The actor’s upcoming film ‘Mother of the Bride’ is now on Netflix.
The actor’s upcoming film ‘Mother of the Bride’ is now on Netflix.
Chad Michael Murray cemented himself as an early 2000s dreamboat with roles in A Cinderella Story, One Tree Hill, Freaky Friday and more. Now, as a father of three, the actor says his kids are one of his biggest considerations when choosing new roles.
The Mother of the Bride star sat down with Numéro Netherlands ahead of the release of the Netflix movie and discussed his decades-long career, future projects and how he always puts his family first.
“I would say, a lot of material, especially over the past five to eight years since my son was born, I choose because I think one of the last things you really want is for your kids to be berated in school for what their parents are doing,” Murray told the publication. “I don’t want my kids going to school, being freshmen in high school, and Dad’s butt posted all over their locker. That’s not fair to them, so making decisions for that has been great.”
The Gilmore Girls actor explained that he works with his wife, Sarah Roemer, to keep everything grounded and peaceful for their family. And while he loves his job, he stressed that it’s just a job and the most important thing to him is to be around for his kids.
“I’m making sure that I’m there every day, that we travel together as a pack, so we don’t break up the pack when we travel,” he said. “When we are in Nova Scotia filming Sullivan’s Crossing, we’re all there. I get to work, and I get to go home and play with the babies. Now, is this extra work for me to throw on top, so I can’t be solely focused on Sullivan’s Crossing? Yeah, but that just means I need to better place my time and figure out how do I manage this all?”
The Riverdale actor shared that he goes to work and then goes home to spend time playing with his kids, before focusing on more work once he’s put them to bed. When he has weekend trips for autograph signing, they all go together.
“It’s important that they’re here, because I don’t believe in breaking up the pack to the point where they’re like ‘Oh, dad’s on another trip,’” he noted. “And for me, I wouldn’t trade this for anything, no matter the amount of success, it doesn’t matter. It trumps all of that.”
Mother of the Bride sees Murray reunite with Freaky Friday director Mark Waters to portray Lucas. He stars opposite Brooke Shields’ Lana and Benjamin Bratt’s Will, two exes thrown together years after a devastating breakup when their kids from other relationships share they’re getting married.
The rom-com is streaming on Netflix now.