Zac Efron

Acting·Oct 18, 1987·San Luis Obispo, California, USA

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Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. Efron began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence as a teen idol for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical trilogy (2006–2008). During this time, he also starred in the musical film Hairspray (2007) and the comedy film 17 Again (2009), the former of which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Efron had starring roles in the films New Year's Eve (2011), The Lucky One (2012), The Paperboy (2012), Neighbors (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), Baywatch (2017), and The Greatest Showman (2017). He played Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) and Kevin Von Erich in The Iron Claw (2023). In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for hosting the Netflix travel show Down to Earth with Zac Efron (2020–2022).

Film	Credit
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special2026 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
A Family Affair2024 · Chris Cole	Chris Cole
NCISverse: The First 1,0002024 · Self	Self
Ricky Stanicky2024 · Dean	Dean
The Iron Claw2023 · Kevin Von Erich	Kevin Von Erich
The Greatest Beer Run Ever2022 · John 'Chickie' Donohue	John 'Chickie' Donohue
Firestarter2022 · Andy McGee	Andy McGee
Gold2022 · Virgil	Virgil
Scoob!2020 · Fred Jones (voice)	Fred Jones (voice)
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass2020 · Himself	Himself
The Great Global Cleanup2020 · Self	Self
The Disney Family Singalong2020 · Self	Self
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile2019 · Ted Bundy	Ted Bundy
The Beach Bum2019 · Flicker	Flicker
The Greatest Showman2017 · Phillip Carlyle	Phillip Carlyle
Baywatch2017 · Matt Brody	Matt Brody
The Disaster Artist2017 · Dan / 'Chris-R'	Dan / 'Chris-R'
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates2016 · Dave Stangle	Dave Stangle
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising2016 · Teddy Sanders	Teddy Sanders
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary2016 · (uncredited)	(uncredited)
Dirty Grandpa2016 · Jason Kelly	Jason Kelly
We Are Your Friends2015 · Cole	Cole
21 Years: Richard Linklater2014 · Self - Actor	Self - Actor
Neighbors2014 · Teddy Sanders	Teddy Sanders
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise2014 · Superboy / Brainiac (voice)	Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
That Awkward Moment2014 · Jason	Jason
Parkland2013 · Jim Carrico	Jim Carrico
The Paperboy2012 · Jack Jansen	Jack Jansen
Liberal Arts2012 · Nat	Nat
At Any Price2012 · Dean Whipple	Dean Whipple
The Lucky One2012 · Logan Thibault	Logan Thibault
The Lorax2012 · Ted Wiggins (voice)	Ted Wiggins (voice)
New Year's Eve2011 · Paul	Paul
The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III2010 · Anakin Skywalker (voice)	Anakin Skywalker (voice)
Charlie St. Cloud2010 · Charlie St. Cloud	Charlie St. Cloud
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol2009 · Self (Archived Footage)	Self (Archived Footage)
17 Agan: Going Back to 172009 · Self	Self
17 Again: Zac Goes Back2009 · Self	Self
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback2009 · Self	Self
Zac Efron's Pool Party2009 · Self	Self
17 Again2009 · Mike O'Donnell	Mike O'Donnell
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical2008 · Self	Self
High School Musical 3: Senior Year2008 · Troy Bolton	Troy Bolton
Me and Orson Welles2008 · Richard Samuels	Richard Samuels
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"2007 · Self	Self
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth2007 · Self	Self
'Hairspray' Extentions2007 · Self	Self
It's 'Hairspray'!2007 · Self	Self