You better hold on tight, spider monkeys, while we look back at photos of the OG stars from ‘Twilight.’ See pics of the actors from then to now.
Kristen Stewart played Bella Swan in the ‘Twilight’ movies. Since the films ended in 2012, she has gone on to find big-budget and small projects alike. In the last four years she’s starred in ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ ‘Seberg,’ and ‘Personal Shopper.’ She became the first actress in 30 years to earn a Cesar Award nomination and the first actor to win the coveted French honor since Adrien Brody for her work in the film ‘Clouds of Sils Maria.’
Robert Pattinson played Edward Cullen in the ‘Twilight’ movies. Since the final film in 2012, he has turned his sights on independent film projects like ‘Good Time,’ ‘The Lighthouse,’ ‘Damsel,’ ‘High Life,’ and many more! He can next be seen as Batman in the upcoming film ‘The Batman.’
Taylor Lautner played Jacob Black in the ‘Twilight’ films. The actor has since appeared in ‘Abduction,’ ‘Scream Queens,’ and ‘Valentine’s Day.’
Nikki Reed played Rosalie Hale in the ‘Twilight’ films. Since 2012, she has starred in projects like ‘Sleepy Hollow,’ ‘Dollface,’ and ‘V-Wars.’
Ashley Greene played Alice Cullen in the ‘Twilight’ films. She has since gone on to star in films and TV shows like ‘Staten Island Summer,’ ‘Indubious Battle,’ and ‘Bombshell.’
Anna Kendrick played Jessica Stanley in the ‘Twilight’ films. After shooting to stardom, she showed off her singing skills in the ‘Pitch Perfect’ films, earned her first Oscar nomination in ‘Up In The Air,’ and showed off her musical theater savvy in ‘Into The Woods.’
Kellan Lutz played Emmett Cullen in the ‘Twilight’ films. After the movies wrapped in 2012, the actor starred in ‘The Legend of Hercules,’ ‘What Men Want’ and the TV series ‘FBI.’
Christian Serratos played Angela Webber in the ‘Twilight’ films. Since then, she’s starred in films and TV shows including ‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘Pop Star,’ and can be seen next in the original Netflix series ‘Selena: The Series,’ where she will play beloved singer Selena Quintanilla.
The Can't Hardly Wait star, who played vampire patriarch Dr. Carlisle Cullen, was already working on Nurse Jackie while filming Twilight, and he stayed with the Showtime series through its last season in 2015. Since then he's made a slew of indie films (including The Vanished, which he also wrote and directed) and been on American Odyssey, Glee, Supergirl, S.W.A.T., FBI and the new Magnum P.I.. And in 2019 he starred as cult leader Keith Raniere in the ripped-from-the-headlines Lifetime movie Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter.
The actress who played vampire matriarch Esme Cullen blossomed on TV after the big-screen saga ended, showing up in The Good Wife, True Detective, Mad Men, Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders and Manhunt. Her biggest splash since, however, has been starring on the binge-worthy Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House, and she joined the dystopia on the third season of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale.
After his turn as the beefy Emmett Cullen, Lutz loaned his voice to the titular hero in 2013's animated Tarzan, then starred in The Legend of Hercules and was part of the younger generation of action heroes in The Expendables 3, both of which came out in 2014. Also that year, he reprised his role of Chris MacNess when The Comeback returned to HBO.
The 2009 Teen Choice Award winner for Choice Movie: Female Fresh Face played the ever-positive Alice Cullen. She's appeared in a number of films since the Twilight Saga, her biggest being 2019's Bombshell about the sexual harassment scandal that ended the career of Fox News president Roger Ailes. Greene played Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Abby Huntsman.
Twilight's Rosalie Hale continued to act in film and TV, enjoying recurring roles on Fox's Sleepy Hollow and V-Wars with husband Ian Somerhalder.
After being in the band 100 Monkeys from 2008 to 2012, the actor, who played Jasper Hale, continued doing TV and movies once the Twilight Saga ended. Still, he also focused on making more music, dropping a solo album called American Spirit Blues.
Revenge for the villainous tracker vampire James' demise is what drives the rest of the Twilight series action (that and a whole lot of romantic angst), so it could've been difficult for Gigandet to shake the association. But he pressed right on, appearing in a bunch of movies, most notably Easy A and Burlesque, and he was in the 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven.
The vengeful Victoria was played by Lefevre for two of the films before she was replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard—which Lefevre maintained came as a shock, but which Summit Entertainment insisted was due to the actress taking a role in an independent film that conflicted with their schedule.
The star of The Village, Manderlay, Lady in the Water, Kenneth Branagh's As You Like It, Spider-Man 3 and Terminator Salvation took over as Victoria for 2010's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
After playing Bella's a-little-bit-jealous pal Jessica Stanley in 2008's Twilight, Kendrick was nominated for a supporting actress Oscar for 2009's Up in the Air and ended up top-lining the Pitch Perfect franchise. The Broadway vet has seemingly done all the genres: movie musicals (The Last Five Years, Into the Woods), comedy (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates), Christmas (Noelle), action thriller (The Accountant), murder mystery (A Simple Favor) and animation (Trolls). She's also served as a producer, including for her 2022 film Alice, Darling.
The actress who had a small role as Bella's kind friend Angela went on to more undead antics as Rosita on The Walking Dead and Becca on American Horror Story: Murder House. She also had the stage all to herself playing iconic Tejano pop star Selena Quintanilla on Netflix's Selena: The Series.
The former child star joined The Twilight Saga in 2009, when she was 15, as Volturi member Jane and her career only blossomed from there. Highlights on the big screen since include American Pastoral, Ocean's 8 and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, and her TV credits include TNT's period crime drama The Alienist as well as Netflix's Ripley.
Only 10 when she made her movie debut in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn–Part I as Edward and Bella's daughter Renesme, Foy went on to do voiceover work and be in The Conjuring, Interstellar, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms and Black Beauty. She is also an avid horseback rider and is involved with The Wild Beauty Foundation.