Zac Efron

Zac Efron

10/18/1987 (38 years old)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 (94 titles)

Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special7.2Movie

Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special

Self (archive footage) · 2026

The Studio7.8Show

The Studio

Zac Efron · 2025

A Family Affair5.7Movie

A Family Affair

Chris Cole · 2024

NCISverse: The First 1,0009.0Movie

NCISverse: The First 1,000

Self · 2024

Ricky Stanicky6.5Movie

Ricky Stanicky

Dean · 2024

The Iron Claw7.5Movie

The Iron Claw

Kevin Von Erich · 2023

The Greatest Beer Run Ever7.5Movie

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

John 'Chickie' Donohue · 2022

Firestarter5.5Movie

Firestarter

Andy McGee · 2022

Gold6.2Movie

Gold

Virgil · 2022

9.0Movie

Save Ralph

Bobby (voice) · 2021

Down to Earth with Zac Efron7.7Show

Down to Earth with Zac Efron

Self · 2020

Scoob!7.0Movie

Scoob!

Fred Jones (voice) · 2020

Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass7.4Movie

Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass

Himself · 2020

The Great Global Cleanup5.5Movie

The Great Global Cleanup

Self · 2020

The Disney Family Singalong8.3Movie

The Disney Family Singalong

Self · 2020

The Kelly Clarkson Show6.3Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self · 2019

Human Discoveries5.3Show

Human Discoveries

Gary (voice) · 2019

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile7.0Movie

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Ted Bundy · 2019

The Beach Bum5.7Movie

The Beach Bum

Flicker · 2019

The Greatest Showman7.9Movie

The Greatest Showman

Phillip Carlyle · 2017

Baywatch6.1Movie

Baywatch

Matt Brody · 2017

The Disaster Artist7.1Movie

The Disaster Artist

Dan / 'Chris-R' · 2017

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates6.0Movie

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Dave Stangle · 2016

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising5.8Movie

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Teddy Sanders · 2016

High School Musical: 10th Anniversary4.0Movie

High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

(uncredited) · 2016

Dirty Grandpa5.9Movie

Dirty Grandpa

Jason Kelly · 2016

We Are Your Friends6.8Movie

We Are Your Friends

Cole · 2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden5.1Show

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self · 2015

Hot Ones7.0Show

Hot Ones

Self · 2015

21 Years: Richard Linklater6.3Movie

21 Years: Richard Linklater

Self - Actor · 2014