Matthew was raised in Delafield, WI, population 6,000, and his Midwest roots have stuck with him. When he's not acting, he's working on the house he shares with his new wife (actress Carolina Espiro), where they keep chickens, over 500 square feet of vegetable gardens and fruit trees, and regularly venture into the mountains above Pasadena for hiking, foraging, and rock climbing (well, the rock climbing may send them a bit further afield). This activity led the two of them to begin a web series starring Matthew as his alter ego, UrbanNatureMan. The series has appeared in survival and outdoor blogs as well on the morning show "Home and Family" on the Hallmark Channel. On quieter days he'll be reading a book on wine or viniculture in his efforts as, to use his words, "an aspiring wine snob."