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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).
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 18, 1987
Age
38 years old
Place of Birth
San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Popularity Score
4.5
Filmography
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
2026Movie
The Studio
Zac Efron
2025TV
A Family Affair
Chris Cole
2024Movie
Ricky Stanicky
Dean
2024Movie
NCISverse: The First 1,000
Self
2024Movie
The Iron Claw
Kevin Von Erich
2023Movie
Gold
Virgil
2022Movie
Firestarter
Andy McGee
2022Movie
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
John 'Chickie' Donohue
2022Movie
Scoob!
Fred Jones (voice)
2020Movie
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
Himself
2020Movie
The Great Global Cleanup
Self
2020Movie
The Disney Family Singalong
Self
2020Movie
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Self
2020TV
The Great Global Cleanup
Executive Producer
2020Movie
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Executive Producer
2020TV
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Ted Bundy
2019Movie
The Beach Bum
Flicker
2019Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019TV
Human Discoveries
Gary (voice)
2019TV
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Executive Producer
2019Movie
Human Discoveries
Executive Producer
2019TV
The Disaster Artist
Dan / 'Chris-R'
2017Movie
Baywatch
Matt Brody
2017Movie
The Greatest Showman
Phillip Carlyle
2017Movie
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
(uncredited)
2016Movie
Dirty Grandpa
Jason Kelly
2016Movie
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Dave Stangle
2016Movie
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Teddy Sanders
2016Movie
We Are Your Friends
Cole
2015Movie
Hot Ones
Self
2015TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015TV
Neighbors
Teddy Sanders
2014Movie
That Awkward Moment
Jason
2014Movie
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
2014Movie
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
2014Movie
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014TV
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2014TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014TV
That Awkward Moment
Executive Producer
2014Movie
Parkland
Jim Carrico
2013Movie
The Paperboy
Jack Jansen
2012Movie
The Lorax
Ted Wiggins (voice)
2012Movie
Liberal Arts
Nat
2012Movie
The Lucky One
Logan Thibault
2012Movie
At Any Price
Dean Whipple
2012Movie
Catfish: The TV Show
Self
2012TV
New Year's Eve
Paul
2011Movie
Charlie St. Cloud
Charlie St. Cloud
2010Movie
The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Anakin Skywalker (voice)
2010Movie
Conan
Self
2010TV
17 Again
Mike O'Donnell
2009Movie
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
Self (Archived Footage)
2009Movie
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Self
2009Movie
17 Agan: Going Back to 17
Self
2009Movie
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
Self
2009Movie
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
Self
2009Movie
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Troy Bolton
2008Movie
Me and Orson Welles
Richard Samuels
2008Movie
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
Self
2008Movie
Hairspray
Link Larkin
2007Movie
High School Musical 2
Troy Bolton
2007Movie
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
2007Movie
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Self
2007Movie
'Hairspray' Extentions
Self
2007Movie
It's 'Hairspray'!
Self
2007Movie
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007TV
High School Musical
Troy Bolton
2006Movie
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
Cody
2006Movie
High School Musical: Remix
Troy Bolton
2006Movie
High School Musical Dance-Along
Self
2006Movie
Heist
Pizza Delivery Guy
2006TV
The Replacements
Davey Hunkerhoff
2006TV
Disney Channel Games
Self
2006TV
El hormiguero
Self - Guest
2006TV
The Derby Stallion
Patrick McCardle
2005Movie
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Trevor
2005TV
Robot Chicken
Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice)
2005TV
Miracle Run
Steven Morgan
2004Movie
Summerland
Cameron Bale
2004TV
Entourage
Zac Efron
2004TV
Melinda's World
Stuart Wasser
2003Movie
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
Pete Laemke
2003Movie
NCIS
Daniel Austin
2003TV
Punk'd
Self
2003TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003TV
CSI: Miami
Seth Dawson
2002TV
Firefly
Young Simon
2002TV
The Guardian
Luke Tomello
2001TV
The View
Self
1997TV
ER
Bobby Neville
1994TV
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992TV
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975TV
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975TV
Famous
Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
—Movie
Night Business
Johnny Timothy
—Movie
Judgment Day
—Movie
Three Men and a Baby
—Movie
Killing Zac Efron
—TV
Killing Zac Efron
Executive Producer
—TV