^ hes 23
heres some info i got from his official website
Jackson Rathbone (born December 21, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for his role as 'Nicholas Fiske', on the ABC Family drama, Beautiful People. He has had guest roles in The OC, and Close to Home. He has made a couple of movies, Molding Clay (AKA River's End), Pray for Morning, and Travis and Henry. He also did extensive work for Disney 411 and interviewed big stars like Hilary Duff.
On February 19, 2008 it was announced that he is set to play the character of 'Jasper Hale' in the upcoming movie, Twilight, based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer.
Rathbone was born in Singapore and has lived from places ranging from Indonesia to Midland, Texas. He started out in local theatre, The Pickwick Players. In high school, he went to Interlochen, a private school for the arts in Michigan. After graduation, he has plans to goto Royal Scottish Academy but went to LA to experiment with the big screen.
He lived with his high school mate and best friend, Alex Boyd. He immediately signed onto Disney's 411.
When he is not busy pursuing a TV/film career, he also enjoys music, writing, singing and producing.