Beverly Hills, 90210 breakout star Dustin Mulligan was once a frontrunner for the role of vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight film series — but lost the role to heartthrob Robert Pattinson because he wasn’t British enough.

“Unfortunately, I didn’t have a British accent, so, I didn’t get the job,” Dustin, who plays Ethan on The CW’s modern-day revival of 90210.

Dustin says he was most disappointed about the fact he wouldn’t have the chance to work with his In the Land of Women co-star Kristen Stewart for a second time.

“Kristen was actually a remarkable young woman. I met her when she was 15… She’s really really smart… She’s got the potential to do anything,” the young actor told Access Hollywood on Wednesday.