Hunter Schafer
Headshot of Hunter Schafer, a young, white woman with dark blonde hair, wearing a gray off-the-shoulder cardigan.
Schafer at the 2024 Berlinale
Born December 31, 1998 (age 27)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
Actress model
Years active 2017–present
Hunter Schafer (born December 31, 1998) is an American actress, model and trans activist. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Schafer was assigned male at birth and transitioned as a child. She came to public attention after joining a 2016 lawsuit against North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, a so-called "bathroom bill" which prevented transgender people from using public bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity. For her activism, she was named to Teen Vogue's "21 Under 21" list in 2017.
Schafer has studied watercolor painting and clothing design. In 2017, she began working as a fashion model for various brands. Schafer had initially planned to attend an arts college to further study clothing design, but instead decided to transition to acting when she was cast in the HBO teen drama television series Euphoria (2019–present). Her role as transgender high school student Jules Vaughn, and her co-writing credit on an episode of the series, garnered her critical praise.




