Every so often, you meet someone who, in even just a short time, manages to change your life forever; someone possessed of such charisma and vibrancy, you come away from the experience with creativity ablaze, hopes renewed, confidence restored and idealism reborn.

Twilight fans, beware! Rob Pattinson doesn’t hold a candle to this golden newcomer, who should have been cast to play the contemporary romantic Edward Cullen on the big screen.