Actor profile

Zac Efron

18th October 1987 San Luis Obispo, California, USA Acting

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).

56 Movies 36 TV Shows 99 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special poster

Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special 23rd March 2026 as Self (archive footage)

A Family Affair poster

A Family Affair 27th June 2024 as Chris Cole

NCISverse: The First 1,000 poster

NCISverse: The First 1,000 8th April 2024 as Self

Ricky Stanicky poster

Ricky Stanicky 7th March 2024 as Dean

The Iron Claw poster

The Iron Claw 21st December 2023 as Kevin Von Erich

The Greatest Beer Run Ever poster

The Greatest Beer Run Ever 23rd September 2022 as John 'Chickie' Donohue

Firestarter poster

Firestarter 12th May 2022 as Andy McGee

Gold poster

Gold 13th January 2022 as Virgil

Scoob! poster

Scoob! 8th July 2020 as Fred Jones (voice)

Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass poster

Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass 11th May 2020 as Himself

The Great Global Cleanup poster

The Great Global Cleanup 22nd April 2020 as Self

The Disney Family Singalong poster

The Disney Family Singalong 16th April 2020 as Self

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile poster

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile 2nd May 2019 as Ted Bundy

The Beach Bum poster

The Beach Bum 21st March 2019 as Flicker

The Greatest Showman poster

The Greatest Showman 20th December 2017 as Phillip Carlyle

Baywatch poster

Baywatch 25th May 2017 as Matt Brody

The Disaster Artist poster

The Disaster Artist 12th March 2017 as Dan / 'Chris-R'

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates poster

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 7th July 2016 as Dave Stangle

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising poster

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising 4th May 2016 as Teddy Sanders

Dirty Grandpa poster

Dirty Grandpa 20th January 2016 as Jason Kelly

High School Musical: 10th Anniversary poster

High School Musical: 10th Anniversary 20th January 2016 as (uncredited)

We Are Your Friends poster

We Are Your Friends 26th August 2015 as Cole

21 Years: Richard Linklater poster

21 Years: Richard Linklater 7th November 2014 as Self - Actor

Neighbors poster

Neighbors 8th May 2014 as Teddy Sanders

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise poster

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise 6th April 2014 as Superboy / Brainiac (voice)

That Awkward Moment poster

That Awkward Moment 29th January 2014 as Jason

Parkland poster

Parkland 2nd October 2013 as Jim Carrico

Liberal Arts poster

Liberal Arts 14th September 2012 as Nat

The Paperboy poster

The Paperboy 14th September 2012 as Jack Jansen

At Any Price poster

At Any Price 30th August 2012 as Dean Whipple

The Lucky One poster

The Lucky One 19th April 2012 as Logan Thibault

The Lorax poster

The Lorax 1st March 2012 as Ted Wiggins (voice)

New Year's Eve poster

New Year's Eve 8th December 2011 as Paul

The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III poster

The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III 19th December 2010 as Anakin Skywalker (voice)

Charlie St. Cloud poster

Charlie St. Cloud 30th July 2010 as Charlie St. Cloud

Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol poster

Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol 1st October 2009 as Self (Archived Footage)

17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback poster

17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback 11th August 2009 as Self

17 Again: Zac Goes Back poster

17 Again: Zac Goes Back 11th August 2009 as Self

17 Agan: Going Back to 17 poster

17 Agan: Going Back to 17 11th August 2009 as Self

Zac Efron's Pool Party poster

Zac Efron's Pool Party 1st April 2009 as Self

17 Again poster

17 Again 11th March 2009 as Mike O'Donnell

High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical poster

High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical 21st October 2008 as Self

High School Musical 3: Senior Year poster

High School Musical 3: Senior Year 11th October 2008 as Troy Bolton

Me and Orson Welles poster

Me and Orson Welles 5th September 2008 as Richard Samuels

'Hairspray' Extentions poster

'Hairspray' Extentions 20th November 2007 as Self

Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth poster

Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth 20th November 2007 as Self

It's 'Hairspray'! poster

It's 'Hairspray'! 20th November 2007 as Self

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" poster

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" 20th November 2007 as Self

High School Musical 2 poster

High School Musical 2 17th August 2007 as Troy Bolton

Hairspray poster

Hairspray 19th July 2007 as Link Larkin

High School Musical: Remix poster

High School Musical: Remix 17th September 2006 as Troy Bolton

High School Musical Dance-Along poster

High School Musical Dance-Along 10th March 2006 as Self

High School Musical poster

High School Musical 20th January 2006 as Troy Bolton

The Derby Stallion poster

The Derby Stallion 4th July 2005 as Patrick McCardle

Miracle Run poster

Miracle Run 9th August 2004 as Steven Morgan

Melinda's World poster

Melinda's World 1st January 2003 as Stuart Wasser

The Studio poster

The Studio 25th March 2025 as Zac Efron

Down to Earth with Zac Efron poster

Down to Earth with Zac Efron 10th July 2020 as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

Human Discoveries poster

Human Discoveries 16th July 2019 as Gary (voice)

The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden 23rd March 2015 as Self

Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones 12th March 2015 as Self

Running Wild with Bear Grylls poster

Running Wild with Bear Grylls 28th July 2014 as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt poster

HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt 18th January 2014

Catfish: The TV Show poster

Catfish: The TV Show 12th November 2012 as Self

Conan poster

Conan 8th November 2010 as Self

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

El hormiguero poster

El hormiguero 24th September 2006 as Self - Guest

The Replacements poster

The Replacements 28th July 2006 as Davey Hunkerhoff

Disney Channel Games poster

Disney Channel Games 10th June 2006 as Self

Heist poster

Heist 22nd March 2006 as Pizza Delivery Guy

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody poster

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody 18th March 2005 as Trevor

Robot Chicken poster

Robot Chicken 20th February 2005 as Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice)

Robot Chicken poster

Robot Chicken 20th February 2005 as Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice)

Robot Chicken poster

Robot Chicken 20th February 2005 as Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice)

Entourage poster

Entourage 18th July 2004 as Zac Efron

Summerland poster

Summerland 1st June 2004 as Cameron Bale

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Daniel Austin

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

Punk'd poster

Punk'd 17th March 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as Seth Dawson

Firefly poster

Firefly 20th September 2002 as Young Simon

The Guardian poster

The Guardian 25th September 2001 as Luke Tomello

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Bobby Neville

MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards 10th June 1992 as Self - Presenter

Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight 15th September 1981 as Self

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host

People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards 4th March 1975 as Self - Presenter