Zac Efron
ActingZachary 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).
Known For
The Lorax
Ted Wiggins (voice)
The Greatest Showman
Phillip Carlyle
Baywatch
Matt Brody
17 Again
Mike O'Donnell
The Iron Claw
Kevin Von Erich
Dirty Grandpa
Jason Kelly
High School Musical
Troy Bolton
Hairspray
Link Larkin
Neighbors
Teddy Sanders
A Family Affair
Chris Cole
Filmography — Acting
The Lorax
Ted Wiggins (voice)
The Greatest Showman
Phillip Carlyle
Baywatch
Matt Brody
17 Again
Mike O'Donnell
The Iron Claw
Kevin Von Erich
Dirty Grandpa
Jason Kelly
High School Musical
Troy Bolton
Hairspray
Link Larkin
Neighbors
Teddy Sanders
A Family Affair
Chris Cole
Scoob!
Fred Jones (voice)
We Are Your Friends
Cole
Parkland
Jim Carrico
The Lucky One
Logan Thibault
Ricky Stanicky
Dean
Charlie St. Cloud
Charlie St. Cloud
New Year's Eve
Paul
The Disaster Artist
Dan / 'Chris-R'
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Teddy Sanders
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Ted Bundy
Gold
Virgil
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Troy Bolton
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Dave Stangle
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
John 'Chickie' Donohue
Firestarter
Andy McGee
High School Musical 2
Troy Bolton
The Beach Bum
Flicker
Liberal Arts
Nat
That Awkward Moment
Jason
The Paperboy
Jack Jansen
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Anakin Skywalker (voice)
At Any Price
Dean Whipple
Me and Orson Welles
Richard Samuels
The Disney Family Singalong
Self
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
Miracle Run
Steven Morgan
Famous
Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
NCISverse: The First 1,000
Self
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Self
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
Pete Laemke
Judgment Day
The Derby Stallion
Patrick McCardle
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
Cody
High School Musical: Remix
Troy Bolton
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
(uncredited)
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
Self
Night Business
Johnny Timothy
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
Himself
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
Self (Archived Footage)
The Great Global Cleanup
Self
High School Musical Dance-Along
Self
Three Men and a Baby
Melinda's World
Stuart Wasser