Chad Michael Murray is an American actor, former male fashion model and teen idol. Murray's role began his association with the WB when he appeared in a recurring role as Rory's overconfident classmate, Tristan DuGrey, on Gilmore Girls. Later,he played the love interest to both Katie Holmes's Joey and Michelle Williams' Jen on Dawson's Creek. In 2003, he appeared in the remake of Disney's Freaky Friday opposite Lindsay Lohan.