Why Matt Bomer stayed with the bold 'Fellow Travelers' for years until getting it made

The heartbreaking story looks at the complexities of gay life from the homophobic 1950s to the 1980s AIDS crisis.

Golden Globe-winning actor Matt Bomer was attached to play closeted Washington, D.C., politico Hawkins “Hawk” Fuller, in a limited series adaptation of Thomas Mallon’s 2007 novel “Fellow Travelers,” for several years until Bomer, screenwriter Ron Nyswaner and producer Robbie Rogers finally found a home for the epic gay love story at Showtime. Their patience and belief in the profound, sexually bold project paid off big time.

Were you concerned that Hawk, who’s an often selfish and deceitful character, would be seen as too unsympathetic? No. I was so excited that there was an unsympathetic gay character in the lead. I’d been watching my fellow actors, whom I love and admire, play these hyper-nuanced, really seemingly unlikable, shadowy lead characters for years, and it was so nice to see a character from the LGBTQIA+ community written that way. But I think you’re always your character’s defense attorney.

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