Matt Lutz
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Matt Lutz is an American film, television, and theatre actor, who played Phil Newberry on the Hallmark Channel
's "McBride
" murder-mystery series from 2004–2006, and has had significant roles in the feature films "A Walk to Remember", "Bringing Down the House
", and "End of the Spear
". Lutz attended Wake Forest University
, Appalachian State University
, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington
, from which he graduated in 2001. Prior to that, Lutz attended Charles D. Owen High School
in Black Mountain, North Carolina
, from which he graduated in 1997. Lutz is married to actress and writer Christy Hall (http://www.christyhall.net). They were married on April 29, 2006.
Selected Film/TV Credits:
Selected theatre credits:
He is represented by Stone Manners Salners Agency in New York and Los Angeles, and Intrepid Talent Management of New York, New York.
Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...
's "McBride
McBride (TV series)
McBride is a series of two-hour movies for the Hallmark Channel that premiered on January 14, 2005, and stars John Larroquette as a lawyer. Along with the movie series Mystery Woman, Murder 101 and Jane Doe, it is broadcast in rotation under the umbrella title Hallmark Channel Mystery...
" murder-mystery series from 2004–2006, and has had significant roles in the feature films "A Walk to Remember", "Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House (film)
Bringing Down the House is a 2003 American romantic comedy film, written by Jason Filardi and directed by Adam Shankman. The film stars Steve Martin and Queen Latifah.-Plot:...
", and "End of the Spear
End of the Spear
End of the Spear is a 2006 docudrama film that recounts the story of Operation Auca, in which five American Christian missionaries attempted to evangelize the Huaorani people of the jungle of Ecuador...
". Lutz attended Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
, Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University is a comprehensive , public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian State, also referred to as Appalachian, App State, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system...
, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, sometimes referred to as UNC Wilmington, is a public, co-educational university located in Wilmington, North Carolina...
, from which he graduated in 2001. Prior to that, Lutz attended Charles D. Owen High School
Charles D. Owen High School
Charles D. Owen High School is a public high school within the Buncombe County Schools System, located at 99 Lake Eden Road in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Its current principal is Meg Turner.-Facts:...
in Black Mountain, North Carolina
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Black Mountain is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,511 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named for the Black Mountain range of the Blue Ridge range in the Southern Appalachians.-History:Black...
, from which he graduated in 1997. Lutz is married to actress and writer Christy Hall (http://www.christyhall.net). They were married on April 29, 2006.
Selected Film/TV Credits:
- Sudden Death! (2010) (Independent short film)
- Port City (2009) (Independent feature film)
- McBride: Requiem (2007) (TV movie)
- McBride: Semper Fi (2006) (TV movie)
- McBride: Dogged (2006) (TV movie)
- McBride: Fallen Idol (2005) (TV movie)
- McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? (2005) (TV movie)
- McBride: Tune In for Murder (2005) (TV movie)
- McBride: The Doctor Is Out...Really Out (2005) (TV movie)
- McBride: It's Murder, Madam (2005) (TV movie)
- McBride: Murder Past Midnight (2005) (TV movie)
- McBride: The Chameleon Murder (2005) (TV movie)
- End of the SpearEnd of the SpearEnd of the Spear is a 2006 docudrama film that recounts the story of Operation Auca, in which five American Christian missionaries attempted to evangelize the Huaorani people of the jungle of Ecuador...
(2005) (feature film) - Murder Without Conviction (2004) (TV movie)
- Las VegasLas Vegas (TV series)Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
(appeared in one episode in 2003) (TV series) - Bringing Down the HouseBringing Down the House (film)Bringing Down the House is a 2003 American romantic comedy film, written by Jason Filardi and directed by Adam Shankman. The film stars Steve Martin and Queen Latifah.-Plot:...
(2003) (feature film) - Boston PublicBoston PublicBoston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place...
(appeared in one episode in 2003) (TV series) - 7th Heaven7th Heaven7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
(appeared in one episode in 2003) (TV series) - A Walk to Remember (2002) (feature film)
- Amy & Isabelle (2001) (TV movie)
- Dawson's CreekDawson's CreekDawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons...
(appeared in two episodes in 1999) (TV series) - LegacyLegacy (TV series)Legacy is an American western drama series starring Brett Cullen which aired on UPN for eighteen episodes from 1998-1999. The series is set on a Kentucky horse farm soon after the American Civil War. Cullen's character of Ned Logan is the 42-year-old widowed patriarch of the family...
(appeared in one episode in 1998) (TV series)
Selected theatre credits:
- Fall 2003: Played the role of Lt. George Yolland in "TranslationsTranslationsTranslations is a three-act play by Irish playwright Brian Friel written in 1980. It is set in Baile Beag , a small village at the heart of 19th century agricultural Ireland...
," the Irish drama by Brian FrielBrian FrielBrian Friel is an Irish dramatist, author and director of the Field Day Theatre Company. He is considered to be the greatest living English-language dramatist, hailed by the English-speaking world as an "Irish Chekhov" and "the universally accented voice of Ireland"...
at Actors Co-op; Hollywood, California. - Fall 2004: Played the role of Herman in the Frank LoesserFrank LoesserFrank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the lyrics and scores to the Broadway hits Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won separate Tony Awards for the music and lyrics in both shows, as well as sharing the Pulitzer Prize for...
musical "The Most Happy FellaThe Most Happy FellaThe Most Happy Fella is a 1956 musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Frank Loesser. The story, about a romance between an older man and younger woman, is based on the play They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard...
" at Actors Co-op; Hollywood, California. - Spring 2006: Played the role of Jack in "Into The WoodsInto the WoodsInto the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway in 1987. Bernadette Peters' performance as the Witch and Joanna Gleason's portrayal of the Baker's Wife brought acclaim...
," the musical by Stephen SondheimStephen SondheimStephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award...
, at Actors Co-op; Hollywood, California. - Summer 2006: Understudied the role of Jon (performed) in the Los Angeles premiere of the Jonathan LarsonJonathan LarsonJonathan Larson was an American composer and playwright noted for the serious social issues of multiculturalism, addiction, and homophobia explored in his work. Typical examples of his use of these themes are found in his works, Rent and tick, tick... BOOM!...
(RENTRentRent may refer to:*Renting, a system of payment for the temporary use of something owned by someone else ; the payments for such use are typically referred to as "rent"...
) musical "tick, tick...BOOM!" - Spring 2006: Understudied the role of The Man in the World Premiere of the musical "A Time for Love" by Richard Maltby, Jr.Richard Maltby, Jr.Richard Eldridge Maltby, Jr. is an American theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter. He is also well known as a constructor of cryptic crossword puzzles. He has done this for Harper's Magazine, sometimes in collaboration with E. R...
and David ShireDavid ShireDavid Lee Shire is an American songwriter and the composer of stage musicals, film and television scores. The soundtrack to the movie The Taking of Pelham 123 and parts of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack such as Night on Disco Mountain, an adaptation of Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald...
at Rubicon Theatre; Ventura, California. - Spring 2007: Played the role of Elmo Green in the Los Angeles premiere of the musical "Tales of Tinseltown" at Actors Co-op; Hollywood, California.
- Summer 2007: Played the roles of Herman in "The Most Happy FellaThe Most Happy FellaThe Most Happy Fella is a 1956 musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Frank Loesser. The story, about a romance between an older man and younger woman, is based on the play They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard...
" and Frank in "Show BoatShow BoatShow Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was originally produced in New York in 1927 and in London in 1928, and was based on the 1926 novel of the same name by Edna Ferber. The plot chronicles the lives of those living and working...
" at Utah Festival OperaUtah Festival OperaThe Utah Festival Opera is an opera company based in Logan, Utah. The company performs four fully staged works with orchestra in repertory every July and August at the Ellen Eccles Theatre on Logan's Main Street...
; Logan, Utah. - Fall 2007: Played the role of Jimmy Smith in the musical "Thoroughly Modern MillieThoroughly Modern MillieThoroughly Modern Millie is a 1967 American musical film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews. The screenplay by Richard Morris focuses on a naive young woman who finds herself in the midst of a series of madcap adventures when she sets her sights on marrying her wealthy boss.The...
" at the Welk Resort Theatre; Escondido, California. - Winter 2008: Played the role of Courier in the musical "17761776 (musical)1776 is a musical with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone. The story is based on the events surrounding the signing of the Declaration of Independence...
" at Actors Co-op; Hollywood, California. - Spring 2008: Played the role of Raleigh in the play "Last Train to Nibroc" by Arlene Hutton in Black Mountain, North Carolina and Lindsay, Oklahoma alongside his wife, Christy.
- Fall 2008 - Winter 2009: Understudied the roles of Nick (performed), Streffy, and Nelson in the new musical "Glimpses of the Moon" by John Mercurio and Tajlei Levis, and directed by Marc Bruni, at the Oak Room of the Algonquin HotelAlgonquin HotelThe Algonquin Hotel is a historic hotel located at 59 West 44th Street in Manhattan . The hotel has been designated as a New York City Historic Landmark....
in New York, NY. - Spring 2010: Played the role of Nick D'Angelo in the new play "Yours, Isabel" by Christy Hall, produced at Fort Fringe, Washington, DC, in conjunction with the Capital Fringe Festival's first annual WATTAGE series.
- Summer 2010: Originated the role of Seth in the new musical "Trails" by Christy Hall, Jeff Thomson, and Jordan Mann, produced by Actors Co-op, Hollywood, CA, as part of the 2010 Festival of New American Musicals.
- Fall 2010: Played the role of Seth in the musical "Trails" by Christy Hall, Jeff Thomson, and Jordan Mann at the TBG Theatre in New York, NY, as part of the 2010 New York Musical Theatre Festival.
- Spring 2011: Played the role of Seth in the musical "Trails" by Christy Hall, Jeff Thomson, and Jordan Mann off-Broadway at New World Stages in New York, NY, in two industry readings.
- Spring 2011: Played the role of Jon in the musical "tick, tick...BOOM!" at Innovation Theatre Works in Bend, Oregon.
- Summer 2011: Played the role of Nick D'Angelo in the world premiere of "Yours, Isabel" by Christy Hall at the Edinburgh Festival FRINGE in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Fall 2011: Played the role of Bud in the new Broadway musical "Bonnie & Clyde" at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York, NY.
He is represented by Stone Manners Salners Agency in New York and Los Angeles, and Intrepid Talent Management of New York, New York.