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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Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special | Self (archive footage) | 2026-03-23 |
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A Family Affair | Chris Cole | 2024-06-27 |
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NCISverse: The First 1,000 | Self | 2024-04-08 |
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Ricky Stanicky | Dean | 2024-03-07 |
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The Iron Claw | Kevin Von Erich | 2023-12-21 |
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Firestarter | Andy McGee | 2022-05-12 |
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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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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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Scoob! | Fred Jones (voice) | 2020-07-08 |
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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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The Disaster Artist | Dan / 'Chris-R' | 2017-03-12 |
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The Greatest Showman | Phillip Carlyle | 2017-12-20 |
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Baywatch | Matt Brody | 2017-05-25 |
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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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High School Musical: 10th Anniversary | (uncredited) | 2016-01-20 |
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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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Liberal Arts | Nat | 2012-09-14 |
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The Paperboy | Jack Jansen | 2012-09-14 |
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The Lucky One | Logan Thibault | 2012-04-19 |
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The Lorax | Ted Wiggins (voice) | 2012-03-01 |
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At Any Price | Dean Whipple | 2012-08-30 |
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New Year's Eve | Paul | 2011-12-08 |
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Charlie St. Cloud | Charlie St. Cloud | 2010-07-30 |
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Anakin Skywalker (voice) | 2010-12-19 |
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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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17 Agan: Going Back to 17 | Self | 2009-08-11 |
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Zac Efron's Pool Party | Self | 2009-04-01 |
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Me and Orson Welles | Richard Samuels | 2008-09-05 |
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Troy Bolton | 2008-10-11 |
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High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical | Self | 2008-10-21 |
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'Hairspray' Extentions | Self | 2007-11-20 |
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High School Musical 2 | Troy Bolton | 2007-08-17 |
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You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" | Self | 2007-11-20 |
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Hairspray | Link Larkin | 2007-07-19 |
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It's 'Hairspray'! | Self | 2007-11-20 |
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Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth | Self | 2007-11-20 |
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High School Musical | Troy Bolton | 2006-01-20 |
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High School Musical Dance-Along | Self | 2006-03-10 |
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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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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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Famous | Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen | |
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Three Men and a Baby | ||
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Night Business | Johnny Timothy | |
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