Chad Michael Murray
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Chad Michael Murray has showcased his brooding good
looks and acting talent on television sets and silver screens for two decades. The 6-foot tall star, who resides in Wilmington, North Carolina, is known to audiences of Danh Dự (2003), where he played the character of Lucas Scott. The model-turned-actor has also serenaded Jamie Lee Curtis with Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time" in Ngày Thứ 6 Kỳ Quái (2003), became Hilary Duff's "Prince Charming" in Chuyện Nàng Lọ Lem (2004), and even watched Paris Hilton die a violent on-screen death in Ngôi Nhà Sáp (2005).
Chad Michael Murray was born in Buffalo, New York. At a young age, his mother left his family and he, along with his brother and his father Rex Murray, an air traffic controller, had to take care of his younger siblings. Chad once said in an interview that he could call his father anytime of the day as his father is "his rock".
The Danh Dự (2003) star started his life as a paper boy, delivering newspapers around the neighborhood before working as a janitor at Donut World. Chad also worked as a receptionist at a limousine company.
After being admitted to the hospital for a broken nose, he was inspired by his nurse to try to get into acting. While at a convention in Biloxi, Mississippi, he met a man named Eddie Winkler, who offered Chad a place to stay in Los Angeles to kick-start his career. Not long afterward, Chad was hired for a Tommy Hilfiger campaign which helped pay his bills while he focused on acting. He started out on Ngã Rẽ Cuộc Đời (1998) with his Danh Dự (2003) co-stars, Hilarie Burton Morgan and Lee Norris. Two years later, he scored the role of "Tristian DuGrey" on Những Cô Gái Nhà Gilmore (2000) before playing "Lucas Scott" in the popular teen drama Danh Dự (2003), where he met his lasting friends James Lafferty and Tyler Hilton. Chad also starred in the B-horror flick Ngôi Nhà Sáp (2005).
He starred in Lionsgate's Ngôi Nhà Bị Ám 2: Hồn Ma Ở Georgia (2013) and the socially important Indie film, To Write Love on Her Arms (2012) (Kat Dennings, Rupert Friend). Going round the festival circuit, Chad played "Thatcher", an HIV-positive character, in the short film The Carrier (2012) (Rita Wilson, Anna Paquin). Murray also released "Everlast", his first graphic novel. "Everlast" is a passion project of his that tells the story of the tragic hero, "Derek Everlast", as he follows his journey to save the world before the "End of Days".
Chad played football growing up and his love for the sport led him to organize a charity game to benefit underprivileged communities. A fan of philosophy, Chad's favorite book is "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. He enjoys listening to music from Incubus, Frank Sinatra, James Brown and watching shows such as Gia Đình Simpson (1989) and Fear Factor (2001). As for movies, Chad has credited Võ Sĩ Giác Đấu (2000), Sàn Đấu Sinh Tử (1999), Varsity Blues (1999) & Ngày Chủ Nhật Huy Hoàng (1999) as his favorites.
Chad married his Danh Dự (2003) co-star, Sophia Bush, on the 16th of April, 2005, at the age of 23. After less than a year of marriage, the couple signed for an annulment. Chad was also engaged to actress Kenzie Dalton for a number of years.
In 2015, Chad married actress and model Sarah Roemer, the two welcomed a son in 2015, a daughter in 2017, and another daughter in 2023.
Chad Michael Murray was born in Buffalo, New York. At a young age, his mother left his family and he, along with his brother and his father Rex Murray, an air traffic controller, had to take care of his younger siblings. Chad once said in an interview that he could call his father anytime of the day as his father is "his rock".
The Danh Dự (2003) star started his life as a paper boy, delivering newspapers around the neighborhood before working as a janitor at Donut World. Chad also worked as a receptionist at a limousine company.
After being admitted to the hospital for a broken nose, he was inspired by his nurse to try to get into acting. While at a convention in Biloxi, Mississippi, he met a man named Eddie Winkler, who offered Chad a place to stay in Los Angeles to kick-start his career. Not long afterward, Chad was hired for a Tommy Hilfiger campaign which helped pay his bills while he focused on acting. He started out on Ngã Rẽ Cuộc Đời (1998) with his Danh Dự (2003) co-stars, Hilarie Burton Morgan and Lee Norris. Two years later, he scored the role of "Tristian DuGrey" on Những Cô Gái Nhà Gilmore (2000) before playing "Lucas Scott" in the popular teen drama Danh Dự (2003), where he met his lasting friends James Lafferty and Tyler Hilton. Chad also starred in the B-horror flick Ngôi Nhà Sáp (2005).
He starred in Lionsgate's Ngôi Nhà Bị Ám 2: Hồn Ma Ở Georgia (2013) and the socially important Indie film, To Write Love on Her Arms (2012) (Kat Dennings, Rupert Friend). Going round the festival circuit, Chad played "Thatcher", an HIV-positive character, in the short film The Carrier (2012) (Rita Wilson, Anna Paquin). Murray also released "Everlast", his first graphic novel. "Everlast" is a passion project of his that tells the story of the tragic hero, "Derek Everlast", as he follows his journey to save the world before the "End of Days".
Chad played football growing up and his love for the sport led him to organize a charity game to benefit underprivileged communities. A fan of philosophy, Chad's favorite book is "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. He enjoys listening to music from Incubus, Frank Sinatra, James Brown and watching shows such as Gia Đình Simpson (1989) and Fear Factor (2001). As for movies, Chad has credited Võ Sĩ Giác Đấu (2000), Sàn Đấu Sinh Tử (1999), Varsity Blues (1999) & Ngày Chủ Nhật Huy Hoàng (1999) as his favorites.
Chad married his Danh Dự (2003) co-star, Sophia Bush, on the 16th of April, 2005, at the age of 23. After less than a year of marriage, the couple signed for an annulment. Chad was also engaged to actress Kenzie Dalton for a number of years.
In 2015, Chad married actress and model Sarah Roemer, the two welcomed a son in 2015, a daughter in 2017, and another daughter in 2023.