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Zac Efron

Zac Efron

Acting
Born: Oct 18, 1987
From: San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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).

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
A Family Affair Chris Cole 2024 5.739
Ricky Stanicky Dean 2024 6.52
The Iron Claw Kevin Von Erich 2023 7.505
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary (uncredited) 2016 4.0
Dirty Grandpa Jason Kelly 2016 5.935
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Dave Stangle 2016 6.043
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Teddy Sanders 2016 5.814
We Are Your Friends Cole 2015 6.787
Neighbors Teddy Sanders 2014 6.181
That Awkward Moment Jason 2014 6.146
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise Superboy / Brainiac (voice) 2014 6.8
Parkland Jim Carrico 2013 6.247
The Paperboy Jack Jansen 2012 5.5
The Lorax Ted Wiggins (voice) 2012 6.525
Liberal Arts Nat 2012 6.472
The Lucky One Logan Thibault 2012 7.17
At Any Price Dean Whipple 2012 5.385
New Year's Eve Paul 2011 5.886
Charlie St. Cloud Charlie St. Cloud 2010 6.964
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III Anakin Skywalker (voice) 2010 7.455
17 Again Mike O'Donnell 2009 6.313
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol Self (Archived Footage) 2009
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Troy Bolton 2008 6.542
Me and Orson Welles Richard Samuels 2008 6.369
Hairspray Link Larkin 2007 6.663
High School Musical 2 Troy Bolton 2007 6.506
High School Musical Troy Bolton 2006 6.546
The Derby Stallion Patrick McCardle 2005 5.963
Miracle Run Steven Morgan 2004 7.6
Famous Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1987
FromSan Luis Obispo, …