The actress, while promoting her upcoming film "Insurgent," told E! Online that Snowden is a "hero."
"I define a hero as somebody, who against the judgment of other people, if they believe something will positively impact the world and they choose to do it and honor their integrity, that's what I sort of consider a hero, no matter how big or mall a feat they create," Woodley told E! Online. "And in that light, absolutely I think that Edward Snowden is a hero."
Joseph Gordon-Levitt portrays the title character in the upcoming biopic "Snowden." Zachary Quinto and Nicolas Cage will also be in the film.
Woodley went on to talk about the risk Snowden took when he leaked classified information to the press.
"You are the epitome of the word selfless," she said. "You did something knowing you wouldn't be able to come home, knowing that your country would have very mixed feelings and yet your integrity on what you believe was right or wrong or should be public knowledge was more important to you... So I would like to say thank you to him."