Chad Michael Murray stars on The WB's hit drama, One Tree Hill, as Lucas Scott, a brooding intellectual who is struggling to find his place in Tree Hill in The WB's hit drama One Tree Hill.

Murray's previous television roles included playing the love interest to both Joey (Katie Holmes) and Jen (Michelle Williams) on Dawson's Creek. He also appeared in a recurring roll as Rory's (Alexis Bledel) overconfident classmate, Tristan, on Gilmore Girls. Other television credits include Aftermath, with Meredith Baxter Birney and Robert Ulrich and the title role in The WB's The Lone Ranger.

On the big screen, Murray recently starred as Prince Charming in Warner Bros' A Cinderella Story, opposite Hilary Duff. Additionally, he will star as the lead in Joel Silver's remake of House Of Wax, opposite Elisha Cuthbert. House of Wax is scheduled to be released in Spring/Summer 2005. He also co-starred in Disney's critically acclaimed remake of Freaky Friday, opposite Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan.

Murray was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, where he also attended college on scholarship. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Murray is an anti-drug role model for kids and is active in charities for children and teens.

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