Zac Efron

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).

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

7.712
The Guardian

The Guardian

6.8
Heist

Heist

6.8
Summerland

Summerland

6.7
Hot Ones

Hot Ones

7.4
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

7.633
NCIS

NCIS

7.6
The Replacements

The Replacements

6.436
ER

ER

7.824
The View

The View

4.363
Conan

Conan

7.101
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

7
Disney Channel Games

Disney Channel Games

9
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

6.385
Punk'd

Punk'd

5.027
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.323
MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

8.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.281
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.5
Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

6.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.185
Catfish: The TV Show

Catfish: The TV Show

6.767
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.185
Human Discoveries

Human Discoveries

5.3
Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

4.12
Entourage

Entourage

7.351
Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken

7.636
Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken

7.636
Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken

7.636
Killing Zac Efron

Killing Zac Efron

0
Firefly

Firefly

8.34
Down to Earth with Zac Efron

Down to Earth with Zac Efron

7.7
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.741
The Studio

The Studio

7.634
El hormiguero

El hormiguero

4.8

Movies

Hairspray

Hairspray

6.668
High School Musical

High School Musical

6.549
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

6.549
Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

6.4
High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2

6.51
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

5.9
Charlie St. Cloud

Charlie St. Cloud

7
17 Again

17 Again

6.313
The Derby Stallion

The Derby Stallion

5.9
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

7.424
The Paperboy

The Paperboy

5.538
The Lorax

The Lorax

6.5
Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

6.437
Miracle Run

Miracle Run

7.6
The Lucky One

The Lucky One

7.165
At Any Price

At Any Price

5.372
Neighbors

Neighbors

6.187
Parkland

Parkland

6.231
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

4
That Awkward Moment

That Awkward Moment

6.145
A Family Affair

A Family Affair

5.778
Dirty Grandpa

Dirty Grandpa

5.932
Ricky Stanicky

Ricky Stanicky

6.517
The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw

7.5
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

6.05
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol

Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol

0
Famous

Famous

0
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

5.817
We Are Your Friends

We Are Your Friends

6.8
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

6.742
The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist

7.107
Baywatch

Baywatch

6.094
21 Years: Richard Linklater

21 Years: Richard Linklater

6.2
High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

0
Night Business

Night Business

0
Road To High School Musical 2

Road To High School Musical 2

0
NCISverse: The First 1,000

NCISverse: The First 1,000

9
The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman

7.875
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

7.006
The Beach Bum

The Beach Bum

5.7
Melinda's World

Melinda's World

0
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke

The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke

0
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now

If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now

10
Scoob!

Scoob!

7.018
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass

Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass

7.8
The Great Global Cleanup

The Great Global Cleanup

5.5
Gold

Gold

6.189
The Disney Family Singalong

The Disney Family Singalong

8.3
High School Musical: Remix

High School Musical: Remix

8.1
Firestarter

Firestarter

5.484
The Greatest Beer Run Ever

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

7.578
Zac Efron's Pool Party

Zac Efron's Pool Party

3.167
Judgment Day

Judgment Day

0
Save Ralph

Save Ralph

6.5