Cast
The Cullens and the Swans
Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, a teenage girl who has fallen in love with Edward Cullen, a vampire. She is devastated when Edward abruptly leaves her.
Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, Bella's 108-year-old vampire boyfriend who abruptly leaves her.
Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen, head of the Cullen family.
Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen, Carlisle's wife.
Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen, a member of the Cullen family who can see "subjective" visions of the future and who becomes close friends with Bella. Greene explained that she would like to boost her strength and stamina for the sequel and said, "Compared to the first film it's a much larger part for me..."
Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale, a member of the Cullen family who thirsts for Bella's blood after she receives a paper cut. This particular scene is Rathbone's favorite, and he stated that he is "very excited to film [it]."
Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale, a member of the Cullen family who "feels really strongly about her hatred for Bella."[35] Reed, a brunette, stated that she will not dye her hair blond to film the sequel. "It took 36 hours initially to make me blond, and every other day, I was bleaching my head and my skin," recalled Reed. "This time around, we are testing out different wigs and stuff."
Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen, a member of the Cullen family. In an interview, Lutz said, "I've talked to the producers, and they say I have a lot of funny lines."
Billy Burke as Charlie Swan, Bella's father and Forks' Chief of Police.
Quileute tribe
Alex Meraz (Paul), Chaske Spencer (Sam), Bronson Pelletier (Jared), and Kiowa Gordon (Embry)
Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black, an old childhood friend of Bella and a member of the Quileute tribe. He becomes close to Bella after Edward leaves.
Chaske Spencer as Sam Uley, the leader of a werewolf pack that protects humans against predatory vampires.
Tinsel Korey as Emily Young, Sam's fiancée and a mother figure to the wolf pack.
Tyson Houseman as Quil Ateara, one of Jacob's best friends and the last to learn of his wolf heritage.
Alex Meraz as Paul, a volatile member of the wolf pack.
Kiowa Gordon as Embry Call, one of Jacob's best friends.
Bronson Pelletier as Jared, the joker of the wolf pack.
Graham Greene as Harry Clearwater, a Quileute elder and friend of Bella's father, Charlie.
Gil Birmingham as Billy Black, Jacob's father, a friend of Bella's father, and a Quileute elder.
Nomadic vampires
Rachelle Lefèvre as Victoria, a vampire who wants to kill Bella to avenge her mate, James.
Edi Gathegi as Laurent, a vampire who tries to kill Bella.
The Volturi
Michael Sheen as Aro, the leader of an ancient Italian vampire coven known as the Volturi.
Jamie Campbell Bower as Caius, one of the leaders of the Volturi and a key character in the plot of the film.
Christopher Heyerdahl as Marcus
Dakota Fanning as Jane, a guard of the Volturi who has the ability to torture people with illusions of pain.
Cameron Bright as Alec, Jane's brother.
Charlie Bewley as Demetri, a member of the Volturi. When asked about the character, Bewley said, "He has unparalleled tracking abilities together with insane strength, speed and classiness".
Daniel Cudmore as Felix, a Volturi enforcer.
Noot Seear as Heidi, a vampire who brings humans to the Volturi to eat.
Humans
Anna Kendrick as Jessica Stanley, Bella's friend.
Justin Chon as Eric Yorkie, Bella's friend.
Christian Serratos as Angela Weber, Bella's friend.
Michael Welch as Mike Newton, Bella's friend who has a crush on her.