Matthew Christopher "Matt" Lutz (born October 15, 1978) is an American film, television, and theater actor, who portrays Phil Newberry on the

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's '' McBride'' murder-mystery series, and has had significant roles in the feature films ''

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'', '' Bringing Down the House'', and '' End of the Spear''. Lutz graduated from the

University of North Carolina Wilmington The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW or UNC Wilmington) is a public research university in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina System and enrolls 17,499 undergraduate and graduate students eac ...

. Prior to that, Lutz graduated from Charles D. Owen High School in

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. As a solo recording artist, Matt released his debut album entitled ''High Road'' in 2012. Matt also writes a blog entitled ''Don't Pee On An Iceberg...Global Warming Doesn't Need Your Help''.

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 Spear'' (2005) (feature film) *''Murder Without Conviction'' (2004) (TV movie) *''

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'' (appeared in one episode in 2003) (TV series) *'' Bringing Down the House'' (2003) (feature film) *''

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'' (appeared in one episode in 2003) (TV series) *'' 7th Heaven'' (appeared in one episode in 2003) (TV series) *''

'' (2002) (feature film) *'' Amy & Isabelle'' (2001) (TV movie) *''

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'' (appeared in two episodes in 1999) (TV series) *'' Legacy'' (appeared in one episode in 1998) (TV series)

Selected theatre credits

*Fall 2003: Played the role of Lt. George Yolland in ''

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'', the Irish drama by

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at Actors Co-op; Hollywood, California. *Fall 2004: Played the role of Herman in the

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musical ''

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'' at Actors Co-op; Hollywood, California. *Spring 2006: Played the role of Jack in ''

Into The Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...

'', the musical by Stephen Sondheim, at Actors Co-op; Hollywood, California. *Summer 2006: Understudied the role of Jon (performed) in the Los Angeles premiere of the

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(''

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'') musical '' tick, tick...BOOM!'' *Spring 2006: Understudied the role of The Man in the World Premiere of the musical ''A Time for Love'' by

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and

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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 ''

'' and Frank in "

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" at Utah Festival Opera; Logan, Utah. *Fall 2007: Played the role of Jimmy Smith in the musical ''

Thoroughly Modern Millie ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' is a 1967 American musical- romantic comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews. The screenplay, by Richard Morris based on the 1956 British musical ''Chrysanthemum'', follows a naïve you ...

'' at the Welk Resort Theatre; Escondido, California. *Winter 2008: Played the role of Courier in the musical ''

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'' 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

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in New York City. *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. *Summer 2012: Played the role of Sheriff Joe Sutter in the musical ''

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'' at

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, the State Theater of North Carolina. *Winter 2013: Played the role of Jake in the play ''The Understudy'' by Theresa Rebeck at North Carolina Stage Company in Asheville, North Carolina. *Summer/Fall 2013: Played the role of Detective Fix (and 8 others) in the off Broadway revival of the play ''

Around the World in 80 Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...

'' at the YOW! Theater in New York, NY. *Fall 2014: Played the roles of Dr. Fine and Dr. Madden in the musical ''

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'' at Center Stage in Baltimore, Maryland.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lutz, Matt 1978 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male stage actors Wake Forest University alumni Appalachian State University alumni University of North Carolina at Wilmington alumni People from Black Mountain, North Carolina