Biography
Actor Chad Michael Murray began as a model in his late teens before successfully seguing to an acting career with breakout roles on a number of youth-targeted television series and in several hit films. The neophyte actor quickly established his niche as a cocky bad boy when he was cast as Tristan DuGrey on the first two seasons of the clever dramedy "Gilmore Girls" (The WB, 2000-06/The CW, 2006-07). Soon after, he refined the persona into …
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Career Milestones
2013 | Starred in horror sequel "The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia" | |
2009 | Made directorial debut on "A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene" episode of "One Tree Hill" | |
2006 | Cast in Irwin Winkler's drama "Home of the Brave," about the lives of four American soldiers in Iraq and their return back to the U.S. | |
2005 | Featured in horror remake "House of Wax" with Elisha Cuthbert and Paris Hilton | |
2004 | Starred opposite Hilary Duff in modern day fairy tale "A Cinderella Story" | |
2003 | Cast as basketball star Lucas Scott on The WB drama ''One Tree Hill'' | |
2003 | Co-starred with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis in feature remake of "Freaky Friday" | |
2003 | Played "The Lone Ranger" in TNT TV movie | |
2001 | Landed recurring role on "Dawson's Creek" (The WB) as Charlie, a love interest for Michelle Williams | |
2001 | Played younger incarnation of Michael Biehn's character in Christian action sequel "Megiddo: Omega Code 2" | |
2000 | Landed recurring role as chief tormenter of Rory (Alexis Bledel) on "Gilmore Girls" (The WB) | |
2000 | Guest starred as a teen suspect on "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS) | |
1999 | Made acting debut on episode of Pax series "Chicken Soup for the Soul" | |
| Modeled in campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci, and Sketchers | ||
1999 | Moved to Los Angeles, CA | |
| As a teenager, won chance to attend modeling convention in Orlando, FL | ||