Zac Efron
Acting
Born: October 18, 1987 (age 38) · San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Greatest Showman
2017
Baywatch
2017
Neighbors
2014
17 Again
2009
High School Musical
2006
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
Dirty Grandpa
2016
The Lorax
2012
High School Musical 2
2007
The Lucky One
2012
The Disaster Artist
2017
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
Photos (14)
Movies (39)
The Greatest Showman
Phillip Carlyle
The Lorax
Ted Wiggins (voice)
The Lucky One
Logan Thibault
Baywatch
Matt Brody
17 Again
Mike O'Donnell
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
John 'Chickie' Donohue
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Teddy Sanders
The Iron Claw
Kevin Von Erich
Scoob!
Fred Jones (voice)
Dirty Grandpa
Jason Kelly
Ricky Stanicky
Dean
Neighbors
Teddy Sanders
High School Musical
Troy Bolton
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Ted Bundy
The Disaster Artist
Dan / 'Chris-R'
Firestarter
Andy McGee
Hairspray
Link Larkin
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Troy Bolton
A Family Affair
Chris Cole
New Year's Eve
Paul
We Are Your Friends
Cole
High School Musical 2
Troy Bolton
Gold
Virgil
The Paperboy
Jack Jansen
Parkland
Jim Carrico
That Awkward Moment
Jason
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Dave Stangle
Charlie St. Cloud
Charlie St. Cloud
The Beach Bum
Flicker
The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Anakin Skywalker (voice)
Liberal Arts
Nat
Me and Orson Welles
Richard Samuels
At Any Price
Dean Whipple
Miracle Run
Steven Morgan
The Derby Stallion
Patrick McCardle
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
(uncredited)
High School Musical: Remix
Troy Bolton
Melinda's World
Stuart Wasser
TV Shows (16)
NCIS
Daniel Austin · 1 eps
CSI: Miami
Seth Dawson · 1 eps
Entourage
Zac Efron · 1 eps
ER
Bobby Neville · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice) · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice) · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice) · 1 eps
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Trevor · 1 eps
Firefly
Young Simon · 1 eps
The Guardian
Luke Tomello · 1 eps
The Studio
Zac Efron · 1 eps
The Replacements
Davey Hunkerhoff · 1 eps
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
1 eps
Summerland
Cameron Bale · 16 eps
Human Discoveries
Gary (voice) · 10 eps
Heist
Pizza Delivery Guy · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (37)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
El hormiguero
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 3 eps
Punk'd
Self · 2 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Catfish: The TV Show
Self · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 3 eps
Disney Channel Games
Self · 9 eps
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Self · 16 eps
The Disney Family Singalong
Self
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
Himself
NCISverse: The First 1,000
Self
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Self
'Hairspray' Extentions
Self
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
Self
It's 'Hairspray'!
Self
17 Agan: Going Back to 17
Self
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Self
The Great Global Cleanup
Self
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
Self
High School Musical Dance-Along
Self
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
Self
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
Self (Archived Footage)
Upcoming (2)
Producing (6)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Executive Producer
Human Discoveries
Executive Producer
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Executive Producer
That Awkward Moment
Executive Producer
The Great Global Cleanup
Executive Producer
Boundless: The Man Who Became Human
Executive Producer