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 (81 titles)
7.8ShowThe Studio
Zac Efron · 2025
5.8MovieA Family Affair
Chris Cole · 2024
6.5MovieRicky Stanicky
Dean · 2024
7.5MovieThe Iron Claw
Kevin Von Erich · 2023
7.5MovieThe Greatest Beer Run Ever
John 'Chickie' Donohue · 2022
5.4MovieFirestarter
Andy McGee · 2022
6.2MovieGold
Virgil · 2022
7.7ShowDown to Earth with Zac Efron
Self · 2020
7.0MovieScoob!
Fred Jones (voice) · 2020
7.2MovieDude Perfect: Backstage Pass
Himself · 2020
5.5MovieThe Great Global Cleanup
Self · 2020
7.9MovieThe Disney Family Singalong
Self · 2020
6.3ShowThe Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2019
5.4ShowHuman Discoveries
Gary (voice) · 2019
7.0MovieExtremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Ted Bundy · 2019
5.6MovieThe Beach Bum
Flicker · 2019
7.9MovieThe Greatest Showman
Phillip Carlyle · 2017
6.1MovieBaywatch
Matt Brody · 2017
7.1MovieThe Disaster Artist
Dan / 'Chris-R' · 2017
6.0MovieMike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Dave Stangle · 2016
5.8MovieNeighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Teddy Sanders · 2016
5.9MovieDirty Grandpa
Jason Kelly · 2016
6.8MovieWe Are Your Friends
Cole · 2015
5.2ShowThe Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · 2015