Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor, former male fashion model and teen idol. He is perhaps best known for his role as Lucas Scott in The CW series One Tree Hill.
Murray was born in Clarence, New York, just outisde of Buffalo, New York, the son of Rex Murray, an air traffic controller.
In 1999, the aspiring actor headed for Hollywood where he supported himself modeling for such clients as Sketchers, Tommy Hilfiger and Gucci.
Murray appeared in several guest-starring television roles, including an episode of Diagnosis Murder and an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 1999, Murray was cast as Tristan DuGrey on Gilmore Girls. Murray then appeared in several TV movies, including Aftermath and Murphy's Dozen. Later that year, Murray appeared on Dawson's Creek.
In 2003, Murray appeared in Walt Disney Pictures' Freaky Friday alongside Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Murray also appeared in the TV movie The Lone Ranger as Luke Hartman. Later that year, Murray won the role Lucas Scott in The WB television series One Tree Hill. The series quickly became the channels hit with 4.50 million viewers on the first season's finale. Murray then appeared on the cover of many magazines such as Rolling Stone and People. That same year, Murray was voted as one of "TV's Sexiest Guys" in People magazine.
In 2004, Murray starred in the romantic comedy A Cinderella Story. Though the reviews were mostly negative, the film went on to become a moderate box office hit, and critics were impressed by Duff's performance. A Cinderella Story earned $66,068,046 worldwide and was a commercial success. The movie led to many 2006 Teen Choice Awards wins for many catogeries. Later that year, Murray was named one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" by People magazine.
In 2005, Murray starred in House of Wax. The movie grossed $12 million in its first three days. Though most critics were not impressed, House of Wax earned $68,766,121 worldwide. The movie led to many 2006 Teen Choice Awards wins for many catogeries including "Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure/Thriller".
Murray was married to Sophia Bush on April 16, 2005; the actors had met on the set of One Tree Hill. Bush and Murray had dated for almost two years before they married. But five months after the wedding, Bush filed court papers to have their marriage annulled. After the annullment was finalized, Murray became engaged to Kenzie Dalton (born March 7, 1988), a former cheerleader extra on One Tree Hill. It was announced that they began seeing each other in December 2005. She was first runner-up in the 2005 Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant.
2003:
Nominated Prism Award Performance in a Drama Series Storyline for: "One Tree Hill" (2003)
Teen Choice Awards Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 2006 Nominated Teen Choice Award TV - Choice Actor: Drama/Action Adventure for: "One Tree Hill" (2003)
for: House of Wax (2005)
2004:
for: A Cinderella Story (2004) Shared with: Hilary Duff
Won:
for: A Cinderella Story (2004) Shared with: Hilary Duff
for: A Cinderella Story (2004) Shared with: Hilary Duff Austin and Sam's dance scene.
2005:
Choice Movie Rumble for: House of Wax (2005) Shared with: Elisha Cuthbert Brian Van Holt (Nominated)
2003:
Choice TV Actor: Drama for: "One Tree Hill" (2003)(Won)
Choice TV Chemistry for: "One Tree Hill" (2003) Shared with: James Lafferty (Nominated)
2004:
Teen Choice Award Choice Breakout Movie Star - Male for: A Cinderella Story (2004) (Won)
2003:
Choice Breakout TV Star - Male for: "One Tree Hill" (2003) (Won)
Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor - Drama/Action Adventure for: "One Tree Hill" (2003) (Nominated)
