Chad Michael Murray is an American actor, spokesperson, writer, and former fashion model. He is best known for playing Lucas Scott in The WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill (2003–09, 2012), a recurring role as Tristan Dugray on The WB/CW series Gilmore Girls (2000–01), Charlie Todd in the fifth season of The WB series Dawson’s Creek and war veteran and SSR agent Jack Thompson in the Marvel/ABC series Agent Carter (2015–16). He had starring roles in the films Freaky Friday (2003), A Cinderella Story (2004), and House of Wax (2005). He portrays Edgar Evernever on The CW show Riverdale (season 3-present).

Murray was born in Buffalo, New York, to Rex Murray, an air traffic controller, and was abandoned by his mother at a young age. His abandonment issues were the main reasons he took the part of Lucas Scott. He has three brothers, one sister, one half-brother, one step-sister, and one step-brother. Murray attended Clarence High School in Clarence, New York. He became a fan of literature and played football. In 1999, Murray moved to Hollywood where he supported himself modeling for such clients as Skechers, Tommy Hilfiger, and Gucci.

In 2014, Murray began dating his Chosen co-star Sarah Roemer. In January 2015, it was announced that he and Roemer had married, and were expecting their first child. They announced that Roemer gave birth to their son on May 31, 2015. In November 2016, they announced that they were expecting their second child. Their second child, a daughter, was born in March 2017.