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
24: Redemption, 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. ==Filmography==