Chad Michael Murray Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for the 2006 Prism Award for best performance in a drama multi-episode storyline for TV
• Started out as a model after winning a scholarship to a modeling convention in Orlando, Fla․, where he met an agent who convinced him to move to Los Angeles after graduation
• Although he was a football player in high school with plans to play in college, he decided to pursue acting instead
• Quote: "I want to get to a point in my career where I can be a role model ․․․ I want to say, 'I got here without drugs, and I got here without drinking or smoking․ If I can do it, you can do it․ I have no doubt․' I really want kids to have a chance․"
• Best known for playing Lucas Scott in "One Tree Hill․"
• Was featured in the music video "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" by Alicia Keys in 2010
• Wrote the noir-themed "One Tree Hill" episode "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" in 2008 and later directed the episode "A Hand to Take Hold of the Scene" in 2009
• Wrote the graphic novel "Everlast" in 2011