1. Chad Michael Murray was born on August 24,1981 and is an American actor, writer, and former model.
39 Facts About Chad Michael Murray
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Chad Michael Murray starred in the film A Cinderella Story and had supporting roles in Freaky Friday and Fruitvale Station.
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Chad Michael Murray went on to star in Chosen, Sun Records and Sullivan's Crossing, and appeared as main cast member in Marvel-ABC series Agent Carter and a recurring role in Fox's Star.
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Chad Michael Murray was born in Buffalo, New York, and was raised by a single father, Rex Murray, who worked as an aircraft pilot.
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Chad Michael Murray's mother left the family when Murray was 10 years old.
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Chad Michael Murray has five siblings, consisting of a younger sister, three younger full brothers, and a younger half-brother from his father's second marriage, and has two step-siblings, consisting of a step-sister and a step-brother.
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Chad Michael Murray became a fan of literature and played football.
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Chad Michael Murray won a scholarship to attend a modeling convention in Orlando, Florida, where he met an agent who encouraged him to go to Los Angeles for a week and see what happens.
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Chad Michael Murray subsequently got a manager and moved to Hollywood in 1999.
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Chad Michael Murray began modeling for brands such as Skechers, Tommy Hilfiger and Gucci.
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The series became a hit and Chad Michael Murray would go onto become a staple actor on the network for the rest of the decade.
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Chad Michael Murray next appeared on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which aired on CBS on October 3,2002, during its third season.
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In 2004, Chad Michael Murray starred as Austin Ames in the romantic comedy film A Cinderella Story alongside Hilary Duff which released in July 16.
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Chad Michael Murray is the first person to win their awards for Breakout Actor in both the TV and Movie categories in the same year.
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Chad Michael Murray next co-starred as Nick Jones in the horror film House of Wax which released theatrically on May 6,2005.
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Chad Michael Murray played the role of Private Jordan Owens in the Iraq War drama film Home of the Brave, alongside Samuel L Jackson, Jessica Biel and 50 Cent, which test released in theaters on December 6,2006, before a limited theatrical release on April 17,2007.
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However, creator Mark Schwahn said in an interview that Chad Michael Murray had been offered "great things" to return to the show.
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Chad Michael Murray played the role of Ethan McAllister in the drama television film Lies in Plain Sight which aired on Lifetime on October 3,2010.
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Chad Michael Murray then played the male lead Jamie Tworkowski in the biographical drama film To Write Love on Her Arms which premiered on March 11,2012, at the Omaha Film Festival where it won the Encore Award.
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Chad Michael Murray next played the role of Thatcher in the short film The Carrier which premiered on April 27,2012, at the USA Film Festival.
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On October 9,2013, it was reported that Chad Michael Murray was cast to join action-thriller series Chosen on Crackle.
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Chad Michael Murray played the lead role of Jacob Orr in the second season which premiered on December 12 that year and in the third season which released on April 15,2014.
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Chad Michael Murray played the role of Jay in comedy film Cavemen which premiered on October 26 at the 2013 Austin Film Festival before a limited theatrical release on February 7,2014.
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Chad Michael Murray played the role of Tanner McCoy in comedy film A Madea Christmas which released theatrically on December 13,2013.
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Chad Michael Murray next co-starred in the apocalyptic thriller film Left Behind, playing the role of Cameron "Buck" Williams, alongside Nicolas Cage and Jordin Sparks.
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Chad Michael Murray starred as Henry in the western film Outlaws and Angels which premiered on January 25 at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, before a limited theatrical release on July 15.
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On March 14,2016, it was reported that Chad Michael Murray was cast to star as Sam Phillips in the CMT biographical drama series Million Dollar Quartet.
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Chad Michael Murray next played the male lead Jack in horror film Camp Cold Brook which premiered on August 25 at the HorrorHound Film Festival, before a limited theatrical release on February 14,2020.
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On February 8,2019, it was reported that Chad Michael Murray was cast in a recurring role as Edgar Evernever in the third season of The CW drama Riverdale.
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In 2020, Chad Michael Murray starred as Brett Hollister in the television film Love in Winterland which premiered on the Hallmark Channel on January 11.
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Chad Michael Murray played Steve in hotel booking website Hotels.
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On June 1,2022, it was announced that Chad Michael Murray was cast as the male lead Cal Jones on the drama series Sullivan's Crossing alongside Morgan Kohan as the female lead Maggie Sullivan and Scott Patterson as her father Sully Sullivan.
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Chad Michael Murray played Lucas, Brooke Shields' character's love interest in the Netflix original film Mother of the Bride, released on May 9,2024.
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Chad Michael Murray authored a graphic novel, Everlast, which released in November 2011.
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In May 2004, Chad Michael Murray became engaged to his One Tree Hill co-star Sophia Bush, and they married on April 16,2005, in Santa Monica, California.
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The day before, Chad Michael Murray escorted Dalton to the North Carolina Azalea Festival Queen's Welcoming Ceremony, where Dalton served as part of the "Princess' court" and wore her engagement ring.
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In September 2013, Chad Michael Murray began dating his Left Behind co-star, Australian actress Nicky Whelan.
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The next month, Chad Michael Murray joined Whelan on the second season of Chosen.
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In 2014, Chad Michael Murray began dating his Chosen co-star Sarah Roemer.