Chad Michael Murray
Character: Lucas Scott
Date of birth: August 24, 1981
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York
Acting Credits: Freaky Friday, Dawsons Creek, Gilmore Girls
Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Murray found a ready audience early in life. When he was 4, the young ham performed skits and sang made-up songs for his large family, which includes four brothers and a sister. At age 15, a high school football injury landed him in a hospital, where a nurse encouraged him to pursue a modeling career. Two years later, Murray won a scholarship from a modeling agency in Buffalo to attend a modeling convention in Orlando. There, an agent spotted him and brought him to Los Angeles.