Zac Efron
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 18, 1987
- Birthplace
- San Luis Obispo, California, USA
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
Three Men and a Baby TBA
Actor
- Judgment Day
Judgment Day TBA
Actor
Famous TBA
as Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
Boundless: The Man Who Became Human 2026
Executive Producer
A Family Affair 2024
as Chris Cole
Ricky Stanicky 2024
as Dean
The Iron Claw 2023
as Kevin Von Erich
The Greatest Beer Run Ever 2022
as John 'Chickie' Donohue
Firestarter 2022
as Andy McGee
Gold 2022
as Virgil
Scoob! 2020
as Fred Jones (voice)
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass 2020
as Himself
The Great Global Cleanup 2020
as Self, Executive Producer
The Disney Family Singalong 2020
as Self
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile 2019
as Ted Bundy, Executive Producer
The Beach Bum 2019
as Flicker
The Greatest Showman 2017
as Phillip Carlyle
Baywatch 2017
as Matt Brody
The Disaster Artist 2017
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016
as Dave Stangle
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising 2016
as Teddy Sanders
Dirty Grandpa 2016
as Jason Kelly
We Are Your Friends 2015
as Cole
21 Years: Richard Linklater 2014
as Self - Actor
Neighbors 2014
as Teddy Sanders
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise 2014
as Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
That Awkward Moment 2014
as Jason, Executive Producer
Parkland 2013
as Jim Carrico
Liberal Arts 2012
as Nat
The Paperboy 2012
as Jack Jansen
At Any Price 2012
as Dean Whipple
The Lucky One 2012
as Logan Thibault
The Lorax 2012
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
New Year's Eve 2011
as Paul
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III 2010
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
Charlie St. Cloud 2010
as Charlie St. Cloud
Zac Efron's Pool Party 2009
as Self
17 Again 2009
as Mike O'Donnell
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical 2008
as Self
High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2008
as Troy Bolton
Me and Orson Welles 2008
as Richard Samuels
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" 2007
as Self
High School Musical 2 2007
as Troy Bolton
Hairspray 2007
as Link Larkin
High School Musical: Remix 2006
as Troy Bolton
High School Musical Dance-Along 2006
as Self
High School Musical 2006
as Troy Bolton
The Derby Stallion 2005
as Patrick McCardle
Miracle Run 2004
as Steven Morgan
Credits from TMDB.