{
  "id": 12158762,
  "title": "16 'Twilight' teen stars, ranked from least to most successful",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/16-twilight-teen-stars-ranked-from-least-to-most-successful",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:29:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/twilight-stars-actors-ranked-by-success"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "16. Tyson Houseman - Houseman, who played Quil in Twilight, has only one acting credit post-Twilight: a 2015 horror film called Feed the Devil. He has since directed a short film called Endless Sunlight and maintains a modest social media presence with nearly 5,000 Instagram followers and 24,200 X followers.\n\n15. Michael Welch - Playing Bella's human suitor Mike in Twilight, Welch has continued acting frequently since the movies ended. He has appeared in TV shows like Grimm, Bones, Z Nation, Scandal, Lucifer, Station 19, and Quantum Leap. He now has 40,600 Instagram followers and 60,800 X followers.\n\n14. Alex Meraz - Meraz portrayed Paul in Twilight. After the series, he appeared in films such as Suicide Squad and Bright, as well as TV shows like Animal Kingdom and The Walking Dead. Meraz also wrote, directed, and starred in the film Bad Dad. He has 36,000 Instagram followers.\n\n13. Nikki Reed - Reed, who played Rosalie in Twilight, was a child star before the movies. Since then, she has focused on activism, sustainable jewelry line BaYou with Love, and supplements brand The Absorption Company. Reed still maintains a large following of 3.8 million Instagram followers and 620,100 X followers.\n\n12. Jackson Rathbone - RJ played Jasper in Twilight. Like many of his on-screen siblings, he has stuck to indies, shorts, and VOD films since the movies ended. Rathbone's big break as a leading man came during Twilight, but he's since appeared in films like Samson and the MTV series Finding Carter. He has 1.1 million Instagram followers and 328,600 X followers.\n\n11. Ashley Greene - Greene played Alice in Twilight and starred in the short-lived TV series Pan Am. Since then, she has appeared in indie films like CBGB and Wish I Was Here, as well as VOD films like Staten Island Summer and Urge. Greene has 1.9 million Instagram followers and 1.4 million X followers.",
  "summary": "In honor of the 21st anniversary of the first \"Twilight\" book on October 5, we looked at where the franchise's young stars are now.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tyson Houseman's post-Twilight career is limited to directing and social media presence.",
    "Michael Welch has transitioned to a diverse acting career across TV and film since Twilight."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}