7.9
Movie
Acting
Zac Efron
- Born
- (age 38)
- Birthplace
- San Luis Obispo, California, USA
- Credits
- 84 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).
Signature work
Known For
7.9
Movie
6.1
Movie
Baywatch
6.2
Movie
Neighbors
6.3
Movie
17 Again
6.5
Movie
High School Musical
5.8
Movie
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
5.9
Movie
Dirty Grandpa
6.5
Movie
The Lorax
6.5
Movie
High School Musical 2
7.2
Movie
The Lucky One
7.1
Movie
The Disaster Artist
6.5
Movie
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
7.0
Movie
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
6.1
Movie
That Awkward Moment
6.7
Movie
Hairspray
6.0
Movie
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
7.6
TV
NCIS
8.3
TV
Firefly
Acting credits 83
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Famous Film | Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen |
| TBA | Judgment Day Film | |
| TBA | Three Men and a Baby Film | |
| TBA | Killing Zac Efron TV | (1 ep) |
| 2025 | The Studio TV | Zac Efron (1 ep) |
| 2024 | A Family Affair Film | Chris Cole |
| 2024 | Ricky Stanicky Film | Dean |
| 2023 | The Iron Claw Film | Kevin Von Erich |
| 2022 | The Greatest Beer Run Ever Film | John 'Chickie' Donohue |
| 2022 | Firestarter Film | Andy McGee |
| 2022 | Gold Film | Virgil |
| 2020 | Down to Earth with Zac Efron TV | Self (16 ep) |
| 2020 | Scoob! Film | Fred Jones (voice) |
| 2020 | Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass Film | Himself |
| 2020 | The Great Global Cleanup Film | Self |
| 2020 | The Disney Family Singalong Film | Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Human Discoveries TV | Gary (voice) (10 ep) |
| 2019 | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Film | Ted Bundy |
| 2019 | The Beach Bum Film | Flicker |
| 2017 | The Greatest Showman Film | Phillip Carlyle |
| 2017 | Baywatch Film | Matt Brody |
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist Film | Dan / 'Chris-R' |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Film | Dave Stangle |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Film | Teddy Sanders |
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa Film | Jason Kelly |
| 2015 | We Are Your Friends Film | Cole |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Hot Ones TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2014 | 21 Years: Richard Linklater Film | Self - Actor |
| 2014 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Neighbors Film | Teddy Sanders |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise Film | Superboy / Brainiac (voice) |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment Film | Jason |
| 2014 | HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt TV | (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Parkland Film | Jim Carrico |
| 2012 | Catfish: The TV Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2012 | The Paperboy Film | Jack Jansen |
| 2012 | Liberal Arts Film | Nat |
| 2012 | At Any Price Film | Dean Whipple |
| 2012 | The Lucky One Film | Logan Thibault |
| 2012 | The Lorax Film | Ted Wiggins (voice) |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve Film | Paul |
| 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III Film | Anakin Skywalker (voice) |
| 2010 | Conan TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Charlie St. Cloud Film | Charlie St. Cloud |
| 2009 | Zac Efron's Pool Party Film | Self |
| 2009 | 17 Again Film | Mike O'Donnell |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical Film | Self |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year Film | Troy Bolton |
| 2008 | Me and Orson Welles Film | Richard Samuels |
| 2007 | You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" Film | Self |
| 2007 | High School Musical 2 Film | Troy Bolton |
| 2007 | Hairspray Film | Link Larkin |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2006 | El hormiguero TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2006 | High School Musical: Remix Film | Troy Bolton |
| 2006 | The Replacements TV | Davey Hunkerhoff (1 ep) |
Crew credits 7
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Killing Zac Efron TV | Executive Producer (1 ep) |
| 2026 | Boundless: The Man Who Became Human Film | Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Down to Earth with Zac Efron TV | Executive Producer (16 ep) |
| 2020 | The Great Global Cleanup Film | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Human Discoveries TV | Executive Producer (10 ep) |
| 2019 | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Film | Executive Producer |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment Film | Executive Producer |