Zac Efron
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1987-10-18 (age 38)
- Place of birth
- San Luis Obispo, California, USA
- Also known as
- Zachary David Alexander Efron · Zachary 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).
Known For
TV Shows (36)
NCIS
2003
as Daniel Austin
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
CSI: Miami
2002
as Seth Dawson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
ER
1994
as Bobby Neville
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Entourage
2004
as Zac Efron
Robot Chicken
2005
as Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice) / Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice) / Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice)
El hormiguero
2006
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Guardian
2001
as Luke Tomello
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
as Trevor
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
Punk'd
2003
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Firefly
2002
as Young Simon
Catfish: The TV Show
2012
as Self
The Studio
2025
as Zac Efron
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
The Replacements
2006
as Davey Hunkerhoff
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Summerland
2004
as Cameron Bale
Disney Channel Games
2006
as Self
Human Discoveries
2019
as Gary (voice)
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014
Heist
2006
as Pizza Delivery Guy
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
2020
as Self
Killing Zac Efron
Angel Heart
as Harry Angel
Movies (54)
The Lorax
2012
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
The Greatest Showman
2017
as Phillip Carlyle
Baywatch
2017
as Matt Brody
The Iron Claw
2023
as Kevin Von Erich
17 Again
2009
as Mike O'Donnell
Parkland
2013
as Jim Carrico
Scoob!
2020
as Fred Jones (voice)
Neighbors
2014
as Teddy Sanders
A Family Affair
2024
as Chris Cole
Ricky Stanicky
2024
as Dean
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
as Teddy Sanders
Dirty Grandpa
2016
as Jason Kelly
The Lucky One
2012
as Logan Thibault
High School Musical
2006
as Troy Bolton
Gold
2022
as Virgil
Hairspray
2007
as Link Larkin
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019
as Ted Bundy
We Are Your Friends
2015
as Cole
Firestarter
2022
as Andy McGee
New Year's Eve
2011
as Paul
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
as Troy Bolton
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Dave Stangle
High School Musical 2
2007
as Troy Bolton
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
as John 'Chickie' Donohue
The Disaster Artist
2017
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
Charlie St. Cloud
2010
as Charlie St. Cloud
That Awkward Moment
2014
as Jason
Liberal Arts
2012
as Nat
The Paperboy
2012
as Jack Jansen
The Beach Bum
2019
as Flicker
At Any Price
2012
as Dean Whipple
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actor
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
as Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
Miracle Run
2004
as Steven Morgan
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024
as Self
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
as Self
Me and Orson Welles
2008
as Richard Samuels
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
2003
as Pete Laemke
Judgment Day
Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009
as Self
Famous
as Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
The Derby Stallion
2005
as Patrick McCardle
High School Musical: Remix
2006
as Troy Bolton
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
2006
as Cody
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
2008
as Self
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
2016
as (uncredited)
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
2009
as Self (Archived Footage)
The Great Global Cleanup
2020
as Self
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
2020
as Himself
Melinda's World
2003
as Stuart Wasser
Night Business
as Johnny Timothy
High School Musical Dance-Along
2006
as Self
Three Men and a Baby
About Zac Efron
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… With 90 credits spanning from 1975 to 2025, Zac Efron has appeared in 54 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Zac Efron Movies
- The Lorax (2012) — as Ted Wiggins (voice)
- The Greatest Showman (2017) — as Phillip Carlyle
- Baywatch (2017) — as Matt Brody
- The Iron Claw (2023) — as Kevin Von Erich
- 17 Again (2009) — as Mike O'Donnell
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