1987-10-18 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).
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A Family Affair | Chris Cole | 2024-06-27 |
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Ricky Stanicky | Dean | 2024-03-07 |
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NCISverse: The First 1,000 | Self | 2024-04-08 |
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The Iron Claw | Kevin Von Erich | 2023-12-21 |
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The Greatest Beer Run Ever | John 'Chickie' Donohue | 2022-09-23 |
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Gold | Virgil | 2022-01-13 |
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Firestarter | Andy McGee | 2022-05-12 |
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Scoob! | Fred Jones (voice) | 2020-07-08 |
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Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass | Himself | 2020-05-11 |
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The Disney Family Singalong | Self | 2020-04-16 |
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The Great Global Cleanup | Self | 2020-04-22 |
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Ted Bundy | 2019-05-02 |
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The Beach Bum | Flicker | 2019-03-21 |
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Baywatch | Matt Brody | 2017-05-25 |
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The Greatest Showman | Phillip Carlyle | 2017-12-20 |
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The Disaster Artist | Dan / 'Chris-R' | 2017-03-12 |
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High School Musical: 10th Anniversary | (uncredited) | 2016-01-20 |
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Dirty Grandpa | Jason Kelly | 2016-01-20 |
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Dave Stangle | 2016-07-07 |
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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Teddy Sanders | 2016-05-04 |
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We Are Your Friends | Cole | 2015-08-26 |
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21 Years: Richard Linklater | Self - Actor | 2014-11-07 |
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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise | Superboy / Brainiac (voice) | 2014-04-06 |
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Neighbors | Teddy Sanders | 2014-05-08 |
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That Awkward Moment | Jason | 2014-01-29 |
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Parkland | Jim Carrico | 2013-10-02 |
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At Any Price | Dean Whipple | 2012-08-30 |
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The Lorax | Ted Wiggins (voice) | 2012-03-01 |
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The Paperboy | Jack Jansen | 2012-09-14 |
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Liberal Arts | Nat | 2012-09-14 |
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The Lucky One | Logan Thibault | 2012-04-19 |
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New Year's Eve | Paul | 2011-12-08 |
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Anakin Skywalker (voice) | 2010-12-19 |
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Charlie St. Cloud | Charlie St. Cloud | 2010-07-30 |
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Zac Efron's Pool Party | Self | 2009-04-01 |
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Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol | Self (Archived Footage) | 2009-10-01 |
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17 Again | Mike O'Donnell | 2009-03-11 |
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Me and Orson Welles | Richard Samuels | 2008-09-05 |
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High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical | Self | 2008-10-21 |
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Troy Bolton | 2008-10-11 |
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Hairspray | Link Larkin | 2007-07-19 |
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High School Musical 2 | Troy Bolton | 2007-08-17 |
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If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now | Cody | 2006-07-25 |
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High School Musical: Remix | Troy Bolton | 2006-09-17 |
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High School Musical Dance-Along | Self | 2006-03-10 |
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High School Musical | Troy Bolton | 2006-01-20 |
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The Derby Stallion | Patrick McCardle | 2005-07-04 |
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Miracle Run | Steven Morgan | 2004-08-09 |
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Melinda's World | Stuart Wasser | 2003-01-01 |
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The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke | Pete Laemke | 2003-06-18 |
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Three Men and a Baby | ||
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Famous | Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen | |
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Night Business | Johnny Timothy | |
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Judgment Day |
