The Twilight Saga: New Moon

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Jackson Rathbone

Bio

JACKSON RATHBONE was born in Singapore and then lived in Indonesia, London, Connecticut, California and Norway before he finally settled in Texas. Rathbone immediately joined the local community theater and young actors program The Pickwick Players. Deciding to stick with what made him the happiest—acting and music—he moved to Northwest Michigan to attend the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy as a high school theater major. During this period, he performed in the Southwest Shakespeare Festival as Ferdinand in “The Tempest,” while making life long friends who share his interest in the arts.

Upon graduation from Interlochen, Rathbone decided to give the L.A. film industry a try. He landed a recurring role on “Disney 411" relatively quickly, interviewing Disney Channel stars such as Hillary Duff and Raven-Symoné. In addition to several commercials, Rathbone booked roles in the Hallmark telefilm “Close to Home”, “The O.C.”, “The War at Home”, and “The Cleaner”. After several indie film roles, Rathbone went into a series regular role on “Beautiful People” for ABC Family.

Though usually cast as a leading man, Rathbone enjoys the challenge of character parts, such as his roles in the features Big Stan and Senior Skip Day. He recently started his own production company, Patchmo Entertainment in hopes of ultimately directing as well as acting.

A music lover, Rathbone is fascinated with many different styles and writes his own songs. He began performing music in Los Angeles at The Gardenia in Hollywood and ultimately formed the band, 100 Monkeys with his Interlochen friend, Ben Graupner. When in Los Angeles, in between filming and cutting an album 100 Monkees plays at various venues around the LA area including The Viper Room, and The Scene in Glendale.

Rathbone has been living out of a suitcase since he began filming Twilight and The Last Airbender.

Appearing as:

Jasper Hale