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 | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1987 |
| From | San Luis Obispo, … |