Acting
Zac 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).
Movies with Zac Efron
The Lorax
2012
Baywatch
2017
The Greatest Showman
2017
Hairspray
2007
17 Again
2009
Dirty Grandpa
2016
Neighbors
2014
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
2026
The Iron Claw
2023
Ricky Stanicky
2024
A Family Affair
2024
High School Musical
2006
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
Scoob!
2020
The Lucky One
2012
Gold
2022
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019
New Year's Eve
2011
Parkland
2013
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
High School Musical 2
2007
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
The Disaster Artist
2017
We Are Your Friends
2015
Charlie St. Cloud
2010
The Beach Bum
2019
Firestarter
2022
The Paperboy
2012
That Awkward Moment
2014
Liberal Arts
2012
At Any Price
2012
Me and Orson Welles
2008
Miracle Run
2004
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
Judgment Day
Famous
'Hairspray' Extentions
2007
Night Business
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
2009
The Derby Stallion
2005
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
2007
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
2016
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
It's 'Hairspray'!
2007
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
17 Agan: Going Back to 17
2009
Save Ralph
2021
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
2003
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
2007
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
2009
High School Musical Dance-Along
2006
High School Musical: Remix
2006
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024
Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009
Melinda's World
2003
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
2020
Three Men and a Baby
The Great Global Cleanup
2020
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
2008
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
2006
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
2009
TV Shows with Zac Efron
NCIS
2003
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
CSI: Miami
2002
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Conan
2010
The Graham Norton Show
2007
ER
1994
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Entourage
2004
The View
1997
El hormiguero
2006
Robot Chicken
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Hot Ones
2015
The Guardian
2001
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Punk'd
2003
Firefly
2002
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
The Studio
2025
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
People's Choice Awards
1975
The Replacements
2006
Catfish: The TV Show
2012
Summerland
2004
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
Disney Channel Games
2006
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Human Discoveries
2019
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014
Heist
2006
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
2020
Killing Zac Efron