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), 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
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
as Self (archive footage)
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
as Self (archive footage)
A Family Affair
as Chris Cole
A Family Affair
as Chris Cole
NCISverse: The First 1,000
as Self
NCISverse: The First 1,000
as Self
Ricky Stanicky
as Dean
Ricky Stanicky
as Dean
The Iron Claw
as Kevin Von Erich
The Iron Claw
as Kevin Von Erich
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
as John 'Chickie' Donohue
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
as John 'Chickie' Donohue
Firestarter
as Andy McGee
Firestarter
as Andy McGee
Gold
as Virgil
Gold
as Virgil
Scoob!
as Fred Jones (voice)
Scoob!
as Fred Jones (voice)
The Great Global Cleanup
as Self
The Great Global Cleanup
as Self
The Disney Family Singalong
as Self
The Disney Family Singalong
as Self
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Ted Bundy
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Ted Bundy
The Beach Bum
as Flicker
The Beach Bum
as Flicker
The Greatest Showman
as Phillip Carlyle
The Greatest Showman
as Phillip Carlyle
Baywatch
as Matt Brody
Baywatch
as Matt Brody
The Disaster Artist
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
The Disaster Artist
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Dave Stangle
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Dave Stangle
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
as (uncredited)
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
as (uncredited)
Dirty Grandpa
as Jason Kelly
Dirty Grandpa
as Jason Kelly
We Are Your Friends
as Cole
We Are Your Friends
as Cole
Neighbors
as Teddy Sanders
Neighbors
as Teddy Sanders
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
That Awkward Moment
as Jason
That Awkward Moment
as Jason
Liberal Arts
as Nat
Liberal Arts
as Nat
At Any Price
as Dean Whipple
At Any Price
as Dean Whipple
The Lorax
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
The Lorax
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
New Year's Eve
as Paul
New Year's Eve
as Paul
The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
Charlie St. Cloud
as Charlie St. Cloud
Charlie St. Cloud
as Charlie St. Cloud
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
as Self (Archived Footage)
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
as Self (Archived Footage)
17 Agan: Going Back to 17
as Self
17 Agan: Going Back to 17
as Self
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
as Self
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
as Self
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
as Self
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
as Self
Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self
Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self
17 Again
as Mike O'Donnell
17 Again
as Mike O'Donnell
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
as Self
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
as Self
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
as Troy Bolton
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
as Troy Bolton
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
as Self
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
as Self
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
as Self
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
as Self
'Hairspray' Extentions
as Self
'Hairspray' Extentions
as Self
It's 'Hairspray'!
as Self
It's 'Hairspray'!
as Self
High School Musical 2
as Troy Bolton
High School Musical 2
as Troy Bolton
Hairspray
as Link Larkin
Hairspray
as Link Larkin
High School Musical: Remix
as Troy Bolton
High School Musical: Remix
as Troy Bolton
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
as Cody
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
as Cody
High School Musical Dance-Along
as Self
High School Musical Dance-Along
as Self
High School Musical
as Troy Bolton
High School Musical
as Troy Bolton
Miracle Run
as Steven Morgan
Miracle Run
as Steven Morgan
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
as Pete Laemke
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
as Pete Laemke
Melinda's World
as Stuart Wasser
Melinda's World
as Stuart Wasser
Famous
as Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
Famous
as Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
Night Business
as Johnny Timothy
Night Business
as Johnny Timothy
Judgment Day
Judgment Day
Three Men and a Baby
Three Men and a Baby