Zac Efron
Born
October 18, 1987 (age 38)
Birthplace
San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Zac Efron

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).

Movies

A Family Affair
A Family Affair
2024 ★ 5.8
Chris Cole
Ricky Stanicky
Ricky Stanicky
2024 ★ 6.5
Dean
The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw
2023 ★ 7.5
Kevin Von Erich
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022 ★ 7.5
John 'Chickie' Donohue
Firestarter
Firestarter
2022 ★ 5.5
Andy McGee
Gold
Gold
2022 ★ 6.2
Virgil
Save Ralph
Save Ralph
2021 ★ 7.0
Bobby (voice)
Scoob!
Scoob!
2020 ★ 7.0
Fred Jones (voice)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019 ★ 7.0
Ted Bundy
The Beach Bum
The Beach Bum
2019 ★ 5.7
Flicker
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman
2017 ★ 7.9
Phillip Carlyle
Baywatch
Baywatch
2017 ★ 6.1
Matt Brody
The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist
2017 ★ 7.1
Dan / 'Chris-R'
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016 ★ 6.1
Dave Stangle
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016 ★ 5.8
Teddy Sanders
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
2016 ★ 4.0
(uncredited)
Dirty Grandpa
Dirty Grandpa
2016 ★ 5.9
Jason Kelly
We Are Your Friends
We Are Your Friends
2015 ★ 6.8
Cole
Neighbors
Neighbors
2014 ★ 6.2
Teddy Sanders
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014 ★ 6.8
Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
That Awkward Moment
That Awkward Moment
2014 ★ 6.1
Jason
Parkland
Parkland
2013 ★ 6.2
Jim Carrico
The Paperboy
The Paperboy
2012 ★ 5.5
Jack Jansen
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
2012 ★ 6.5
Nat
At Any Price
At Any Price
2012 ★ 5.3
Dean Whipple
The Lucky One
The Lucky One
2012 ★ 7.2
Logan Thibault
The Lorax
The Lorax
2012 ★ 6.5
Ted Wiggins (voice)
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
2011 ★ 5.9
Paul
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010 ★ 7.4
Anakin Skywalker (voice)
Charlie St. Cloud
Charlie St. Cloud
2010 ★ 7.0
Charlie St. Cloud
17 Again
17 Again
2009 ★ 6.3
Mike O'Donnell
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008 ★ 6.5
Troy Bolton
Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles
2008 ★ 6.4
Richard Samuels
High School Musical 2
High School Musical 2
2007 ★ 6.5
Troy Bolton
Hairspray
Hairspray
2007 ★ 6.7
Link Larkin
High School Musical: Remix
High School Musical: Remix
2006 ★ 8.1
Troy Bolton
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
2006 ★ 10.0
Cody
High School Musical
High School Musical
2006 ★ 6.5
Troy Bolton
The Derby Stallion
The Derby Stallion
2005 ★ 5.9
Patrick McCardle
Miracle Run
Miracle Run
2004 ★ 7.6
Steven Morgan
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
2003
Pete Laemke
Melinda's World
Melinda's World
2003
Stuart Wasser
Famous
Famous
Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
Judgment Day
Judgment Day
Night Business
Night Business
Johnny Timothy

TV Series