Eric Lawrence Brown (born born July 31, 1981), known professionally as Eric Lively, is an American actor. He played the role of Andy Evans in '' Speak'' (2004), Carey Bell in '' So Weird'' (1999–2001), and Mark Wayland in ''

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'' (2005).

Early life

Eric Lawrence Lively was born in

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. 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 talent manager Elaine Lively () and actor

Ernie Lively Ernie Lively (born Ernest Wilson Brown Jr.; January 29, 1947 – June 3, 2021) was an American actor and acting coach, the adoptive father of actors Lori Lively, Jason Lively, and Robyn Lively, and father of actors Eric Lively and Blake Live ...

(). All four of his 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

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, 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 ''

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'' 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

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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 ''

''. 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

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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 '' 24: Redemption'', a television film prequel to the seventh season of ''24''. He appeared as

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'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 ''

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''. In 2013 Lively played in '' A Madea Christmas'' as Conner.

Filmography

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