Zac Efron
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 18, 1987 (age 39)
- Birthplace
- San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Biography
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).
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Filmography
Famous
Movie · as Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
Judgment Day
Movie
Three Men and a Baby
Movie
Killing Zac Efron
TV · 1 ep
The Studio
TV · as Zac Efron · 1 ep
A Family Affair
Movie · as Chris Cole
Ricky Stanicky
Movie · as Dean
The Iron Claw
Movie · as Kevin Von Erich
Gold
Movie · as Virgil
Firestarter
Movie · as Andy McGee
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Movie · as John 'Chickie' Donohue
Scoob!
Movie · as Fred Jones (voice)
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
Movie · as Himself
The Great Global Cleanup
Movie · as Self
The Disney Family Singalong
Movie · as Self
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
TV · as Self · 16 eps
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Movie · as Ted Bundy
The Beach Bum
Movie · as Flicker
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Human Discoveries
TV · as Gary (voice) · 10 eps
The Disaster Artist
Movie · as Dan / 'Chris-R'
Baywatch
Movie · as Matt Brody
The Greatest Showman
Movie · as Phillip Carlyle
Dirty Grandpa
Movie · as Jason Kelly
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Movie · as Dave Stangle
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Movie · as Teddy Sanders
We Are Your Friends
Movie · as Cole
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Neighbors
Movie · as Teddy Sanders
That Awkward Moment
Movie · as Jason
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Movie · as Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Movie · as Self - Actor
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
TV · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Parkland
Movie · as Jim Carrico
The Paperboy
Movie · as Jack Jansen
The Lorax
Movie · as Ted Wiggins (voice)
Liberal Arts
Movie · as Nat
The Lucky One
Movie · as Logan Thibault
At Any Price
Movie · as Dean Whipple
Catfish: The TV Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
New Year's Eve
Movie · as Paul
Charlie St. Cloud
Movie · as Charlie St. Cloud
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Movie · as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
17 Again
Movie · as Mike O'Donnell
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Movie · as Self
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Movie · as Troy Bolton
Me and Orson Welles
Movie · as Richard Samuels
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
Movie · as Self
Hairspray
Movie · as Link Larkin
High School Musical 2
Movie · as Troy Bolton
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
High School Musical
Movie · as Troy Bolton
High School Musical: Remix
Movie · as Troy Bolton
High School Musical Dance-Along
Movie · as Self
Heist
TV · as Pizza Delivery Guy · 1 ep
The Replacements
TV · as Davey Hunkerhoff · 1 ep
Disney Channel Games
TV · as Self · 9 eps
El hormiguero
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Derby Stallion
Movie · as Patrick McCardle
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
TV · as Trevor · 1 ep
Robot Chicken
TV · as Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice), Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice), Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice) · 1 ep
Miracle Run
Movie · as Steven Morgan
Summerland
TV · as Cameron Bale · 16 eps
Entourage
TV · as Zac Efron · 1 ep
NCIS
TV · as Daniel Austin · 1 ep
Punk'd
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
CSI: Miami
TV · as Seth Dawson · 1 ep
Firefly
TV · as Young Simon · 1 ep
The Guardian
TV · as Luke Tomello · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Bobby Neville · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Sesame Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep