Hunter Schafer\u00a0(born December\u00a031, 1998) is an American actress, model and\u00a0transgender rights activist. Born in\u00a0Trenton, New Jersey, and raised in\u00a0Raleigh, North Carolina, Schafer was assigned male at birth and\u00a0transitioned\u00a0as a child. She came to public attention after joining a 2016 lawsuit against North Carolina’s\u00a0Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, a so-called “bathroom bill” which prevented transgender people from using public bathrooms corresponding to their\u00a0gender identity. For her activism, she was named to\u00a0Teen Vogue’s “21 Under 21” list in 2017.<\/p>\n
Schafer has studied\u00a0watercolour painting\u00a0and\u00a0clothing design. In 2017, she began work as a\u00a0fashion model\u00a0for various brands. Schafer initially planned to attend an arts college to further her studies in clothing design, but instead decided to transition to acting after being cast in the\u00a0HBO\u00a0teen drama series\u00a0Euphoria\u00a0(2019\u2013present). Her role as transgender high school student\u00a0Jules Vaughn, and her co-writing credit on an episode of the series, garnered her critical praise.<\/p>\n
Schafer has since starred in the films\u00a0The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes\u00a0(2023) and\u00a0Cuckoo\u00a0(2024), and had minor roles in\u00a0Kinds of Kindness\u00a0(2024) and the English\u00a0dub\u00a0of the Japanese film\u00a0Belle\u00a0(2021). Schafer has continued to model after entering the acting industry, serving as\u00a0a brand ambassador\u00a0for\u00a0Shiseido Makeup,\u00a0Prada, and\u00a0Mugler.<\/p>\n
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Hunter Schafer\u00a0(born December\u00a031, 1998) is an American actress, model and\u00a0transgender rights activist. Born in\u00a0Trenton, New Jersey, and raised in\u00a0Raleigh, North Carolina, Schafer was assigned male at birth and\u00a0transitioned\u00a0as a child. She came to public attention after joining a 2016 lawsuit against North Carolina’s\u00a0Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, a so-called “bathroom bill” which prevented transgender […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-30732","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n