Hunter Schafer @hunterschafer is an American actress, model, director, and LGBT rights activist.
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Personal information
Born December 31, 1998 (age 25)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
Actressmodelactivist
Years active 2017–present
Modeling information
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Blue
Agency
Community (New York)
Why Not Model Management (Milan)
Premier Model Management (London)
Lingerie Model film #top #modelfilm #deniceandree
Interview with Luma Grothe - Olympéa | PACO RABANNE
YouTube
9 Hours in Milan With Hunter Schafer | Vogue
Hunter Schafer Has Been Preparing for Her Hunger Games Role Since Childhood | The Tonight Show
CUCKOO - Behind The Scenes Talk With Hunter Schafer, Jessica Henwick & Dan Stevens | Berlinale 2024
About
Hunter Schafer (born December 31, 1998) is an American actress, model, director, and LGBT rights activist. She made her acting debut as transgender high school student Jules Vaughn in the HBO teen drama television series Euphoria (2019–present), which earned her nominations for a Shorty Award, an MTV Movie & TV Award, and a Dorian Award. In 2023, she portrayed Tigris Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
For her activism against North Carolina's anti-LGBT legislation HB2, Teen Vogue listed Schafer on its "21 Under 21" list in 2017.
Early life
Schafer was born on December 31, 1998, in Trenton, New Jersey, to parents Katy and Mac Schafer. Her father is a Presbyterian minister, and their family moved between churches and congregations in New Jersey, Arizona, and finally Raleigh, North Carolina. She has three younger siblings: two sisters and a brother.
Schafer has said she started expressing femininity as a toddler. In seventh grade, Schafer came out to her parents as a gay boy, but started experiencing gender dysphoria in eighth grade, and transitioned as a trans girl in ninth grade after being diagnosed with dysphoria. She stated that the Internet helped her cope with her gender identity, as she turned to YouTube and social media to learn about people's transition timelines. In high school, she contributed comic art to the website Rookie.
In 2016, as a junior in high school, Schafer was the youngest name listed as a plaintiff on the ACLU's lawsuit, Carcaño v. McCrory, against North Carolina's bill HB2, which prevented trans people from using the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity. The lawsuit led to the bill's repeal. For her activism, including her activism against HB2, Teen Vogue listed Schafer on its "21 Under 21" list in 2017, and granted her an interview with Hillary Clinton.
In her senior year, Schafer was a semifinalist in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. She graduated from the High School Visual Arts program at the North Carolina School of the Arts in 2017, having transferred there from Needham B. Broughton High School. She started modeling shortly after high school. Schafer planned to attend Central Saint Martins, an arts college in London, England, but deferred her enrollment after high school to focus on her career, when she received an audition for the HBO series Euphoria. Schafer joined the show after finding a casting call for transgender girls on Instagram, which required no previous acting experience. A few days later, her modeling agency told her she received the audition.
Career
Schafer in 2021
Schafer has modeled for Prada, Dior, Gucci, Calvin Klein, Rick Owens, Helmut Lang, Tommy Hilfiger, Thierry Mugler, Coach, Maison Margiela, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, Versus Versace, Emilio Pucci, Ann Demeulemeester, and Erdem, among other fashion houses. In 2022, she became the global brand ambassador for Shiseido Makeup, and in 2023 became the new face of Mugler's Angel perfume.
In 2019, Schafer was cast in Euphoria as a transgender high school girl, Jules Vaughn, marking her acting debut. For the role, she received a Shorty Award, an MTV Movie & TV Award, and a Dorian Award. She was named among transgender actors not nominated at the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards. Aside from her leading role in the series, she also co-wrote an episode with the show's creator Sam Levinson and served as co-executive producer. Additionally, she collaborated with him so that her character and the show's story reflected her experience.
In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade, Queerty named Schafer among the 50 heroes "leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people". In 2021, Time named her to its Next list of "100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future", with a tribute written by Euphoria co-star Zendaya.
In 2022, Schafer starred in the English dub of the Japanese animated film Belle. She made her directorial debut when making the music video for Girl in Red's song Hornylovesickness, and also made the video for Anohni and the Johnsons' song Why Am I Alive Now?. She starred in the 2023 The Hunger Games prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, for which her performance was praised. In 2022, she filmed her role in Tilman Singer's horror movie Cuckoo, which is set to release in 2024. She also has upcoming roles in Yorgos Lanthimos' anthology film Kinds of Kindness, David Lowery's film Mother Mary, and Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele's horror video game, OD.
Personal life
Schafer has stated, "I do like people to know that I'm not a cis girl because that's not something that I am or feel like I am. I'm proud to be a trans person." In 2019, Schafer said that she was "closer to what you might call a lesbian." In December 2021, she stated on Twitter that her sexuality is "bi or pan or something". Schafer dated Euphoria co-star Dominic Fike from February 2022 to c. July 2023.
In August 2022, Schafer liked and commented "!!!!!" on an Instagram post that blamed non-binary people who "fought to have trans identities no longer considered a medical condition that requires dysphoria" for negative social attitudes and legislation targeting the trans community. This prompted backlash from queer and trans fans, with many accusing Schafer of endorsing transmedicalism. Commenting on a later Instagram post, Schafer denied being a transmedicalist or holding hatred towards non-binary people, saying that she merely felt there was "an in-balance in the visibility and space-taken up between non-binary folks and binary trans women (particularly those of color and/or those who have resulted to sex work as a means of survival) that i think deserves attention/ re-evaluation (as far as resources and platforms go) within the LGBTQ+ community".
On February 27, 2024, Schafer was arrested in New York City while at a Jewish Voice for Peace protest advocating for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Belle Ruka "Ruka-chan" Watanabe (voice) English dub
2023 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Tigris Snow
2024 Cuckoo Gretchen
Kinds of Kindness TBA
TBA Mother Mary Hilda Post-production
TV
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019–present Euphoria Jules Vaughn
Main cast
Co-executive producer
Co-writer: "Fuck Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob - Part 2: Jules"
Music videos
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Girl in Red – "Hornylovesickmess" — Director
2023 ANOHNI and the Johnsons – "Why Am I Alive Now?"
Video games
Year Title Role Notes
TBA OD TBA
Awards and nominations
List of awards and nominations
Year Organisation Award Work Result
2020 GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics We're Wilde About You! Rising Star of the Year Euphoria Nominated
Shorty Awards Actor Longlisted
2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Kiss
(Shared with Dominic Fike) Nominated.
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