Hunter Schafer Biography
Hunter Schafer is an American actress, model, and LGBTQ+ rights activist who gained widespread recognition for her role as Jules Vaughn in the HBO series “Euphoria.” She has made significant strides in her career and personal advocacy.
Hunter Schafer Age
Schafer is 25 years old as of June 2024. She was born on December 31, 1998, in Trenton, New Jersey, United States.
Hunter Schafer Height
She stands at a height of 1.78 m.
Hunter Schafer Nationality
She holds American nationality.
Hunter Schafer Education
Schafer attended Needham B. Broughton High School before transferring to the North Carolina School of the Arts, where she completed the high school Visual Arts program. After honing her artistic skills, she graduated in 2017 and successfully transitioned into an acting career.
Hunter Schafer Parents
Hunter is the daughter of Katy Schafer and Mac Schafer, a Presbyterian minister. Her family moved between churches and congregations in New Jersey, Arizona, and finally, Raleigh, North Carolina, where she was raised. She has three younger siblings: two sisters and a brother.
Hunter transitioned from male to female during her freshman year of high school. In an interview, she mentioned that she had been aware of her sexuality since childhood and came out as gay to her parents in seventh grade. In ninth grade, she was diagnosed with gender dysphoria and experienced anxiety about her gender identity during puberty. As a transgender woman, Schafer advocates for LGBT rights and speaks out on related issues.
Hunter Schafer Partner
Currently, Hunter is single. She mentioned that she is still getting over her breakup with her Euphoria season 2 co-star, singer-songwriter Dominic Fike. She spoke warmly about her relationship with Fike and how it helped her to open up. They dated on and off in 2022.
Before Fike, Hunter dated Rosalía for about five months, starting in the fall of 2019. After spending time together, she realized they had romantic feelings for each other, but they are now just good friends.
Hunter also mentioned that she maintains beautiful friendships with people she was once romantically involved with, like Rosalía, whom she considers family.
Hunter Schafer Career
Schafer began her modeling career at ‘New York Fashion Week’ and has since worked with renowned brands such as ‘Dior,’ ‘Tommy Hilfiger,’ ‘Miu Miu,’ ‘Versus Versace,’ ‘Maison Margiela,’ and ‘Helmut Lang.’ She has collaborated with famous fashion designers like Rick Owens, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, Ann Demeulemeester, and Emilio Pucci. She has been featured in magazines like ‘Teen Vogue,’ which led to an interview with Hillary Clinton after being listed on their ’21 Under 21′ list.
Schafer gained widespread recognition in 2019 when she played Jules Vaughn in the teen drama TV series ‘Euphoria’ alongside actress and singer Zendaya. Despite her acting success, she desires to continue working as a fashion model and hopes to collaborate with her fashion idols.
In 2022, Schafer starred in the English dub of the Japanese animated film ‘Belle’ and made her directorial debut by creating the music video for Girl in Red’s song ‘Hornylovesickmess.’ She also directed the video for Anohni and the Johnsons’ song ‘Why Am I Alive Now?’
Schafer received acclaim for her performance in the 2023 The Hunger Games prequel, ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.’ She also appeared in Tilman Singer’s horror movie ‘Cuckoo’ and Yorgos Lanthimos’ anthology film ‘Kinds of Kindness.’ Her upcoming projects include roles in David Lowery’s film ‘Mother Mary,’ Hideo Kojima Jordan Peele’s horror video game ‘OD,’ and the Amazon science fiction television series ‘Blade Runner 2099.’
Hunter Schafer Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $6 million as of June 2024.
