Taylor Lautner Competed With 3 Actors to Play Jacob in 'Twilight,' & 1 Actor Almost Replaced Him

Steven Strait

Before the Twilight casting was announced, Stephenie kept engaged with fans on her personal blog. It’s where she revealed actors that she thought would be a good fit for various roles. That includes Jacob.

In 2007, she said that Steven Strait was her “favorite Jacob Black.” There was a caveat to that, though, which instantly struck him from truly being considered.

“He’s a New Moon – aged Jacob (which means he’d be way, way too old to ever play Jacob if they ever made New Moon into a movie. Sigh. This is sort of what Jacob looks like in my head, though.)” Stephenie wrote.