Eric Lively
Eric Lawrence Lively (né Brown; born July 31, 1981) is an American former actor. He played the role of Andy Evans in "Speak" (2004), Carey Bell in "So Weird" (1999-2001), and Mark Wayland in "The L Word" (2005). Early life. Eric Lawrence Lively was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He has a sister, actress Blake Lively, half-sisters Lori and Robyn Lively, and a half-brother, Jason Lively, who played Rusty in "National Lampoon's European Vacation". He is the son of actor Ernie Lively ("né" Ernest Wilson Brown Jr.) and talent manager Elaine Lively ("née" McAlpin). All  of his four siblings have been in the entertainment industry. Career. Lively's first film was as a baby in the 1983 film "Brainstorm". After graduating from high school, Lively moved to New York City to study photography, his first passion. He studied photography at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. At one time, he was an Abercrombie and Fitch model. He guest starred on an episode of "Full House" at age 13, where he played Stephanie Tanner's first boyfriend. He had a role in "American Pie" (1999). He followed this up on the television  series "So Weird", on which he played Carey Bell from 2000 to 2001. He learned to play the guitar for his character on "So Weird". Lively then became a cast member of the short-lived 2003 Norm Macdonald series "A Minute With Stan Hooper". In 2004 he acted in "Speak" with Kristen Stewart. In 2005, Lively was offered two different television roles – on "24" and "The L Word". He took the role on "The L Word" as documentary filmmaker Mark Wayland. He chose a recurring role on "The L Word" over a regular role on "24" because he felt the  subject matter was more important. He was part of the cast of the WB series "Modern Men" from March until May 2006. He was the main character in "The Butterfly Effect 2" in 2006. Lively played the president's son, Roger Taylor, in "", a television film prequel to the seventh season of "24". He appeared as Pink's on-screen boyfriend in her music video "Please Don't Leave Me" in 2009, with stuntman Justin Sundquist serving as his stunt double. In 2012, he guest starred in the Lifetime series "The Client List". In 2013 Lively played in "A Madea  Christmas" as Conner.