Neal George Caffrey

Neal Caffrey is a con artist, forger, and thief so accomplished that the FBI would rather use him than lock him up. Freshly escaped from prison to chase down a woman he loves, he strikes a deal to consult for the agent who caught him, working cases in a tailored suit with a tracking anklet and a mind for angles.

Matt Bomer plays Neal as pure charm with something wistful underneath, a man who treats crime as craftsmanship and honesty as just another performance. The show trusts that likability rather than menace, and Bomer sells every con with a smile that makes you root for the crook before you've decided you should.