Hunter Schafer was a breakout star from her very first scene on "Euphoria." The 23-year-old actor, model, and activist hails from New Jersey, and "Euphoria" was her very first acting role. She's also worked as a model, collaborating with Prada, Dior, Gucci, and a host of other major names.
She's also been a vocal activist, joining a lawsuit as a plaintiff against the so-called "bathroom bill" in 2018. "We are on the forefront of a revolution in which identity and expression will take priority over the labels assigned to us at birth," she wrote in an op-ed in i-D published in 2017. "In which self-identification will take priority over perception. In which gender will fall away entirely."
In 2022, Schafer made her directorial debut with musician Girl in Red's video "HornyLovesickMess." "A music video is the perfect format to kind of experiment, especially as a new director," she told The Hollywood Reporter. "It seemed like a really good place to have the wiggle room to make some mistakes if I needed to, before approaching something much more ambitious, like a short film or a feature, which, hopefully, I will do someday." She already has cowriting for TV under her belt, working alongside Sam Levinson to write a special "Euphoria" episode centered on Jules. "It's my comfort zone. I love it all," she said of the behind-the-scenes world. "I just want to keep soaking up everything."
Still, she's not leaving the onscreen world behind anytime soon. She's set to star in Tilman Singer's horror feature "Cuckoo" alongside John Malkovich and Gemma Chan, and, of course, she'll be in the next season of "Euphoria" in 2024 — so we're sure to be seeing a whole lot more of her.
