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• Jackson Rathbone is an American film and television actor who plays the role of Jasper Hale in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Jackson Rathbone
  2. Born: December 21, 1984
  3. Birth place: Singapore
  4. Debut television show: Close to Home
  5. Debut film: River's End
  6. Brings his guitar on auditions to calm himself downPortrait Magazine: Jackson Rathbone Interview

• Notable Roles

  • 2009: Jeremy in S. Darko
  • 2008: Jasper Hale in Twilight
  • 2006: Justin in The O.C.
  • 2005-2006: Nicholas Fiske in Beautiful People

• Career

  Jackson Rathbone got his start on Disney 411 interviewing celebrities such as as Hilary Duff. He has appeared in several television shows, including The O.C. and Beautiful People. He also has a background in musical theater, and is part of a 3-man band called 100 Monkeys.

• Twilight

  Twilight is a film adaptation of a 2005 novel by author Stephenie Meyer. 17-year-old Bella Swan moves to Forks, Washington to live with her father, and falls in love with vampire Edward Cullen. Rathbone plays Jasper, Edward's adoptive brother, who is also a vampire.

• Quotes

  "I'm less blood thirsty but we both have a big Southern background and so that comes with the old school qualities, such as taking a girl out or meeting people daily and talking to them."—September 2008, on his similarity to his Twilight characterPortrait Magazine: Jackson Rathbone Interview

  "We're definitely not making 'I Know What You Did 3 Summers Ago' or anything like that. When you get down to it, we all feel dread and we all have reasons for what inspired it. That's what we're trying to get to the root of in this film. The imagery in this film is haunting, stuff that's made a lot of people sick."—October 29, 2008, on the filming of DreadShockTillYouDrop.com: Set Visit Preview: Clive Barker's Dread

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