Chad Michael Murray wanted to be a football player when he was younger, but after a football injury he decided to be a model. He modelled for Tommy Hilfiger and Gucci.
He then decided to become an actor. He got roles in different TV series: first he played in "Glimore Girls", then, in 2001, he played Charlie Todd in "Dawson's Creek", and finally in "One Tree Hill".He also played in the films Freaky Friday, A Cindarella Story and the horror film House of Wax.
Chad's next film, Home of the Brave, is about three soldiers who return from the war in Iraq and who have to try to live a normal life in the USA.
