Matthew Risch
Emily Cortez
Updated on March 12, 2026
Risch in 2009, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Matthew T. Risch
Place of Birth: Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 20, 1981
Ethnicity: Scottish, English, Irish, German, possibly other
Matthew Risch is an American actor.
Matthew’s maternal grandfather was Warren Read Magoun (the son of George Lester Magoun and Helen Elizabeth Read). Warren was born in Massachusetts. George was born in Massachusetts, the son of George Frederick Magoun and Jennie M. Lester. Helen was born in Rhode Island.
Matthew’s maternal grandmother was Dolores A. Putney (the daughter of Homer Putney and Edith Frances Estep). Dolores was born in West Virginia. Homer was born in West Virginia, the son of William Putney and Anna E. “Annie” Jeffers. Matthew’s great-grandmother Edith was born in West Virginia, the daughter of Henderson French Estep and Mary Laws.
Sources: Obituary of Matthew’s maternal grandfather, Warren Read Magoun –
Obituary of Matthew’s maternal grandmother, Dolores A. (Putney) Stallman –