Matthew Bohrer is an American actor and writer best known for roles in the television shows ''

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''.

Early life

While growing up in

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, Matthew Bohrer performed in multiple plays with the Playwrights Project at the

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-Winning

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. Bohrer graduated from

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with a B.A. in English and a minor in Dramatic Arts. While at Harvard, he was a member of the

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and the Signet Society of Arts and Letters, and sang with the

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, Harvard's oldest a cappella group.

Career

After college, Bohrer began his acting career on stage, appearing as “Eddie” in

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's production of ''

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'' at the

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, opposite

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and

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. He returned to

in the world premiere of ''

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'' at the

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. On screen, Bohrer's notable roles include AUSA Ira Fuchstein opposite

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series ''

''. He also played aspiring sex therapist Roger Fleming opposite

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and

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on the award-winning

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drama, ''

''. Bohrer's other television credits include ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' I Didn't Do It'', and has played hot-shot attorney "Henry Sullivan" on ''

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'' since 2014. He made his feature film debut in the

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release, ''

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''. He also starred as renowned physicist Richard Feynman in the film, ''D'Arline'', which received a Sloan Foundation award, and played the title role of a Romanian Holocaust survivor in the award-winning film, ''Elie's Overcoat''. Bohrer has also maintained a presence in the Los Angeles theater scene, winning plaudits for roles such as "Josh" in th
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musical production of ''

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'', "Petty" in ''Disasteroid'' at Sacred Fools Theater, and "Romeo" in ''

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''.

Filmography

Selected filmography

References

External links

Official Website
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Matthew Bohrer
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