Cast
Zac Efron
Acting
Cast
Zac Efron
Known for
Acting
Born
1987-10-18
From
San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Also known as Zachary David Alexander Efron, Zachary 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).
The Lorax
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
Baywatch
as Matt Brody
The Greatest Showman
as Phillip Carlyle
Dirty Grandpa
as Jason Kelly
Scoob!
as Fred Jones (voice)
The Iron Claw
as Kevin Von Erich
17 Again
as Mike O'Donnell
The Lucky One
as Logan Thibault
Hairspray
as Link Larkin
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
as Teddy Sanders
A Family Affair
as Chris Cole
Ricky Stanicky
as Dean
Parkland
as Jim Carrico
New Year's Eve
as Paul
Neighbors
as Teddy Sanders
High School Musical
as Troy Bolton
We Are Your Friends
as Cole
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Ted Bundy
High School Musical 2
as Troy Bolton
Gold
as Virgil
Firestarter
as Andy McGee
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
as Troy Bolton
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Dave Stangle
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
as John 'Chickie' Donohue
That Awkward Moment
as Jason
Liberal Arts
as Nat
The Disaster Artist
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
Charlie St. Cloud
as Charlie St. Cloud
The Beach Bum
as Flicker
The Paperboy
as Jack Jansen
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor
The Disney Family Singalong
as Self
Me and Orson Welles
as Richard Samuels
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
At Any Price
as Dean Whipple
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
Miracle Run
as Steven Morgan
Judgment Day
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
as Pete Laemke
NCISverse: The First 1,000
as Self
Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self
The Derby Stallion
as Patrick McCardle
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
as Cody
High School Musical: Remix
as Troy Bolton
Famous
as Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
as (uncredited)
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
as Self
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
as Self
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
as Self (Archived Footage)
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
as Himself
The Great Global Cleanup
as Self
Melinda's World
as Stuart Wasser
Night Business
as Johnny Timothy
High School Musical Dance-Along
as Self
