Zac Efron
Acting
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
Acting98
movieHannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
2026
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Studio
2025
Zac Efron
movieA Family Affair
2024
Chris Cole
movieThe Iron Claw
2023
Kevin Von Erich
movieThe Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
John 'Chickie' Donohue
movieFirestarter
2022
Andy McGee
movieGold
2022
Virgil
Save Ralph
2021
Bobby (voice)
movieScoob!
2020
Fred Jones (voice)
tvHuman Discoveries
2019
Gary (voice)
movieThe Beach Bum
2019
Flicker
movieThe Greatest Showman
2017
Phillip Carlyle
movieBaywatch
2017
Matt Brody
movieThe Disaster Artist
2017
Dan / 'Chris-R'
movieMike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
Dave Stangle
movieNeighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
Teddy Sanders
movieHigh School Musical: 10th Anniversary
2016
(uncredited)
movieDirty Grandpa
2016
Jason Kelly
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
movie21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
Self - Actor
movieNeighbors
2014
Teddy Sanders
movieRobot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
movieParkland
2013
Jim Carrico
movieThe Paperboy
2012
Jack Jansen
movieAt Any Price
2012
Dean Whipple
movieThe Lucky One
2012
Logan Thibault
movieThe Lorax
2012
Ted Wiggins (voice)
movieRobot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
Anakin Skywalker (voice)
tvConan
2010
Self
movieCharlie St. Cloud
2010
Charlie St. Cloud
movieZac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
2009
Self (Archived Footage)
movie17 Again
2009
Mike O'Donnell
movieHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
Troy Bolton
movieMe and Orson Welles
2008
Richard Samuels
movieHigh School Musical 2
2007
Troy Bolton
movieHairspray
2007
Link Larkin
tvEl hormiguero
2006
Self - Guest
movieHigh School Musical: Remix
2006
Troy Bolton
tvThe Replacements
2006
Davey Hunkerhoff
tvHeist
2006
Pizza Delivery Guy
movieHigh School Musical
2006
Troy Bolton
movieThe Derby Stallion
2005
Patrick McCardle
tvRobot Chicken
2005
Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice) / Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice) / Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice)
movieMiracle Run
2004
Steven Morgan
tvEntourage
2004
Zac Efron
tvSummerland
2004
Cameron Bale
tvNCIS
2003
Daniel Austin
tvPunk'd
2003
Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
movieMelinda's World
2003
Stuart Wasser
tvCSI: Miami
2002
Seth Dawson
tvFirefly
2002
Young Simon
tvThe Guardian
2001
Luke Tomello
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvER
1994
Bobby Neville
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self - Presenter
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Presenter
Famous
Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
Night Business
Johnny Timothy
Production6
tvDown to Earth with Zac Efron
2020
Executive Producer
movieThe Great Global Cleanup
2020
Executive Producer
tvHuman Discoveries
2019
Executive Producer
movieExtremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019
Executive Producer
movieThat Awkward Moment
2014
Executive Producer
Killing Zac Efron
Executive Producer