Zac Efron
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
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
2026
as Self (archive footage)
A Family Affair
2024
as Chris Cole
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024
as Self
Ricky Stanicky
2024
as Dean
The Iron Claw
2023
as Kevin Von Erich
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
as John 'Chickie' Donohue
Firestarter
2022
as Andy McGee
Gold
2022
as Virgil
Scoob!
2020
as Fred Jones (voice)
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
2020
as Himself
The Great Global Cleanup
2020
as Self
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
as Self
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019
as Ted Bundy
The Beach Bum
2019
as Flicker
The Greatest Showman
2017
as Phillip Carlyle
Baywatch
2017
as Matt Brody
The Disaster Artist
2017
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Dave Stangle
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
as Teddy Sanders
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
2016
as (uncredited)
Dirty Grandpa
2016
as Jason Kelly
We Are Your Friends
2015
as Cole
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actor
Neighbors
2014
as Teddy Sanders