Hunter Schafer is a rising American actress, director, and producer known for the TV series Euphoria and movies like The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Kinds of Kindness.
Born in 1998, in Trenton, New Jersey, Hunter Schafer is a daughter of Katy and Mac Schafer.
She attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and Central Saint Martins to pursue an acting career.
After graduation, Schafer landed on HBO’s Euphoria, a great debut TV series, to play Jules Vaughn in 2019, and she is still doing it.
Then, she starred in the movie sequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, in 2021.
Besides, the well-known filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos cast her in the black comedy Kinds of Kindness in 2024, including other crews, including Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Willem Dafoe.
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In the same year, Schafer starred in the movie Cuckoo, directed by Tilman Singer.
Highlights
- It is estimated that Hunter Schafer’s net worth was over $6 million as of the 2024 fiscal year.
- In 2022, Schafer had $1 Million, which increased to $6 million with a 500% growth rate.
- Her source of income comes from her professions, including acting, producing, and modeling.
Hunter Schafer’s Wealth and Income Source
Rising star Hunter Schafe began her career in the glamour world as a model at the age of 18.
Now, she works with several agencies, such as Community (New York), Premier Model Management (London), and Why Not Model Management (Milan).
In her early career, she worked with global brands like Prada, Dior, Coach, Vera Wang, and Calvin Klein, which pushed her to participate in several fashion events, including New York Fashion Week and London Fashion Week.
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She also endorsed several brands, including Helmut Lang, Rick Owens, Thierry Mugler, Emilio Pucci, Marc Jacobs, Dior, and Miu Miu.
Besides acting and modeling, Schafe has been a co-executive producer in the TV series “Euphoria.”
Schafe has also bought a house in LA’s Brentwood neighborhood, which is worth $3.9 million.
Hunter Schafer’s Other Achievement
For her outstanding work in acting, Hunter Schafer earned a nomination for Best Kiss from the MTV Movie & TV Awards in 2022.
Before this, she was nominated for We’re Wilde About You! Rising Star of the Year in 2020.
Besides, Hunter Schafer is a young activist for LGBTQ community. As she is herself a trans woman, she protested against North Carolina’s gender-discriminatory Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act while in school.
Particulatly, her role in ACLU’s lawsuit against North Carolina’s HB2, has promoted her public profile significantly.
She was featured in Teen Vogue’s “21 Under 21” list in 2017. Also former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has interviewed Hunter Schafer.
During a pro-Palestine protest at the Rockefeller Center’s NBC headquarters, trans activist and actor Hunter Schafer was detained by authorities.
The demonstration sought to interrupt President Joe Biden’s appearance on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers,’ where he addressed… pic.twitter.com/iSjNL4IMw9
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) February 29, 2024
In 2024, she was detained by authorities while advocating for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war.
Additional Information
- Hunter Schafer is 5’10” tall and weighs around 65 Kg.
- In 2022, Schafer dated her “Euphoria” costar Dominic Fike.
- She announced her sexuality through Twitter in 2019 as either bisexual or pansexual.
- Schafer was raised with 3 younger siblings: one brother and two sisters.
