16 'Twilight' teen stars, ranked from least to most successful

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Nothing signifies the coming of autumn akin the beginning guitar defeat of The Blue Foundation's "Eyes on Fire."

As "Twilight," the publish by Stephenie Meyer, celebrates its 21st commemoration on October 5, and the movie adaptation turns 18 on November 17, we're taking a appearance at the new generation of stars the Twihards were introduced to in "Twilight" and its consequent four sequels.

We classified the 16 actors who portrayed the teens of Forks (and La Push) according to success, alongside factors including, but not constricted to, norm and amount of projects, social media followings, another endeavor ventures exterior entertainment, and broad existence in pop civilization today.

Here's who we think are the most prosperous "Twilight" (former) teens.

16. Tyson Houseman

 Eclipse" during the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on June 24, 2010 in Los Angeles, California

Tyson Houseman in 2010. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images

Houseman, who played one of Jacob's allies and chap werewolves Quil, lone has one acting credit to his name exterior of "Twilight," a 2015 fear movie called "Feed the Devil."

In 2026, he directed a abbreviated movie called "Endless Sunlight."

According to his website, Houseman, 36, tours alongside his theater business and is an accomplished puppeteer. He has nearly 5,000 followers on Instagram and 24,200 on X.

15. Michael Welch

Michael Welch attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Nuked" at The Garland on August 06, 2025 in North Hollywood, California.

Michael Welch in 2025. Paul Archuleta/Getty Images

Welch, who played Bella's third suitor — the lone individual one, Mike — is motionless acting frequently. 

The 39-year-old had really been a TV celebrity before "Twilight," alongside a foremost function in "Joan of Arcadia." Welch returned to the average alongside episodes of "Grimm" and "Bones" before landing a foremost function on SyFy sequence "Z Nation."

After that ended in 2018, he appeared on episodes of "Scandal," "Lucifer," "Station 19," the reboot of "Quantum Leap," and others.

He has 40,600 followers on Instagram and 60,800 on X.

14. Alex Meraz

Alex Meraz attends Paramount Pictures' "Heart Of The Beast" Global Premiere at FirstBank Amphitheater on September 16, 2026 in Franklin, Tennessee.

Alex Meraz in 2026. Jason Kempin/Getty Images

Meraz, 41, played a associate of Jacob's pack, Paul. After "Twilight," he appeared in episodes of "The Glades" and "Single Ladies." He afterward scored roles in "Suicide Squad" and "Bright" before landing a recurring function in "Animal Kingdom."

He additionally wrote, directed, and starred in a film, "Bad Dad," which was released in 2020.

Meraz appeared in four episodes of "The Walking Dead" in 2021 and 2022 as Carver. He additionally appeared alongside Machine Gun Kelly, Sam Worthington, and Heather Graham in "The Last Son."

Most recently, he appeared in four episodes of "Landman" and four episodes of "Dark Winds" alongside his chap group associate Kiowa Gordon.

He's set to costar alongside Chris Hemsworth, Lily James, and Michael Peña in the coming thriller "Subversion."

Meraz has 36,000 followers on Instagram.

13. Nikki Reed

 Nikki Reed attends 35th Annual Environmental Media Association (EMA) Awards Gala - Portraits on October 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Nikki Reed in 2025. Presley Ann/Getty Images

Reed, who played Edward's ice-queen sister Rosalie, was a kid celebrity because of her function in the arguable movie "Thirteen."

Since "Twilight" ended, Reed hasn't acted that much. She's appeared in multiple direct-to-video films akin "Pawn," "Empire State," "In Your Eyes," and "About Scout." Reed additionally appeared in 18 episodes of "Sleepy Hollow" as Betsy Ross.

In 2019, she was in an event of "Dollface" and five episodes of "V-Wars," which starred her hubby Ian Somerhalder. She hasn't appeared on display since.

Instead, Reed, 38, has been focusing on activism and her sustainable jewelry line, BaYou alongside Love, and her supplements brand, The Absorption Company.

Even although she's stepped rear from acting, she motionless has a sizable social media presence, alongside 3.8 myriad Instagram followers and 620,100 X followers.

12. Jackson Rathbone

Jackson Rathbone speaks on phase during Fan Expo Chicago 2025 on August 17, 2025 in Rosemont, Illinois.

Jackson Rathbone in 2025. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images

Rathbone played Jasper, the newest associate of the Cullen family and a erstwhile Confederate soldier. Like many of his on-screen siblings, Rathbone has stuck to indies, shorts, and VOD films. The 41-year-old starred in the box-office bomb "Samson," which was produced and distributed by evangelical Christian business Pure Flix.

He additionally starred in the MTV sequence "Finding Carter."

Rathbone's big interrupt as a foremost man really came during the "Twilight" run, whenever he was mold as Sokka in "The Last Airbender," a notorious flop. The movie was released the identical twelvemonth as "Eclipse," and it efficiently took him out of mainstream box agency contention.

Rathbone has 1.1 myriad followers on Instagram and 328,600 followers on X.

11. Ashley Greene

Actress Ashley Greene attends the World Fencing League's Global Debut at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on April 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Ashley Greene in 2026. Amanda Edwards/Getty Images

Greene, who played the delightfully kooky Alice Cullen, starred in the one-season amazement "Pan Am" the identical twelvemonth that "Breaking Dawn Part 2" was released.

Since then, Greene has appeared in indie films akin "CBGB" and "Wish I Was Here," as fine as VOD-only films akin "Staten Island Summer" and "Urge." She additionally had a small function in "Bombshell" as TV newsman Abby Huntsman.

She starred in the Netflix fear movie "Aftermath" in August 2021, and in 2022, she costarred alongside Bruce Willis in "Wrong Place." In 2025, she appeared in two VOD fear films: "The Ritual" and "It Feeds."

On the TV front, Greene, 39, appeared in 17 episodes of DirecTV's "Rogue" and YouTube's "Step Up: High Water," which was canceled and afterward picked up by Starz, as fine as an event of "Wonder Man" as herself.

Greene has 1.9 myriad followers on Instagram and 1.4 myriad on X.

10. Kellan Lutz

Kellan Lutz at the "Meet the Cullens" panel during the FanExpo Chicago 2025 on August 17, 2025 in Rosemont, Illinois.

Kellan Lutz in 2025. Barry Brecheisen/WireImage/Getty Images

Lutz, 41, appeared in all five films as the boisterous Emmett Cullen, Edward's brother. Once the films ended, Lutz was poised to rotate into one of Hollywood's next foremost men, but because of several questionable occupation choices, he's been relegated to TV.

What was meant to be his big break, 2014's "The Legend of Hercules," ended up being a huge box-office bomb. After that, Lutz had a small function in "The Expendables 3" and roles in VOD films akin "Money" and "Extraction."

In 2019, he appeared on two episodes of "FBI" to set up the new spin-off, "FBI: Most Wanted," in which he starred for the archetypal three seasons. He remaining the display in September 2021 to move rear to California alongside his family.

Lutz has 1.1 myriad followers on Instagram and 737,200 on X.

9. Mackenzie Foy

Mackenzie Foy attends the earth premiere of Netflix's "A Family Affair" at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on June 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Mackenzie Foy in 2024. Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix

While Foy, 25, lone appeared in two films as Renesmee Cullen (the "Breaking Dawns"), her character made fairly the impression. She was equal nominated for a Young Artist Award.

Since then, Foy has appeared in "The Conjuring" (a mega-hit), "Interstellar" (mega-hit), and "The Little Prince" (the most successful French animated movie abroad of all time). She got her archetypal chance at a genuine foremost function alongside "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms," which ended up as a box-office bomb, but it had a prosperity of complete $100 million, which is motionless a huge opportunity.

Foy additionally starred in Disney+'s "Black Beauty" in 2020 alongside Kate Winslet, and she has 1.7 myriad followers on Instagram and 55,600 on X (although she hasn't tweeted since 2018).

In 2026, she costarred alongside Sean Bean and Joe Pantoliano in "The Isolate Thief."

8. Justin Chon

Justin Chon attends the earth premiere of the Apple TV+ perform sequence "Chief of War" at Ko Olina Beach Park on July 18, 2025 in Kapolei, Hawaii.

Justin Chon in 2025. Darryl Oumi/Getty Images

Chon, who is likely motionless finest known for his function as Eric in "The Twilight Saga" — one of Bella's elevated academy allies — has been steadily operating since the sequence ended. He has directed four films, and his 2021 film, "Blue Bayou," received several Oscar buzz. He additionally co-starred in the movie alongside Alicia Vikander.

Chon has additionally directed episodes of "Pachinko" and "Chief of War."

On the acting front, he appeared in an event of "New Girl," and multiple episodes of "Sin City Saints," "Dr. Ken," and "Deception." He additionally had a prosperous YouTube career, alongside additional than 199,000 subscribers (though the conduit seems to be idle now), and is part of the parody K-pop collection Boys Generally Asian.

Chon, 45, additionally has 160,000 followers on Instagram.

7. Kiowa Gordon

Kiowa Gordon attends the premiere of AMC networks "Dark Winds" Season 4 at Harmony Gold on February 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, California

Kiowa Gordon in 2026. Paul Archuleta/Getty Images

Gordon, who played one of Jacob's werewolf friends, Embry, had a recurring function on the CW sequence "Roswell, New Mexico" as Flint Manes, the older brother of among the chief characters, from 2019 to 2020.

In 2022, he began costarring alongside Zahn McClarnon on "Dark Winds," an AMC sequence according to the "Leaphorn and Chee" publish series, as Jim Chee. It currently has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and was renewed for a fifth period coming in 2027.

The 36-year-old has additionally appeared in another projects akin "The Red Road" and "The Liberator," and he has 52,900 followers on Instagram and 63,400 on X.

6. Christian Serratos

Christian Serratos attends the WIF Oscars Nominees Celebration at Wheelhouse on March 13, 2026 in West Hollywood, California.

Christian Serratos in 2026. Amy Sussman/Getty Images

Serratos, who played Bella's sweetly shy companion Angela, starred in "The Walking Dead" as Rosita Espinosa. She appeared in 129 episodes complete its 11 seasons until the show's end in 2022.

But what should've been her big break came in 2020 whenever she was mold as famed Tejano icon Selena, who was murdered in 1995.

Serratos, 36, played the singer in Netflix's "Selena: The Series," which covered her increase to fame and eventual untimely death. The archetypal part was released in December 2020, and the second part dropped in May 2021. Though the crucial reception was tepid, Netflix announced it was watched by 25 myriad households in the archetypal 28 days following its debut.

However, she hasn't had that much of a bump from the show. She's lone been in an event of "Love, Death & Robots" in 2022 since "Selena."

She currently has 2.5 myriad followers on Instagram.

5. Booboo Stewart

 Wicked Wonderland" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on July 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Booboo Stewart in 2026. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images

Stewart, who played Seth Clearwater starting alongside "Eclipse," has kept extremely occupied since the end of the movie series. He joined the "X-Men" cosmos in 2014's "X-Men: Days of Future Past" as Warpath, starred in the archetypal three "Descendants" movies as Jay, the son of Jafar, popped up in "Westworld," and co-starred in 2020's "Let Him Go" alongside Kevin Costner and Diane Lane.

He additionally recurred on the dearly departed Netflix sequence "Julie and the Phantoms," and recurred in period four of "Good Trouble" in 2022. The 32-year-old additionally starred in the Prime Video musical sequence "Paradise City," a continuation of the characters from the movie "American Satan."

Up next is a highway trip wit called "Pipe Cleaner Boy."

He's additionally part of the collection tbh.

Stewart has 2.2 myriad followers on Instagram.

4. Taylor Lautner

Taylor Lautner at The Cameron Boyce Foundation's Cam For A Cause 3rd Annual Gala held at The Beehive on June 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Taylor Lautner in 2024. Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty Images

Pre-"Twilight," Lautner was already very famous to a certain age collection — those who had grown up alongside "Shark Boy and Lava Girl." Lautner was mold in "Twilight" as Jacob Black, but he was extremely near to being recast for "New Moon" and consequent films because of the bodily transformation Jacob went through. Instead, Lautner put on pounds of muscle and remained in the cast.

After "Breaking Dawn Part 2," Lautner's occupation slowed down. He's lone appeared in five films since the sequence ended: "Grown Ups 2" in an uncredited role, "Tracers," "The Ridiculous Six," "Run the Tide," and "Home Team" in 2022. But he had a recurring leading function in BBC One's "Cuckoo" from 2014 to 2018, and he appeared in "Scream Queens" in 2016.

At several point, he'll appear in the movie "The Token Groomsman" alongside Sarah Hyland and Andie MacDowell.

Of course, Lautner's affiliation alongside his ex, Taylor Swift, has helped his ranking. In 2023, he appeared in the music video for "I Can See You," a opus from "Speak Now: Taylor's Version," which was initially written about the period the two were dating. He additionally popped up on the Eras Tour.

Currently, he cohosts a podcast called "The Squeeze" alongside his wife, Taylor "Tay" Lautner — yes, his spouse is additionally named Taylor.

Nostalgia plainly helps Lautner, 34, on social media — he has 11.2 myriad followers on Instagram.

3. Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick attends the "Babies" Green Carpet during the 22nd Zurich Film Festival at Corso Green Carpet on September 27, 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Anna Kendrick in 2026. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF

The identical twelvemonth Kendrick, 41, appeared in "New Moon," she additionally co-starred in "Up in the Air" alongside George Clooney and was nominated for an Academy Award for finest supporting actress.

The next year, at the identical period as "Eclipse," she appeared in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." Essentially, she was already reaching levels of stardom that others in the mold would aspire to — and she was playing the insignificant function of Jessica, one of Bella's allies in "Twilight."

The twelvemonth following "Breaking Dawn Part 2," Kendrick starred in "Pitch Perfect," which would spawn two sequels, acquire complete $100 myriad at the box office, and acquire her a top 10 hit on the Hot 100 alongside "Cups."

Besides "Pitch Perfect," Kendrick has additionally starred in musicals akin "Into the Woods" and "The Last Five Years," was nominated for an Emmy for her activity in "Dummy," starred in one of HBO Max's archetypal first sequence ("Love Life"), joined another franchise alongside "Trolls," and wrote a memoir.

Other famous films she's been in contain "A Simple Favor" and its 2025 sequel, "Another Simple Favor," as fine as "Noelle" and "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates," among others. She additionally made her directorial debut in 2023 alongside "Woman of the Hour."

But she hasn't had a really huge hit since 2018.

She additionally has 24 myriad followers on Instagram and 5.7 myriad on X.

2. Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart at Special Screening of Neon's "The Wrong Girls" at Los Feliz Theater on August 05, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Kristen Stewart in 2026. Eric Charbonneau/Neon/Getty Images

Stewart is nearly unrecognizable from her days as foremost damsel in distress Bella Swan — though, of course, she was already a bit celebrated as a kid celebrity from roles in "Panic Room" and "Catch That Kid."

After the end of "Twilight," and the crucial flop that was "Snow White and the Huntsman," Stewart focused on prestige projects akin "Clouds of Sils Maria," "Still Alice," and "Personal Shopper."

In 2019, she began exploring mainstream films again, appearing in "Charlie's Angels." The next year, she starred in the sci-fi fear movie "Underwater" and the archetypal important LGBTQ+ holiday rom-com "Happiest Season."

In 2021, she took on her most challenging function to date — Princess Diana in the semi-fictional biopic "Spencer" — which earned her rave reviews and an Academy Award nomination.

In 2022, she had a scene-stealing function in David Cronenberg's "Crimes of the Future."

Since then, the 36-year-old starred in the surely-soon-to-be cult traditional "Love Lies Bleeding" and starred and produced in the movie "The Wrong Girls," which was directed by her wife, Dylan Meyer.

Up next is a come back to her roots: vampires. She's set to costar alongside Wagner Moura in the vampire gothic thriller "Flesh of the Gods."

No doubt to the frustration of her fans, she doesn't have any social media accounts.

1. Robert Pattinson

L'acteur Robert Pattinson lors de la projection du movie Primetime au 83e Festival global du movie de Venise en Italie, le 5 septembre 2026.

Robert Pattinson in 2026. Laurent KOFFEL/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images

Pattinson already had a small position from his function in "Harry Potter," but whenever he was mold as Edward Cullen, he nearly immediately became an A-lister.

After concluding the final "Twilight" film, Pattinson focused on operating alongside gifted directors, akin the Safdie brothers ("Good Time"), Werner Herzog ("Queen of the Desert"), Claire Denis ("High Life"), Robert Eggers ("The Lighthouse"), and Christopher Nolan ("Tenet") — the second was additionally his reintroduction into blockbuster films. Of course, that come back was cemented by his casting as Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, in "The Batman," which made complete $700 million. A highly anticipated sequel is in production.

Pattinson, who also does not have an Instagram account, has continued to demonstrate in 2026 that he's capable of holding the display as an act star.

The 40-year-old has appeared in three huge films this year: "The Drama," which he and Zendaya dragged complete the $100+ myriad threshold; "The Odyssey," among the biggest movies of the twelvemonth in which he played a scene-stealing meme machine; and "Primetime," in which he reimagines "To Catch a Predator" presenter Chris Hansen as a malevolent being reflecting our culture's worst impulses.

And that's not equal including "Dune: Part Three," which comes out in December.

Gabbi Shaw is a newsman on Business Insider's editorial partnerships team. She has covered entertainment, travel, food, and manner for Business Insider and Insider Inc.'s partners, including MSN, Apple News, and Yahoo since 2018, and her activity has taken her to iconic mansions of the Gilded Age, the Westminster Dog Show, Disney World, the Hamptons, and additional fast-food restaurants than she cares to remember.She graduated from Tulane University in 2017 alongside a flat in community health and now lives in New York City.

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