Jules Vaughn is a main character in the first and second seasons of Euphoria. She is portrayed by Hunter Schafer , while her year-old counterpart is portrayed by Clark Furlong. Eclectic, free-spirited, chaotic and kind, Jules is a new girl in town , who quickly catches Rue and Nate's attention during the end of summer and before the start of their new year in high school. Since Jules was about seven or eight, she dealt with bouts of depression, anxiety, and self-harm largely stemming from gender dysphoria, which eventually led to her mother taking her to a psychiatric hospital against her will at age This incident strongly affected the already strained relationship between them due to Amy's alcohol and drug abuse, which made Jules very distrustful towards her.
After her mother's addiction became worse, and she was sent away to rehab, Jules' father quit his job in order to be closer to her and supported his daughter throughout her transition. They have a good bond and she has a seemingly good home life with her father. While attending her old school, Jules met and befriended a person named TC who introduces her to Anna. A couple weeks before the events of Euphoria , Jules and her father moved to a new town.
Jules is new to the town, she lives with her father who got custody of her after the divorce. Nate catcalled to her, and she flipped him off, however it caused her to crash into the ground.
When she got home, she went on a dating app and agreed to meet with a man with the username DominantDaddy. She cancelled her plans to meet up with Kat at the party. Upon arriving at the motel for their rendezvous, she has second thoughts, but he sends her a photo of a wine bottle and two glasses, so she walks to the room's door and knocks on the door. He asked her how old she is and she lies about her age and has rough sex with him.
When he taking a shower after sex, his phone buzzes on the bedside table, when she picks it up, the lock screen is a studio portrait of him with what looks like his wife and young sons. She quickly dresses and leaves. When Nate sees Maddy having sex in the pool, he storms into the kitchen and Jules immediately catches his eye. It's not made clear if he recognizes her as the girl who rode the bike. He begins to shout and taunt her, let's her know that he'd be willing to give her 'attention' and then ends up threatening her.
