Zac Efron

Acting

Born Oct 18, 1987 (age 39) · San Luis Obispo, California, USA

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).

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Greatest Showman2017
as ⁨Phillip Carlyle⁩
Baywatch2017
as ⁨Matt Brody⁩
Neighbors2014
as ⁨Teddy Sanders⁩
17 Again2009
as ⁨Mike O'Donnell⁩
High School Musical2006
as ⁨Troy Bolton⁩
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising2016
as ⁨Teddy Sanders⁩
Dirty Grandpa2016
as ⁨Jason Kelly⁩
as ⁨Ted Wiggins (voice)⁩
as ⁨Troy Bolton⁩
as ⁨Logan Thibault⁩
as ⁨Dan / 'Chris-R'⁩
as ⁨Troy Bolton⁩
as ⁨Ted Bundy⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Jason⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Link Larkin⁩
as ⁨Dave Stangle⁩
as ⁨Cole⁩
as ⁨Charlie St. Cloud⁩
as ⁨Paul⁩
as ⁨Fred Jones (voice)⁩
as ⁨Kevin Von Erich⁩
as ⁨John 'Chickie' Donohue⁩
as ⁨Dean⁩
as ⁨Andy McGee⁩
as ⁨Jack Jansen⁩
as ⁨Chris Cole⁩
as ⁨Virgil⁩
as ⁨Nat⁩
as ⁨Flicker⁩
as ⁨Jim Carrico⁩
as ⁨Dean Whipple⁩
as ⁨Richard Samuels⁩
as ⁨Anakin Skywalker (voice)⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Greatest Showman2017
as ⁨Phillip Carlyle⁩
Baywatch2017
as ⁨Matt Brody⁩
Neighbors2014
as ⁨Teddy Sanders⁩
17 Again2009
as ⁨Mike O'Donnell⁩
High School Musical2006
as ⁨Troy Bolton⁩
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising2016
as ⁨Teddy Sanders⁩
Dirty Grandpa2016
as ⁨Jason Kelly⁩
as ⁨Ted Wiggins (voice)⁩
as ⁨Troy Bolton⁩
as ⁨Logan Thibault⁩
as ⁨Dan / 'Chris-R'⁩
as ⁨Troy Bolton⁩
as ⁨Ted Bundy⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Jason⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Link Larkin⁩
as ⁨Dave Stangle⁩
as ⁨Cole⁩
as ⁨Charlie St. Cloud⁩
as ⁨Paul⁩
as ⁨Fred Jones (voice)⁩
as ⁨Kevin Von Erich⁩
as ⁨John 'Chickie' Donohue⁩
as ⁨Dean⁩
as ⁨Andy McGee⁩
as ⁨Jack Jansen⁩
as ⁨Chris Cole⁩
as ⁨Virgil⁩
as ⁨Nat⁩
as ⁨Flicker⁩
as ⁨Jim Carrico⁩
as ⁨Dean Whipple⁩
as ⁨Richard Samuels⁩
as ⁨Anakin Skywalker (voice)⁩