‘Twilight’ Heartthrob Is Unrecognizable After Major Style Switch-Up: ‘Be Still My Millennial Heart’ originally appeared on Parade.
As the countless devoted fans of the Twilight film series know, Cullen family member Jasper Hale — played by Jackson Rathbone — was known for his wavy, chin-length blonde hair (and startling amber eyes). But as a recent video proved, Rathbone has definitely moved on from his iconic character’s look…and fans can’t get enough.
In a clip shared to TikTok this week, Rathbone, 40, sat in a chair at a hair salon, where his brown locks had recently been cut into a more close-cropped ‘do. As the hairdresser cleaned up the edges with his clippers, he seemed to nick Rathbone, saying, “Oh, geez, did I get you?”
Rathbone’s answer — delivered while looking directly into the camera — came courtesy of a soundbite featuring Jasper’s iconic line from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: “Those are my battle scars.”
Commenters made it clear they approved of his new style, with one gushing, “He’s still so fiiiiiine.”
“Damn, he’s finer than ever,” a second person agreed, with another adding, “Aged like fine wine.”
“Be still my lil millennial heart omg,” declared someone else.
In a 2008 interview with Seventeen, Rathbone opened up about dying his naturally dark hair blonde for the Twilight movies, saying, “I really enjoyed it.”
“I was always a character actor when I was in theatre,” he continued. “I kind of find that it helps the audience, especially with Jasper. I mean I’m not actually blonde so I had to bleach my hair blonde. I’m fairly pale. I’m more of an indoor sports kind of guy. I’m a musician so I spent most of my time awake at night and in the recording studio tucked away from the sun.”
“But I really do love to change appearances for a lot of the characters I play,” Rathbone added.
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‘Twilight’ Heartthrob Is Unrecognizable After Major Style Switch-Up: ‘Be Still My Millennial Heart’ first appeared on Parade on Aug 15, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
