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).
Acting
Movie
The Greatest Showman
as Phillip Carlyle
2017
Movie
Baywatch
as Matt Brody
2017
Movie
Neighbors
as Teddy Sanders
2014
Movie
17 Again
as Mike O'Donnell
2009
Movie
High School Musical
as Troy Bolton
2006
Movie
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
as Teddy Sanders
2016
Movie
Dirty Grandpa
as Jason Kelly
2016
Movie
The Lorax
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
2012
Movie
High School Musical 2
as Troy Bolton
2007
Movie
The Lucky One
as Logan Thibault
2012
Movie
The Disaster Artist
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
2017
Movie
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
as Troy Bolton
2008
Movie
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Ted Bundy
2019
Movie
That Awkward Moment
as Jason
2014
Movie
Hairspray
as Link Larkin
2007
Movie
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Dave Stangle
2016
TV
NCIS
as Daniel Austin
2003
Movie
We Are Your Friends
as Cole
2015
TV
Firefly
as Young Simon
2002
Movie
Charlie St. Cloud
as Charlie St. Cloud
2010
Movie
New Year's Eve
as Paul
2011
Movie
Scoob!
as Fred Jones (voice)
2020
TV
CSI: Miami
as Seth Dawson
2002
Movie
The Iron Claw
as Kevin Von Erich
2023
Crew
Movie
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Executive Producer
2019
Movie
That Awkward Moment
Executive Producer
2014
TV
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Executive Producer
2020
TV
Human Discoveries
Executive Producer
2019
Movie
The Great Global Cleanup
Executive Producer
2020
TV
Killing Zac Efron
Executive Producer
TV
Angel Heart
Executive Producer