Matt Bomer talks ‘White Collar’ finale — and what can ‘Freak’ him out

This has been an eventful week for "White Collar" star Matt Bomer.

On Tuesday, he and the USA Network series nabbed People's Choice Awards nominations for Favorite Cable TV Actor and Favorite Dramedy.

He also wrapped filming for "Magic Mike XXL," the sequel to the hit 2012 movie on which he plays a male stripper opposite Channing Tatum.

And on Wednesday he re-teamed with "Glee" and "The Normal Heart" producer Ryan Murphy to play a doomed hustler on the latest episode of the popular FX drama "American Horror Story: Freak Show."

Bomer tells The Post he was excited to work again with Murphy — although the scare factor on "Freak Show" may hit a little close to home.

"There aren't a lot of supernatural things that I'm scared or super terrified of, but clowns are definitely on that list," he says, laughing. "So this tapped into certain fears that were already in existence."

(Spoiler alert: His character met his fate in what Bomer describes — a bit too gleefully — as "a pretty gruesome bit of a blood bath.")

Bomer with Finn Wittrock on FX's "American Horror Story: Freak Show."Photo: Michele K. Short/FX

Meanwhile, Thursday night at 9, the New York-based "White Collar" kicks off its abbreviated six-episode final season. On the show, Bomer plays charming fedora- and ankle-monitor-wearing con man Neal Caffrey, who assists FBI Special Agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) investigate upper-crust crime (in Caffrey's wheelhouse).

Bomer caught up with The Post by phone from the "Magic Mike" set in Myrtle Beach, SC, on Tuesday to talk about a year that also included an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Felix Turner in the HBO's "The Normal Heart."

Has "White Collar" changed how you approach your career?

"Absolutely. There were a lot of other able-bodied actors out there who could have probably done the show. When that job came along, I had done enough pilots and series that only lasted a few episodes to realize that the joy's in the work. I was able to let go and not worry so much about the outcome."

Though the "Normal Heart" Emmy nomination was a great outcome.

"It was overwhelming, really. I was incredibly grateful and excited — more for the film, even, than for myself. This story that I loved for so long was recognized by our peers as an important one that Larry Kramer dug so deep to tell. I was very thankful that it had its moment in the sun."

Are you satisfied with how "White Collar" bows out?

"Six episodes is tough to tie up loose ends, but I think they did a good job capturing elements of the show that people responded to over the years. They also created an ending that, in very typical 'White Collar' fashion, is a cliffhanger and challenges the audience and is open to interpretation."

The show's not wrapped up in a tidy Hollywood bow.

"Yeah, that was very important to me. I like endings that let your imagination do a lot of the work. I loved 'The Sopranos' [finale] actually. (laughs) Human imagination is so much more potent than anything we could put down in words."

With "White Collar" finished, you're heading back home to LA. Has it hit you yet that it's over?

"I'm sure that I'll be driving around LA next July and I'll feel a gaping hole in my heart and won't know why. And I'll be, like, 'Oh, it's because I'm supposed to be in a fedora, walking down Park Avenue with Tim DeKay right now.'"

What will you miss most about the show?

"Getting to play Neal, who just had a joie de vivre even when he was basically imprisoned by a tracking anklet. That was fun to live vicariously through him."

Of his character Neal Caffrey (left), Bomer says he will miss Caffrey's "joie de vivre" and being able "to live vicariously through him."Photo: David Giesbrecht/USA Network; Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images

Where do you see Neal in 10 years?

"Well, I can't tell you or that would give away the end of the show. (laughs) But wherever he is in 10 years, I guarantee he'll be sucking the marrow out of life. He'll be getting the most out of every day."

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