Zac Efron
Acting • Born 1987-10-18
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).
Filmography
93 credits
Hairspray
Movie • 2007
Link Larkin
High School Musical
Movie • 2006
Troy Bolton
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Movie • 2008
Troy Bolton
Me and Orson Welles
Movie • 2008
Richard Samuels
High School Musical 2
Movie • 2007
Troy Bolton
New Year's Eve
Movie • 2011
Paul
Charlie St. Cloud
Movie • 2010
Charlie St. Cloud
17 Again
Movie • 2009
Mike O'Donnell
The Derby Stallion
Movie • 2005
Patrick McCardle
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Movie • 2010
Anakin Skywalker (voice)
The Paperboy
Movie • 2012
Jack Jansen
The Lorax
Movie • 2012
Ted Wiggins (voice)
Liberal Arts
Movie • 2012
Nat
Miracle Run
Movie • 2004
Steven Morgan
The Lucky One
Movie • 2012
Logan Thibault
At Any Price
Movie • 2012
Dean Whipple
Neighbors
Movie • 2014
Teddy Sanders
Parkland
Movie • 2013
Jim Carrico
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
Movie • 2016
(uncredited)
That Awkward Moment
Movie • 2014
Jason
A Family Affair
Movie • 2024
Chris Cole
Dirty Grandpa
Movie • 2016
Jason Kelly
Ricky Stanicky
Movie • 2024
Dean
The Iron Claw
Movie • 2023
Kevin Von Erich
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Movie • 2016
Dave Stangle
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
Movie • 2009
Self (Archived Footage)
Famous
Movie
Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Movie • 2016
Teddy Sanders
We Are Your Friends
Movie • 2015
Cole
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Movie • 2014
Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
The Disaster Artist
Movie • 2017
Dan / 'Chris-R'
Baywatch
Movie • 2017
Matt Brody
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Movie • 2014
Self - Actor
High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical
Movie • 2008
Self
Night Business
Movie
Johnny Timothy
Road To High School Musical 2
Movie • 2007
Self
NCISverse: The First 1,000
Movie • 2024
Self
The Greatest Showman
Movie • 2017
Phillip Carlyle
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Movie • 2019
Ted Bundy
The Beach Bum
Movie • 2019
Flicker
Melinda's World
Movie • 2003
Stuart Wasser
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
Movie • 2003
Pete Laemke
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
Movie • 2006
Cody
Scoob!
Movie • 2020
Fred Jones (voice)
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
Movie • 2020
Himself
The Great Global Cleanup
Movie • 2020
Self
Gold
Movie • 2022
Virgil
The Disney Family Singalong
Movie • 2020
Self
High School Musical: Remix
Movie • 2006
Troy Bolton
Firestarter
Movie • 2022
Andy McGee
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Movie • 2022
John 'Chickie' Donohue
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Movie • 2009
Self
Judgment Day
Movie
Save Ralph
Movie • 2021
Bobby (voice)
High School Musical Dance-Along
Movie • 2006
Self
Three Men and a Baby
Movie
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Seth Dawson
The Guardian
TV • 2001
Luke Tomello
Heist
TV • 2006
Pizza Delivery Guy
Summerland
TV • 2004
Cameron Bale
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
TV • 2005
Trevor
NCIS
TV • 2003
Daniel Austin
The Replacements
TV • 2006
Davey Hunkerhoff
ER
TV • 1994
Bobby Neville
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Disney Channel Games
TV • 2006
Self
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
TV • 2014
Punk'd
TV • 2003
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Presenter
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV • 2014
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Catfish: The TV Show
TV • 2012
Self
Human Discoveries
TV • 2019
Gary (voice)
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice)
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice)
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice)
Entourage
TV • 2004
Zac Efron
Killing Zac Efron
TV
Firefly
TV • 2002
Young Simon
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
TV • 2020
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Studio
TV • 2025
Zac Efron
El hormiguero
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Presenter