ERIC LIVELY

Doug Reynolds in “Modern Men”

Eric Lively joins the cast of “Modern Men” as Doug Reynolds, a bachelor who has trouble moving on from his ex-wife.

After graduating high school at the age of 15, Lively moved to New York to study photography and found himself with a short-lived career as a model, participating in campaigns such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Levi's. After a chance meeting with the producers of “American Pie” in New York , he was offered a small role in the movie and immediately landed a role on ABC Family's “So Weird.”

Lively is known for his role as Mark Wayland on “The L Word.” He has also stared in the Showtime Original Picture “Speak,” written and directed by Oscar-winner Jessica Sharzer. “Speak” premiered at Sundance, competed in and won many indie film competitions, including AFI's. Some of his other credits include Jon Avnet's Golden Globe Award-winning “Uprising,” “Crash Course,” written by Oscar and Emmy Award-winning Thomas Rickman, “The Pact” and the short-lived “A Minute with Stan Hooper.”

Lively is currently working on “Butterfly Effect 2,” with Erica Durance (who plays Lois Lane on The WB's “Smallville”). In the film, Lively plays Nick Larson, a young man who can travel through time and change events of the past, leading to unexpected consequences in the present.

Lively resides in Los Angeles and New York .