Zac Efron
Known for: 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).
Filmography
Series
NCIS
Daniel Austin
2003
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
CSI: Miami
Seth Dawson
2002
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
ER
Bobby Neville
1994
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
Entourage
Zac Efron
2004
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
El hormiguero
Self - Guest
2006
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Robot Chicken
Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice)
2005
Series
Robot Chicken
Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice)
2005
Series
Robot Chicken
Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice)
2005
Series
The Guardian
Luke Tomello
2001
Series
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Trevor
2005
Series
Punk'd
Self
2003
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Series
Firefly
Young Simon
2002
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Series
The Studio
Zac Efron
2025
Series
Catfish: The TV Show
Self
2012
Film
The Lorax
Ted Wiggins (voice)
2012
Film
Baywatch
Matt Brody
2017
Series
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2014
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Film
The Greatest Showman
Phillip Carlyle
2017
Series
The Replacements
Davey Hunkerhoff
2006
Series
Summerland
Cameron Bale
2004
Film
17 Again
Mike O'Donnell
2009
Film
Scoob!
Fred Jones (voice)
2020
Film
Dirty Grandpa
Jason Kelly
2016
Film
Neighbors
Teddy Sanders
2014
Film
Hairspray
Link Larkin
2007
Film
The Iron Claw
Kevin Von Erich
2023
Film
The Lucky One
Logan Thibault
2012
Film
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Teddy Sanders
2016
Film
High School Musical
Troy Bolton
2006
Film
Ricky Stanicky
Dean
2024
Series
Disney Channel Games
Self
2006
Film
A Family Affair
Chris Cole
2024
Series
Human Discoveries
Gary (voice)
2019
Film
Parkland
Jim Carrico
2013
Series
Heist
Pizza Delivery Guy
2006
Film
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Troy Bolton
2008
Film
We Are Your Friends
Cole
2015
Series
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014
Film
High School Musical 2
Troy Bolton
2007
Film
Firestarter
Andy McGee
2022
Film
New Year's Eve
Paul
2011
Film
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Dave Stangle
2016
Film
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
John 'Chickie' Donohue
2022
Series
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Self
2020
Film
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Ted Bundy
2019
Film
Liberal Arts
Nat
2012
Film
Gold
Virgil
2022
Film
The Disaster Artist
Dan / 'Chris-R'
2017
Film
Charlie St. Cloud
Charlie St. Cloud
2010
Film
That Awkward Moment
Jason
2014
Film
The Beach Bum
Flicker
2019
Film
The Paperboy
Jack Jansen
2012
Film
At Any Price
Dean Whipple
2012
Film
The Disney Family Singalong
Self
2020
Film
Me and Orson Welles
Richard Samuels
2008
Film
Miracle Run
Steven Morgan
2004
Film
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Anakin Skywalker (voice)
2010
Film
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
2014
Judgment Day
Film
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
2014
The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke
Pete Laemke
2003
Film
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Self
2009
Film
The Derby Stallion
Patrick McCardle
2005
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
Cody
2006
Famous
Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen
Angel Heart
Harry Angel
Film
NCISverse: The First 1,000
Self
2024
Film
High School Musical: Remix
Troy Bolton
2006
Film
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
(uncredited)
2016
Film
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
Film
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
Self
2008
Film
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
Himself
2020
Killing Zac Efron
Film
Melinda's World
Stuart Wasser
2003
Night Business
Johnny Timothy
Film
The Great Global Cleanup
Self
2020
Film
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
Self (Archived Footage)
2009
Film
High School Musical Dance-Along
Self
2006
Film
Three Men and a Baby