Chad Michael Murray | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

Highest Rated: 94% Fruitvale Station (2013)

Lowest Rated: Not Available

Birthday: Aug 24, 1981

Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA

Actor Chad Michael Murray was born in Buffalo, New York. His father was an air traffic controller, and his mother abandoned the family when Murray was very young. Murray had a large family, including three brothers, a sister, a half-brother a step-sister and a step-brother. Murray played football in high school until he broke his nose. Before breaking into acting, Murray did some modeling. He modeled for clients like Skechers, Gucci and Tommy Hilfiger before being cast in his first major role, a recurring character on "Gilmore Girls" (CW, 2000-07). He appeared in numerous other series including "Undressed" (MTV, 1999-2002) and "Dawson's Creek" (WB, 1998-2003). In 2003 Murray's breakthrough tole came when he was cast as the protagonist of "One Tree Hill" (WB, 2003-2011). It was on the set of "One Tree Hill" that Murray met Sophia Bush, who would later become his wife. Murray appeared in a number of feature films, such as "Freaky Friday" (2003), "House of Wax" (2005), "Home of the Brave" (2006) and "Christmas Cupid" (ABC Family, 2010). In addition to acting, Murray was a writer who penned a novel "Everlast" which was published in September of 2011. In August of 2014 Murray was cast in the series "Agent Carter" (ABC, 2015-16). In 2015 Murray who had divorced Bush the same year that they married, married actress Sarah Roemer.

Highest rated movies

94% Fruitvale Station 88% Freaky Friday 79% Max Winslow and the House of Secrets 57% Camp Cold Brook 29% Outlaws and Angels 28% House of Wax 23% Home of the Brave 21% Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas

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Filmography

Movies

Credit
14% 16% Mother of the Bride Lucas (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Christmas on Windmill Way Brady Schaltz (Character) - 2023
0% 59% Fortress: Sniper's Eye Balzary (Character) - 2022
20% 76% Fortress Balzary (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 17% Angel Falls Christmas Gabe (Character) - 2021
14% 69% Survive the Game Eric (Character) - 2021
0% 19% Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman Ted Bundy (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 29% Colors of Love Joel (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Toying With the Holidays Kevin Vaughn (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 60% Sand Dollar Cove Brody (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love in Winterland Brett (Character) - 2020
13% 53% Survive the Night Rich (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 36% Too Close for Christmas Paul (Character) - 2020
79% 93% Max Winslow and the House of Secrets Atticus Virtue (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 57% Write Before Christmas Luke (Character) - 2019
57% 40% Camp Cold Brook Jack (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 65% Road to Christmas Danny Wise (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 71% The Beach House Brett Beauchamps (Character) - 2018
29% 49% Outlaws and Angels Henry (Character) - 2016
17% No Score Yet Other People's Children P.K. (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2015
0% 19% Left Behind Buck Williams (Character) $14.0M 2014
14% 58% Cavemen Jay (Character) - 2013
21% 70% Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas Tanner (Character) $52.5M 2013
94% 87% Fruitvale Station Officer Ingram (Character) $16.1M 2013
19% 44% The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia Andy Wyrick (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 58% To Write Love on Her Arms Jamie Tworkowski (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Carrier Thatcher (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 35% Christmas Cupid Patrick Kerns (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 46% Lies in Plain Sight Ethan McAllister (Character) - 2010
23% 46% Home of the Brave Jordan Owens (Character) $40.8K 2006
28% 43% House of Wax Nick Jones (Character) $32.0M 2005
11% 53% A Cinderella Story Austin Ames (Character) $51.4M 2004
No Score Yet 25% Aftermath Sean (Character) - 2003
88% 58% Freaky Friday Jake (Character) $110.2M 2003
No Score Yet 49% The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger/Luke Hartman (Character) - 2003
10% 45% Megiddo David Alexander (Character) $6.0M 2001

TV

Credit
60% 75% Sullivan's Crossing Cal Jones (Character) 2023-2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Guest 2018-2019
81% 48% Riverdale Edgar (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet 51% Busy Tonight Guest 2019
No Score Yet 74% Lee Daniel's Star Xander McPherson (Guest Star) 2018-2019
60% 94% Sun Records Sam Phillips (Character) 2017
86% 77% Marvel's Agent Carter Agent Jack Thompson (Character) 2015-2016
77% 76% Scream Queens Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
19% 60% Texas Rising Mirabeau Lamar (Character) 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chosen Unknown (Character) 2013-2014
90% 98% Southland Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet 68% One Tree Hill Lucas Scott (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star),
Director,
Writer
2003-2009 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bonnie Hunt Show Guest 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2007
No Score Yet 82% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tom Haviland (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet 77% Dawson's Creek Unknown (Guest Star) 2001-2002
No Score Yet 88% Gilmore Girls Tristin Dugray (Guest Star) 2000-2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diagnosis Murder Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
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