Jackson Rathbone
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Jackson Rathbone (born Monroe Jackson Rathbone V[1] on December 21, 1984) is an American actor and singer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Jasper Hale in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel Twilight.
Early life
Rathbone was born in Singapore and has lived in places ranging from Indonesia to Midland, Texas.[2] He started out in local theatre in Midland, Texas with the youth actors program "The Pickwick Players", initially doing musical theatre.[3] For his junior and senior years of high school, Rathbone attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, a private school for the arts in Michigan, where he majored in acting.[2][3] After graduation, he had planned to go to the Royal Scottish Academy, but went instead to Los Angeles to experiment with the big screen.
Career
After being in Los Angeles for a short time, Rathbone was cast in Disney 411, where he interviewed up-and-coming personalities like Hilary Duff. He has also had guest roles on The O.C. and Close to Home. His movie roles include work in Molding Clay, Pray for Morning, and Travis and Henry. In 2008, he played the Jasper Hale in the movie Twilight, based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer.[4] Rathbone will be playing the role of Sokka in The Last Airbender, a 2010 film based on the animated series.[5]
Jackson will reprise his role as Jasper Hale in 2009's The Twilight Saga: New Moon.[6]
Personal life
When not busy pursuing a television and film career, Rathbone also enjoys music, writing, singing and producing.[2] He performs in a band called 100Monkeys with two friends that he met in high school at Interlochen Arts Academy.[3] The band plans to release its first two albums later this year.[7]
Rathbone has close friendships with his Twilight co-stars Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz, whom he knew before filming the movie.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | River's End | Jimmy | |
| Close to Home | Scott Fields | TV | |
| 2006 | Pray for Morning | Connor | |
| The O.C. | Justin | TV | |
| Beautiful People | Nicholas Fiske | TV | |
| 2007 | The Valley of Light | Travis | |
| The War at Home | Dylan | TV | |
| Big Stan | Robbie the Hippie | ||
| 2008 | Senior Skip Day | Snippy | |
| The Cleaner - Episode: Back To One | Joey | TV | |
| Hurt | Conrad Coltrane | completed | |
| Young Again | Ethan | completed | |
| Twilight | Jasper Hale | ||
| 2009 | DaZe: Vol. Too (sic) - NonSeNse | Jehosefat | post production |
| S. Darko | Jeremy | post production | |
| Dread | Stephen Grace | post-production | |
| New Moon | Jasper Hale | pre-production | |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender | Sokka | pre-production |
References
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zF1UMPMi8A
- ^ a b c "Jackson Rathbone". Prayformorning.com. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ a b c Christina Radish (2008-11-14). "Jackson Rathbone in Twilight". MediaBlvd Magazine. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ StephenieMeyer.com | Twilight Series | Twilight | Twilight the Movie
- ^ Larry Carroll (2009-01-15). "'Twilight' Star Jackson Rathbone Hopes To 'Show His Range' In 'Last Airbender'". MTV. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ "Rob Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Peter Facinelli: men of New Moon, II". Twilight Examiner. 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ Larry Carroll (2009-01-13). "'Twilight' Star Jackson Rathbone Moves Beyond Jasper Hale With 100 Monkeys". MTV. Retrieved 2009-02-26.