off-Broadway, including: Ridiculous Fraud at the McCarter Theatre; Billy Budd at the Circle in the Square Theatre; Someone to Watch Over Me with the Denver Theatre Company; The Merchant of Venice on the Hartford Stage; and the national tour of The Lion in Winter. In 2009, he was both director and producer of the short film This Monday. The film has been included in at least half a dozen short film festivals, including Cannes Short Film Corner. The Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (ShortFest) review stated: “Absolutely the Best of the Palm Springs Short Film Fest 2009, ‘This Monday’ features tone-perfect directing by Tim DeKay and screen-writing by Michael Santorico. Four Stars (out of four)”.^[4]

In 2009, DeKay began starring in the USA Network comedy-drama White Collar as FBI agent Peter Burke. He made his directorial debut in the episode "Stealing Home", which premiered in 2012.

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

The films Political Disasters, Naked Under Heaven, and Bee Afraid have been intentionally omitted from the table because they have not been distributed either theatrically or on DVD.

Television[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tim DeKay

• Tim DeKay at the Internet Movie Database
• Tim DeKay's profile on HBO's Carnivale section
• VIdeo of Tim Dekay's 2010 Commencement speech at LeMoyne College

Alexis Bledel
Bledel at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Kimberly Alexis Bledel (1981-09-16) September 16, 1981 (age 30) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	1996–present

Alexis Bledel (born September 16, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Rory Gilmore in the television series Gilmore Girls and Lena Kaligaris in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.

Early life[link]

Bledel was born Kimberly Alexis Bledel in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Nanette (née Dozier) and Martin Bledel. Her father is from Argentina, and has Danish ancestry.^[1][2] Her mother had been raised in Mexico from a young age.^[3][4] Of her parents' upbringing in Latin America, Bledel has stated "It's the only culture my mom knows from life, and my father as well, and they made the decision to raise their children within the context they had been raised in".^[3] Bledel was raised in a Spanish-speaking household, and did not learn English until she began school.^[5] She has a younger brother, Eric.

Bledel attended Catholic St. Agnes Academy in Houston, as well as Baptist and Lutheran schools.^[6] Her mother encouraged her to try community theater to overcome her shyness.^[7] As a child, Bledel appeared in local productions of Our Town and The Wizard of Oz.^{[citation needed]} She was scouted at a local shopping mall and given work as a fashion model. She went to Page Parkes Center for Modeling and Acting and attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for one year.^[8]

Career[link]

Bledel made her television debut co-starring in The WB series Gilmore Girls in 2000. She portrayed Rory Gilmore, the daughter of single mother Lorelai Gilmore. Initially, Rory was a high school student at an exclusive private academy, living with her mother in a small town in Connecticut, but later moved on to college at Yale University, where she, among other things, worked as the editor of the Yale Daily News. Bledel made her film debut in Tuck Everlasting, released in 2002, though she had worked as an extra in the 1998 film Rushmore.^[9] In 2005, she starred in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants based on the book by Ann Brashares. She played Lena Kaligaris, an artist on a journey with three friends, linked over the summer by a pair of "magical" jeans.

In 2005 Bledel portrayed Becky, a prostitute, in the movie Sin City. "She's a very professional prostitute. She carries a gun and she kicks ass," said Bledel of Becky.^[10]

In 2006 Bledel co-starred in I'm Reed Fish, in the role of Reed Fish's fiance. Bledel reprised her role of Lena Kaligaris from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in the film's sequel, released in August 2008. Bledel next appeared in Post Grad, which opened on August 21, 2009, alongside Jane Lynch, Michael Keaton, and Carol Burnett.

Bledel in June 2008

Bledel appeared opposite Scott Porter in the film The Good Guy, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival April 26, 2009. "The Good Guy" (Porter's role) is a Wall Street businessman whose life falls apart when he helps out a new salesman. Bledel played Beth, Porter's girlfriend. She was also a guest star on the two-hour series finale of ER, playing new intern Dr. Julia Wise.^[11]

In May 2009 Bledel signed a contract with the modeling division of IMG.^[8]

Bledel appeared in the historical drama The Conspirator directed by Robert Redford. She plays the girlfriend of Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy), the lawyer who defended Mary Surratt, the first woman to be hanged in the United States, played by Robin Wright. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States on 15 April 2011.^[12]

Also in 2010, Bledel completed work as the lead actress in the independent Canadian film The Kate Logan Affair. The film was presented at Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2010.^[13][14]

Bledel performed in a theatre production by the Manhattan Theatre Club called Regrets, staged at the New York City Center.^[15]

Personal life[link]

Bledel dated her Gilmore Girls co-star Milo Ventimiglia from December 2002 to July 2006.^[16]

Filmography[link]

Awards and other recognitions[link]

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Nominations[link]

• 2002: Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Supporting Young Actress for Gilmore Girls
• 2003: Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Tuck Everlasting
• 2004: Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Actress: Comedy for Gilmore Girls
• 2006: NCLR ALMA Award

Awards[link]

• 2001: Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actress, for Gilmore Girls
• 2002: Family Television Award for Actress, for Gilmore Girls
• 2005: Teen Choice Award for Choice It Girl
• 2005: Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Comedy, for Gilmore Girls
• 2006: Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Comedy, for Gilmore Girls

Other recognitions[link]

• In 2002 Bledel was voted one of Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25".
• She was ranked #87 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2005.^[20]
• In 2010 Bledel was named one of Us Magazine's "25 Most Stylish New Yorkers".^[21]

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Alexis Bledel at the Internet Movie Database