Zac Efron
Acting
Born 1987-10-18 · 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).
Acting
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
The Studio
Zac Efron
A Family Affair
Chris Cole
NCISverse: The First 1,000
Self
Ricky Stanicky
Dean
The Iron Claw
Kevin Von Erich
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
John 'Chickie' Donohue
Firestarter
Andy McGee
Gold
Virgil
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Self
Scoob!
Fred Jones (voice)
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
Himself
The Great Global Cleanup
Self
The Disney Family Singalong
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Human Discoveries
Gary (voice)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Ted Bundy
The Beach Bum
Flicker
The Greatest Showman
Phillip Carlyle
Baywatch
Matt Brody
The Disaster Artist
Dan / 'Chris-R'
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Dave Stangle
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Teddy Sanders
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
(uncredited)
Dirty Grandpa
Jason Kelly
We Are Your Friends
Cole
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
Hot Ones
Self
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
