Biography
Who is Jackson Rathbone?
Early life and background
Monroe Jackson Rathbone V was born in Singapore on December 14, 1984. His parents are American, and his father worked for Mobil Oil, which caused the family to move to multiple places including Norway and Indonesia before they settled down in Midland, Texas. He attended the Trinity School of Midland and participated in local theater with the Pickwick Players youth actors program, initially focusing on musical theater.
For his junior and senior years of high school, he went to the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, where he majored in acting. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career instead of attending the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow.
Acting career highlights
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Jackson was cast in Disney 411, interviewing up-and-coming personalities. He made guest appearances on television shows such as The O.C. And Close to Home. In 2005, he secured the role of Nicholas Fiske in the ABC Family original series Beautiful People, which he described in a later interview as his first leading and most challenging television role.
In 2008, he achieved widespread recognition by playing vampire Jasper Hale in the feature film Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel. He reprised this character in all four sequel films. Also, he portrayed Sokka in the 2010 film adaptation The Last Airbender and starred in the web series Aim High as Nick Green.
Music and band work
Alongside his acting pursuits, Jackson worked extensively in the music industry. From 2008 to 2012, he was a member of the funk rock band 100 Monkeys. He performed vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, mandolin, trumpet, and harmonica for the group alongside high school friends Ben Graupner and Ben Johnson, as well as Jerad Anderson and M. Lawrence Abrams.
The band released three albums in 2009 and started on a large 100-city tour across the United States. They continued touring into 2011 to coincide with the release of their album Liquid Zoo, eventually heading overseas for their first international dates during the winter of that year.
Personal life and family
Jackson married Sheila Hafsadi on September 29, 2013. The couple lives in Alpharetta, Georgia, with their three children, who were born in 2012, 2016, and 2020. His close friend and Twilight co-star Nikki Reed serves as the godmother to their eldest son.
In September 2014, he experienced a severe plane incident when a JetBlue flight he was on suffered an engine explosion, forcing the aircraft to make a safe emergency landing back at Long Beach.
Birthday and age
Jackson Rathbone was born on December 14, 1984, which makes Jackson 41 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Jackson shares the date with 66 other famous people.
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