About
Zac Efron
Overview
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).
Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | A Family Affair | Actor | Chris Cole | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Ricky Stanicky | Actor | Dean Stanton | 62 Fair |
| 2023 | The Iron Claw | Actor | Kevin Von Erich | 69 Fair |
| 2022 | The Greatest Beer Run Ever | Actor | John 'Chickie' Donohue | 68 Fair |
| 2022 | Firestarter | Actor | Andy McGee | 57 Average |
| 2022 | Gold | Actor | Virgil | 60 Fair |
| 2021 | Your Family or Mine? | Actor | Dustin Hofman | N/A N/A |
| 2020 | Down to Earth with Zac Efron | Actor | Self | 75 Good |
| 2020 | Scoob! | Actor | Fred Jones (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2020 | Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Great Global Cleanup | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2020 | 420 Awards - 2nd Annual Event | Actor | Himself / Various (archive footage) | 61 Fair |
| 2020 | The Disney Family Singalong | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Human Discoveries | Actor | Gary (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2019 | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Actor | Ted Bundy | 68 Fair |
| 2019 | The Beach Bum | Actor | Flicker | 57 Average |
| 2017 | The Greatest Showman | Actor | Phillip Carlyle | 77 Good |
| 2017 | Baywatch | Actor | Matt Brody | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist | Actor | Dan / "Chris-R" | 69 Fair |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Actor | Dave Stangle | 60 Fair |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Actor | Teddy Sanders | 58 Average |
| 2016 | High School Musical: 10th Anniversary | Actor | (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Actor | Jason Kelly | 58 Average |
| 2015 | We Are Your Friends | Actor | Cole | 66 Fair |
| 2014 | 21 Years: Richard Linklater | Actor | Self - Actor | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Neighbors | Actor | Teddy Sanders | 61 Fair |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise | Actor | Superboy / Brainiac (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Actor | Jason | 60 Fair |
| 2013 | Parkland | Actor | Jim Carrico | 60 Fair |
| 2012 | The Paperboy | Actor | Jack Jansen | 56 Average |
| 2012 | Liberal Arts | Actor | Nat | 61 Fair |
| 2012 | At Any Price | Actor | Dean Whipple | 57 Average |
| 2012 | The Lucky One | Actor | Logan Thibault | 70 Good |
| 2012 | The Lorax | Actor | Ted Wiggins (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve | Actor | Paul | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Actor | Anakin Skywalker (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2010 | Charlie St. Cloud | Actor | Charlie St. Cloud | 67 Fair |
| 2009 | Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol | Actor | Self (Archived Footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2009 | Zac Efron's Pool Party | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2009 | 17 Again | Actor | Mike O'Donnell | 62 Fair |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Actor | Troy Bolton | 65 Fair |
| 2008 | Me and Orson Welles | Actor | Richard Samuels | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | High School Musical 2 | Actor | Troy Bolton | 64 Fair |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Actor | Link Larkin | 65 Fair |
| 2007 | Road To High School Musical 2 | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | High School Musical: Remix | Actor | Troy Bolton | 59 Average |
| 2006 | If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now | Actor | Cody | 59 Average |
| 2006 | High School Musical | Actor | Troy Bolton | 64 Fair |
| 2005 | The Derby Stallion | Actor | Patrick McCardle | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Miracle Run | Actor | Steven Morgan | 60 Fair |
| 2003 | The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke | Actor | Pete Laemke | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Melinda's World | Actor | Stuart Wasser | N/A N/A |
| The Iron Claw | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Famous | Actor | Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen | N/A N/A |
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| Three Men and a Baby | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Night Business | Actor | Johnny Timothy | N/A N/A |
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| Killing Zac Efron | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2020 | Down to Earth with Zac Efron | Production | Executive Producer | 75 Good |
| 2020 | The Great Global Cleanup | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Human Discoveries | Production | Executive Producer | 67 Fair |
| 2019 | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Production | Executive Producer | 68 Fair |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Production | Executive Producer | 60 Fair |
| Killing Zac Efron | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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