Matthew Christopher "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 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. They were married on April 29, 2006. As a solo recording artist, Matt released his debut album entitled High Road in 2012. Matt also writes a blog: Don't Pee On An Iceberg...Global Warming Doesn't Need Your Help. Selected Film/TV Credits: Sudden Death! Port City McBride: Requiem McBride: Semper Fi McBride: Dogged McBride: Fallen Idol McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? McBride: Tune In for Murder 

October 15th, 1978 in Anderson (Age 46)