Matt Lutz

Matthew Christopher "Matt" Lutz (born October 15, 1978) is an American film, television, and theater actor.

Lutz was born in Anderson, Indiana, and moved with his family to Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of seven. 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.

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.