{{short description|American actor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Matt Lutz | image = | caption = | birth_name = Matthew Christopher Lutz | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|10|15}} | birth_place = Anderson, Indiana, U.S. | education = University of North Carolina Wilmington (BA) }}
'''Matthew Christopher Lutz''' (born October 15, 1978) is an American film, television, and theater actor.
== Early life and education == Lutz was born in Anderson, Indiana, and moved with his family to Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of seven.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Lutz finds his way to Broadway and back to the Valley |url=https://www.blackmountainnews.com/story/life/2019/03/20/call-valley-reaches-matt-lutz-broadway/3176215002/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=Black Mountain News |language=en-US}}</ref> He graduated from Charles D. Owen High School in Black Mountain, North Carolina and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lead role brings actor back to Wilmington |url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2008/08/11/lead-role-brings-actor-back-to-wilmington/30460986007/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=Wilmington Star-News |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == Lutz portrayed Phil Newberry on the Hallmark Channel's ''McBride'' murder-mystery series and appeared in the feature films ''A Walk to Remember'', ''Bringing Down the House'', and ''End of the Spear''.
As a solo recording artist, Lutz released his debut album entitled ''High Road'' in 2012. In 2017, it was announced that Lutz had been selected as the artistic director of the Black Mountain Center for the Arts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Front Porch Theatre announces new artistic director |url=https://www.blackmountainnews.com/story/news/2017/08/23/front-porch-theatre-announces-new-artistic-director/104694930/ |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=Black Mountain News |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2000 |''Hemingway's Ghost'' |Salesman | |- |2002 |''A Walk to Remember'' |Clay Gephardt | |- |2003 |''Bringing Down the House'' |Aaron | |- |2005 |''End of the Spear'' |Pete Fleming | |- |2009 |''Port City'' |David | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1998 |''Legacy'' |Ty Mitchell |Episode: "Tango" |- |1999 |''Dawson's Creek'' |Student |2 episodes |- |2001 |''Amy & Isabelle'' |Paul Bellows |Television film |- |2003 |''7th Heaven'' |Bob |Episode: "Back in the Saddle Again" |- |2003 |''Boston Public'' |Devin Rickman |Episode: "Chapter Fifty-Eight" |- |2003 |''Las Vegas'' |Fraternity Kid |Episode: "Luck be a Lady" |- |2004 |''Murder Without Conviction'' |Gene Wirth | rowspan="11" |Television film |- |2005 |''McBride: The Chameleon Murder'' | rowspan="10" |Phil Newberry |- |2005 |''McBride: Murder Past Midnight'' |- |2005 |''McBride: It's Murder, Madam'' |- |2005 |''McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out'' |- |2005 |''McBride: Tune in for Murder'' |- |2005 |''McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty?'' |- |2006 |''McBride: Fallen Idol'' |- |2006 |''McBride: Requiem'' |- |2007 |''McBride: Semper Fi'' |- |2007 |''McBride: Dogged'' |}
== References == <references />
==External links== * {{IMDb name|527593}} * {{TV Guide person|3000214080}}
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