12 'Twilight' stars who've established new notoriety outside the 'Saga'

Jack Huston portrayed the horribly mean Royce King in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, but Boardwalk Empire fans recognize him as their disfigured WWI vet-turned-mobster Richard Harrow. He's also known in some circles as the "Guinness Guy" for his recent appearance in the brand's black lager commercial. Anna Kendrick (a.k.a. the flighty Jessica Stanley in the Twilight series) earned her post-Saga cred pretty quickly with her Oscar-nominated performance in Up In The Air. She's since nabbed one impressive project (End Of Watch) after the next (The Company You Keep), but her first central leading role came in 2012 with Pitch Perfect. Kendrick starred as Beca, a college freshman forced to join a club who finds that she's actually an aca-asset to her all girls a capella group. The film itself proved to be both a critical and box office success, and a sequel is already in development.Jamie Campbell Bower, who portrayed Caius of the Volturi throughout the Saga, was previously known for his work in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, but fans of Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones will soon - if they don't already - know him as Jace Wayland, the stele-toting shadowhunter who steals hearts and slays the wicked.View the list »
Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace Wayland in 'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones'

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There were several Twilight stars with long-lived careers and notoriety before coming into the Saga's cast.

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For instance, Kristen Stewart was regarded for her work in films like Into The Wild, and Robert Pattinson was known by the Harry Potter fan community as their Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. Peter Facinelli was Mike Dexter from Can't Hardly Wait to a lot of folks, Dakota Fanning has been famous since she could speak essentially, and Billy Burke was a familiar face thanks to Fracture and 24. The list goes on and on.

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That said, there are a few of these Twilight stars who've made new names for themselves after appearing in the Twilight series, and with 21 And Over it looks like Justin Chon aims to do the same. His flick, developed by the same comedic minds behind The Hangover, may just be the catapult which launches him into a new territory in Hollywood.

To celebrate those who've been successful at doing so at this point, here's a run-through of his predecessors in achievement. Included in the list are: Jamie Campbell Bower, Anna Kendrick, Jack Huston, Daniel Cudmore, Valorie Curry, Jackson Rathbone and more!

Hit the list to see what these Twilight stars are known for in other fan circles these days!

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  • Jamie Campbell Bower, who portrayed Caius of the Volturi throughout the Saga, was previously known for his work in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, but fans of Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones will soon - if they don't already - know him as Jace Wayland, the stele-toting shadowhunter who steals hearts and slays the wicked.
  •  Anna Kendrick (a.k.a. the flighty Jessica Stanley in the Twilight series) earned her post-Saga cred pretty quickly with her Oscar-nominated performance in Up In The Air. She's since nabbed one impressive project (End Of Watch) after the next (The Company You Keep), but her first central leading role came in 2012 with Pitch Perfect. Kendrick starred as Beca, a college freshman forced to join a club who finds that she's actually an aca-asset to her all girls a capella group. The film itself proved to be both a critical and box office success, and a sequel is already in development.
  • Jack Huston portrayed the horribly mean Royce King in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, but Boardwalk Empire fans recognize him as their disfigured WWI vet-turned-mobster Richard Harrow. He's also known in some circles as the "Guinness Guy" for his recent appearance in the brand's black lager commercial.
  • For the last few years, Peter Facinelli (Carlisle Cullen in the Saga) has been pulling double doctor duty with Twilight and Showtime's Nurse Jackie. Now into its fifth season, the show has afforded Facinelli a new identity in the wacky Fitch Cooper.
  • Before joining the Twilight Saga, Daniel Cudmore was known to fans of the X-Men franchise as Colossus, but his portrayal of Master Chief in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn gave him even more cosplay potential. He'll also appear as Manticore in Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters this year.
  •  Valorie Curry starred in the popular TV series Veronica Mars before joining The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 as Charlotte the Nomad, but now FOX viewers know her as the uber-creepy Emma Hill on the network’s newest hit series The Following.
  • Billy Burke and his 'stache have been a staple of the Twilight Saga, but now he and Breaking Dawn - Part 2 newcomer J.D. Pardo (Nahuel of the South American coven) are holding it down on NBC's action drama Revolution.
  • Edi Gathegi has had a few projects go forth since becoming Laurent for Twilight, and one of them happened to be a dream come true, according to him: starring as Darwin for X-Men: First Class. 
  • Christopher Heyerdahl, known as Marcus of the Volturi in the Twilight Saga, was a familiar face for Sanctuary and Supernatural fans before stepping into the Saga, and he's continued his track record of portraying interesting television characters with recurring parts on Hell On Wheels and True Blood. AMC watchers know him as The Swede.
  • Charlie Bewley's recently begun a little franchise-crossover action himself with a recurring guest role on The CW's The Vampire Diaries. Though he played the Volturi tracker Demetri in the Twilight Saga, he's one of Five gifted vampire hunters in TVD.
  • Kristen Stewart started up another big franchise opportunity with Snow White And The Huntsman, and it looks like this trilogy will go forth with movie two before too long. Stewart also portrayed a strong supporting character in the long-awaited adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On The Road.
  • Jackson Rathbone might portray a sullen vampire with Confederate Army roots, but in the Warner Bros. web series Aim High he's a secret operative for the CIA ... who's still in high school.Season two of the show is said to be "bigger" and "better" than the first.
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