11 people you forgot were in the Twilight series

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It's now been ten years since the first Twilight sunk its fangs into cinema audiences worldwide, with the series going on to gross more than $1.3 billion across five movies.

Anna Kendrick – who played human Jessica Stanley in the first four movies – marked the special occasion in her own way on Twitter by joking: "Holy shit. I just remembered I was in Twilight."

But Kendrick's anniversary gag got us thinking about other cast members that you might have forgotten popped up in the Twilight series. Everyone remembers Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattison and Taylor Lautner, of course, but give yourself a gold star if you remember all of these.

1. Jamie Campbell Bower

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Appeared in: New Moon, Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2

Before he arrived in the Wizarding World as the young Gellert Grindelwald (a role he reprised in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Jamie Campbell Bower was Caius, one of the three ancient leaders of the Volturi.

2. Rami Malek

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Photo credit: Summit Entertainment

Appeared in: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

He may now be better known as Freddie Mercury for his sensational performance in Bohemian Rhapsody (or of course for his show Mr Robot) but one of Rami Malek's earliest movie roles came in Breaking Dawn – Part 2 as a member of the Egyptian coven called Benjamin.

3. Christian Serratos

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Photo credit: Summit Entertainment

Appeared in: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn – Part 1

The Walking Dead star Christian Serratos made her movie debut as Bella's classmate Angela Weber, but has been a bit too busy killing walkers to have had other movie roles outside of the Twilight series.

4. Maggie Grace

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Photo credit: Summit Entertainment

Appeared in: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2

Talking of walkers, Fear the Walking Dead star Maggie Grace appeared in the final two Twilight movies as Irina, one of the original members of the Denali coven alongside Tanya (MyAnna Buring) and Kate (Casey LaBow).

5. Lee Pace

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Appeared in: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

Lee Pace must have enjoyed being part of a major franchise as he followed up his Breaking Dawn – Part 2 role as nomadic vampire Garrett with The Hobbit trilogy, as well as taking on the role of Ronan the Accuser in Guardians of the Galaxy.

6. Cam Gigandet

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Photo credit: Summit Entertainment

Appeared in: Twilight

Another nomadic vampire came in the form of The OC star Cam Gigandet as the villainous James in the first movie. It's fair to say it hasn't had quite the same impact on his career as it did for the likes of Pattinson and Lautner...

7. Dakota Fanning

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Photo credit: Summit Entertainment

Appeared in: New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn – Part 2

Incredibly, Dakota Fanning had been acting for almost a decade when she appeared in New Moon as powerful Volturi guard Jane, twin sister of Alec (Cameron Bright), when she was 15 years old –and she's barely taken a break since.

8. Michael Sheen

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Photo credit: Summit Entertainment

Appeared in: New Moon, Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2

As one of the three Volturi leaders, Michael Sheen popped up as Aro in three Twilight movies which were a considerable upgrade on when he played a werewolf in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

9. Bryce Dallas Howard

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Appeared in: Eclipse

Jurassic World star Bryce Dallas Howard took over from Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria for Eclipse after a scheduling conflict meant Lefevre couldn't appear (something she disputed). Fans weren't happy, but Howard proved to be a worthy replacement.

10. Wendell Pierce

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Photo credit: Summit Entertainment

Appeared in: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

The Wire's Wendell Pierce featured in the final Twilight movie as shady lawyer J Jenks, long-time associate of Jasper Hale. Sadly, we didn't get a recreation of the "f**k" investigation scene from The Wire.

11. Angela Sarafyan

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Photo credit: Summit Entertainment

Appeared in: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

Before she was Clementine Pennyfeather in Westworld, Angela Sarafyan starred as Benjamin's mate Tia, a member of the Egyptian coven.


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