Character: Edward Cullen

Played by Robert Pattinson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

The inhumanly handsome Edward Cullen has been 17 years old since 1918, when his adoptive father Carlisle Cullen turned him into a vampire as he lay dying from influenza. Since then, Edward’s been the odd man out in the Cullen clan, comprised of couples like his “parents” Carlisle and Esme and “siblings” Alice and Jasper, and Rosalie and Emmett -- all of whom have chosen to live as “vegetarian” vampires, like him.

Like all vampires, Edward possesses ice-cold skin, super strength and speed, and razor-sharp teeth (but not fangs); unlike most vampires, Edward also has the ability to hear the thoughts of those around him -- with one exception: Bella Swan.

When Edward realizes he’s falling in love with Bella, whose tantalizing blood smells sweeter than any other human, he must fight his twin impulses of eternal love and vampiric thirst in order to ensure that Bella remains safe – not only from himself, but from others of his kind.