Zac Efron
Biography
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).
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Movies (38)
A Family Affair
as Chris Cole
2024
NCISverse: The First 1,000
as Self
2024
Ricky Stanicky
as Dean
2024
The Iron Claw
as Kevin Von Erich
2023
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
as John 'Chickie' Donohue
2022
Firestarter
as Andy McGee
2022
Gold
as Virgil
2022
Save Ralph
as Bobby (voice)
2021
Scoob!
as Fred Jones (voice)
2020
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
as Himself
2020
The Great Global Cleanup
as Self
2020
The Disney Family Singalong
as Self
2020
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Ted Bundy
2019
The Beach Bum
as Flicker
2019
The Greatest Showman
as Phillip Carlyle
2017
Baywatch
as Matt Brody
2017
The Disaster Artist
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
2017
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Dave Stangle
2016
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
as Teddy Sanders
2016
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
as (uncredited)
2016
Dirty Grandpa
as Jason Kelly
2016
We Are Your Friends
as Cole
2015
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor
2014
Neighbors
as Teddy Sanders
2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
2014
That Awkward Moment
as Jason
2014
Parkland
as Jim Carrico
2013
The Paperboy
as Jack Jansen
2012
Liberal Arts
as Nat
2012
At Any Price
as Dean Whipple
2012
The Lucky One
as Logan Thibault
2012
The Lorax
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
2012
New Year's Eve
as Paul
2011
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
2010
Charlie St. Cloud
as Charlie St. Cloud
2010
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
as Self (Archived Footage)
2009
Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self
2009
17 Again
as Mike O'Donnell
2009
TV Shows (12)
The Studio
as Zac Efron
2025
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
as Self
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Human Discoveries
as Gary (voice)
2019
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014
Catfish: The TV Show
as Self
2012
Conan
as Self
2010