Acting · San Luis Obispo, California, USA · Born October 18, 1987
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).
MovieHannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
2026
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Studio
2025
as Zac Efron
MovieA Family Affair
2024
as Chris Cole
MovieNCISverse: The First 1,000
2024
as Self
MovieRicky Stanicky
2024
as Dean
MovieThe Iron Claw
2023
as Kevin Von Erich
MovieThe Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
as John 'Chickie' Donohue
MovieFirestarter
2022
as Andy McGee
MovieGold
2022
as Virgil
TVDown to Earth with Zac Efron
2020
as Self
MovieScoob!
2020
as Fred Jones (voice)
MovieDude Perfect: Backstage Pass
2020
as Himself
MovieThe Great Global Cleanup
2020
as Self
MovieThe Disney Family Singalong
2020
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVHuman Discoveries
2019
as Gary (voice)
MovieExtremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019
as Ted Bundy
MovieThe Beach Bum
2019
as Flicker
MovieThe Greatest Showman
2017
as Phillip Carlyle
MovieBaywatch
2017
as Matt Brody
MovieThe Disaster Artist
2017
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
MovieMike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Dave Stangle
MovieNeighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
as Teddy Sanders
MovieHigh School Musical: 10th Anniversary
2016
as (uncredited)
MovieDirty Grandpa
2016
as Jason Kelly
MovieWe Are Your Friends
2015
as Cole
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
Movie21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actor
TVRunning Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
MovieNeighbors
2014
as Teddy Sanders
MovieRobot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
as Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieThat Awkward Moment
2014
as Jason
TVHitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014
MovieParkland
2013
as Jim Carrico
TVCatfish: The TV Show
2012
as Self
MovieThe Paperboy
2012
as Jack Jansen
MovieLiberal Arts
2012
as Nat
MovieAt Any Price
2012
as Dean Whipple
MovieThe Lucky One
2012
as Logan Thibault
MovieThe Lorax
2012
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
MovieNew Year's Eve
2011
as Paul
MovieRobot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieCharlie St. Cloud
2010
as Charlie St. Cloud
MovieZac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
2009
as Self (Archived Footage)
Movie17 Agan: Going Back to 17
2009
as Self
Movie17 Again: Zac Goes Back
2009
as Self
Movie17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
2009
as Self
MovieZac Efron's Pool Party
2009
as Self
Movie17 Again
2009
as Mike O'Donnell
MovieHigh School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
2008
as Self
MovieHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
as Troy Bolton
MovieMe and Orson Welles
2008
as Richard Samuels
MovieYou Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
2007
as Self
MovieHairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
2007
as Self
Movie'Hairspray' Extentions
2007
as Self
MovieIt's 'Hairspray'!
2007
as Self
MovieHigh School Musical 2
2007
as Troy Bolton
MovieHairspray
2007
as Link Larkin
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TVEl hormiguero
2006
as Self - Guest
MovieHigh School Musical: Remix
2006
as Troy Bolton
TVThe Replacements
2006
as Davey Hunkerhoff
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
2006
as Cody
TVDisney Channel Games
2006
as Self
TVHeist
2006
as Pizza Delivery Guy
MovieHigh School Musical Dance-Along
2006
as Self
MovieHigh School Musical
2006
as Troy Bolton
MovieThe Derby Stallion
2005
as Patrick McCardle
TVThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
as Trevor
TVRobot Chicken
2005
as Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice)
MovieMiracle Run
2004
as Steven Morgan
TVEntourage
2004
as Zac Efron
TVSummerland
2004
as Cameron Bale
TVNCIS
2003
as Daniel Austin
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
2003
as Pete Laemke
TVPunk'd
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieMelinda's World
2003
as Stuart Wasser
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Seth Dawson
TVFirefly
2002
as Young Simon
TVThe Guardian
2001
as Luke Tomello
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVER
1994
as Bobby Neville
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Famous
as Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
Night Business
as Johnny Timothy
Judgment Day
MovieThree Men and a Baby
Killing Zac Efron
