Chad Michael Murray

Chad Michael Murray is an actor, spokesperson and former fashion model. He is well known for portraying Lucas Scott in The CW young adult drama series "One Tree Hill," in addition to the films "A Cinderella Story," "Freaky Friday" and "House of Wax." Popular among teenagers and young adults, he has posed on the cover of numerous mainstream magazines, including Rolling Stone, People, Vanity Fair and Entertainment Weekly.

In 1999, Murray headed for Hollywood where he supported himself modeling for such clients as Skechers, 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 television films, such as "Aftermath" and "Murphy's Dozen." Later that year, he portrayed the role Charlie Todd on the successful television series "Dawson's Creek." In 2003, Murray 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.

Later that year, 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 4.5 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.

In 2004, Murray starred in the romantic comedy "A Cinderella Story" with Hilary Duff. The film earned $70.1 million worldwide and led to many 2006 Teen Choice Awards wins for many categories. Later that year, Murray was named one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" by People magazine and appeared on the cover of the magazine.

In 2005, Murray starred in "House of Wax." The film grossed $12 million in its first day and ended up earning over $68,766,121 overall worldwide.

In May 2009, The CW announced Murray would not be returning to "One Tree Hill" for its seventh season. In 2010, Murray played Alicia Keys's love interest in her music video for "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)." Murray also co-starred in "Christmas Cupid" with Ashley Benson and Christina Milian.

Murray released a novel in 2011, titled "Everlast." He then made a guest appearance as Lucas Scott in the last season of "One Tree Hill." In 2013, Murray appeared in "Fruitvale Station," a film chronicling the last day of Oscar Grant, who was unfairly killed by a police officer at a BART station. The film won two major awards at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.