Chad Michael Murray on Six-Hour Dance Lessons for ‘Merry Gentlemen,’ ‘One Tree Hill’ Revival Rumors and Facing Ageism in Hollywood
variety.comEmily Longeretta When Chad Michael Murray was sent the script for “The Merry Gentlemen,” the Netflix movie about an amateur all-male musical revue that tries to save Christmas by rescuing a local diner, he gave an “immediate, terrified yes” — mostly because he hadn’t done anything that scared him in years.
And then he hit the gym. The feel-good holiday rom-com is a far cry from the bad-boy roles that made the former teen heartthrob a TV fixture.
He first made his mark in the early 2000s, taking over The WB (and its successor, The CW) — first as slick Tristin DuGray on “Gilmore Girls,” then slimy Charlie Todd on “Dawson’s Creek,” then finally, broody Lucas Scott on “One Tree Hill.” He held the role in the quintessential millennial teen drama for 131 episodes.
Since 2000, there hasn’t been a single gap year in Murray’s résumé. But he’s more selective than he used to be. “I was looking for something that didn’t feel too gratuitous for where I’m at in my life,” he says of taking on the CTV drama “Sullivan’s Crossing,” which is currently filming its third season.
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