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Chad Michael Murray
Murray at the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End in Disneyland, 2007
Born
Chad Michael Murray

(1981-08-24) August 24, 1981 (age 43)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Other namesChad Murray
Occupation(s)Actor, model, spokesperson, writer
Years active1999–present
Spouse(s)Sophia Bush
(2005–2006)
Partner(s)Kenzie Dalton
(2005–2013)

Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor, spokesperson, writer and former fashion model. He is well known for portraying Lucas Scott in The CW young adult drama series One Tree Hill, and for his roles in the films A Cinderella Story, Freaky Friday and House of Wax. Popular among teenagers and young adults,[1][2] he has posed on the cover of numerous mainstream magazines, including Rolling Stone, People, Vanity Fair and Entertainment Weekly.

Early life

Murray was born in Buffalo, New York. He is the son of Rex Murray, an air traffic controller, and was abandoned by his mother at a young age. His abandonment issues were the main reasons he took the part of Lucas Scott.[3][4] He has three brothers, one half-brother and one half-sister.[5]

Murray attended Clarence High School in Clarence, New York.[6] He became a fan of literature, and was heavily involved in playing football.[4] In his late teens, he broke his nose. This led to reports during his career that he had received a nose job. Murray clarified in a 2004 interview, "I got jumped in a Burger King when I was 18 and had my nose put on the other side of my face. It was three guys -- what the hell was I supposed to do? The doctors didn't even bother running X-rays. They just reset it. But it wasn't a nose job -- I hate the fact that people say it was a nose job!"[2]

Career

Early work

In 1999, Murray headed for Hollywood where he supported himself modeling for such clients as Skechers, Tommy Hilfiger and Gucci. Then he was cast as the role of rich brat, Tristan DuGrey on Gilmore Girls; which was one of the main characters in the first season of the series and then became a recurring character thereafter. He appeared in several guest starring television roles, including an episode of Undressed and an episode of Diagnosis: Murder. Murray portrayed the role Charlie Todd on the successful television series Dawson's Creek in 2001. In 2003, he appeared in television film, Aftermath: A Long Way Home. Murray then appeared in the Walt Disney Pictures feature film, Freaky Friday alongside Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film was a major box office success, garnering a total of $110,222,438 in the United States alone. Critics were mostly positive in their reviews of the film, and the film garnered a "B" grade on Yahoo! Movies and an 88% "Certified Fresh" approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Murray also appeared in the television film The Lone Ranger where he portrayed the role of Luke Hartman.

Breakthrough roles

Later in the year of 2003, Murray won the main role of Lucas Scott in the successful WB television series One Tree Hill. The series quickly became the channel's biggest hit with over 4.50 million viewers on the first season's finale. The series was The WB's most successful and top rated television program when it first aired in 2003 and continued receiving top ratings for The CW. The series also earned Murray numerous awards, including two Teen Choice Awards, and spawned a book series which was successful among critics who praised the cast's performances and the original story lines. After Murray gained mainstream fame and media exposure, he also became a spokesperson for several high-profile deals. He and his One Tree Hill co-stars were the official endorsers for MasterCard and K-Mart.[7] In addition, they endorsed the Cingular Wireless and Chevy Cobalt.[8]

Following Murray's starring role on One Tree Hill, he appeared on the cover of several mainstream magazines such as Rolling Stone and People. That same year, he was voted as one of "TV's Sexiest Guys" in People magazine.[9] In 2004, Murray starred in the romantic comedy A Cinderella Story with Hilary Duff. Though the reviews were mostly negative, the film went on to become a moderate box office success, and critics were impressed by Duff's performance.[10][11] A Cinderella Story earned $70.1 million worldwide.[12] The film led to many 2005 Teen Choice Awards wins for many categories. Later that year, Murray was chosen to appear on the cover of Teen People magazine.[13]

In 2005, Murray starred in House of Wax. The film grossed $12 million in its first day. Though most film critics gave the film negative reviews, House of Wax earned over $68,766,121 worldwide. The film led to Murray receiving the 2005 Teen Choice Awards win category for "Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure/Thriller".[14] Murray featured briefly in the Iraq War drama Home of the Brave alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Jessica Biel in 2006. In May 2009, The CW announced Murray would not be returning to One Tree Hill for its seventh season.[15] A video of Murray was recorded in which he was telling fans that they did not want him back because they wanted to save money. However, Mark Schwann said in an interview that he had been offered "great things" to return to the show.[16]

In 2010, Murray played Alicia Keys's love interest in her music video for "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)".[17][18] Then he played Ethan McAllister in Lifetime's tv movie Lies in Plain Sight. Murray also co-starred in Christmas Cupid with Ashley Benson and Christina Milian.[19] The film is an ABC Family Original Movie and is "more or about a comatose girl who visits her Christmas past, present, and future".[20] Murray released a novel in September 2011, titled Everlast.[21] In August 2011, it was announced by The CW that he will make a guest appearance as Lucas Scott in the upcoming and last season of One Tree Hill.[22] The episode aired on February 22, 2012. In 2013, Murray appeared in Fruitvale Station, a film chronicling the last day of Oscar Grant, who was killed by a police officer at a BART station. The film won two major awards at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. On August 29, 2014 he has been cast in the role of Agent Jack Thompson for upcoming Marvel's new series Agent Carter.[23]

Personal life

Murray became engaged to his One Tree Hill co-star Sophia Bush in May 2004,[24] and they married on April 16, 2005 in Santa Monica, California.[25] They announced their separation in September 2005, after five months of marriage.[26] In February 2006, Bush filed papers seeking an annulment on the grounds of fraud.[27] Bush's petition was denied,[28] and she and Murray were instead granted a divorce in December 2006.[29]

Following his separation from Bush, Murray began dating Kenzie Dalton,[30] whom he met in 2005 when Dalton, a first runner-up in the 2005 Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant, was an extra on One Tree Hill.[31] They became engaged in April 2006,[30] but in August 2013, they called off their seven-year engagement.[32][33][34] Murray dated his Left Behind co-star Nicky Whelan[35] from October 2013 to May 2014.[36]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 David Alexander - Age 16
2003 Freaky Friday Jake
2004 A Cinderella Story Austin Ames
2005 House of Wax Nick Jones
2006 Home of the Brave Jordan Owens
2011 The Carrier Thatcher Short
2012 Day One Jamie Tworkowski
2012 First Kiss Himself Short; with Rachel Leigh Cook (for Funny or Die)
2013 The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia Andy Wyrick
2013 Fruitvale Station Officer Ingram
2013 Cavemen Jay
2013 A Madea Christmas Tanner McCoy
2014 Left Behind Cameron "Buck" Williams
2014 Other People's Children P.K. Post-Production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Undressed Dan Episode #2.17
2000 Diagnosis: Murder Ray Santucci Season 8 Episode 6: The Cradle Will Rock
2000–2001 Gilmore Girls Tristan DuGrey Recurring (Seasons 1–2); 11 episodes
2001 Murphy's Dozen Unaired pilot
2001–2002 Dawson's Creek Charlie Todd Recurring (Season 5); 12 episodes
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tom Haviland Season 3 Episode 2: The Accused Is Entitled
2003 Aftermath: A Long Way Home Sean Credited as Chad Murray; TV movie
2003 The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger/Luke Hartman TV movie
2003–2009, 2012 One Tree Hill Lucas Scott Lead role (Seasons 1–6) / guest star (Season 9, one episode); 131 episodes, writer (Season 6, episode 11), director (Season 6, episode 14)
2010 Lies in Plain Sight Ethan McAllister TV movie
2010 Christmas Cupid Patrick Kerns TV movie
2012 Scruples Spider Elliott Unaired pilot[37]
2013 Southland Dave Mendoza Season 5: Episode 1(Hats and Bats) & Episode 2(Heat)
2013–2014 Chosen Jacob Orr 11 episodes
2015 Texas Rising Mirabeau Lamar Miniseries
2015 Agent Carter (TV series) Jack Thompson 8 episodes[38]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Result Nominated
2004 Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout Movie Star - Male Won A Cinderella Story
2004 Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout TV Star - Male Won One Tree Hill
2004 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Drama/Action/Adventure Nominated One Tree Hill
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure/Thriller Won House of Wax
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Rumble (with Elisha Cuthbert and Brian Van Holt) Nominated House of Wax
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Chemistry (with Hilary Duff) Nominated A Cinderella Story
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Liplock (with Hilary Duff) Nominated A Cinderella Story
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Love Scene (with Hilary Duff) Nominated A Cinderella Story
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Drama Nominated One Tree Hill
2005 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Chemistry (with James Lafferty) Nominated One Tree Hill
2006 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Drama/Action/Adventure Nominated One Tree Hill
2006 Prism Award Best Performance in a Drama Series Storyline Nominated One Tree Hill
2008 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Drama Won One Tree Hill

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