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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Ricky Stanicky | Dean | 2024-03-07 |
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NCISverse: The First 1,000 | Self | 2024-04-08 |
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A Family Affair | Chris Cole | 2024-06-27 |
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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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Save Ralph | Bobby (voice) | 2021-04-06 |
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The Disney Family Singalong | Self | 2020-04-16 |
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Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass | Himself | 2020-05-11 |
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Scoob! | Fred Jones (voice) | 2020-07-08 |
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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 Disaster Artist | Dan / 'Chris-R' | 2017-03-12 |
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The Greatest Showman | Phillip Carlyle | 2017-12-20 |
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Dirty Grandpa | Jason Kelly | 2016-01-20 |
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High School Musical: 10th Anniversary | (uncredited) | 2016-01-20 |
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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Teddy Sanders | 2016-05-04 |
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Dave Stangle | 2016-07-07 |
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We Are Your Friends | Cole | 2015-08-26 |
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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise | Superboy / Brainiac (voice) | 2014-04-06 |
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21 Years: Richard Linklater | Self - Actor | 2014-11-07 |
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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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High School Musical 2 | Troy Bolton | 2007-08-17 |
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Hairspray | Link Larkin | 2007-07-19 |
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Road To High School Musical 2 | Self | 2007-06-08 |
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If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now | Cody | 2006-07-25 |
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High School Musical | Troy Bolton | 2006-01-20 |
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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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Judgment Day | ||
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Famous | Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen | |
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Night Business | Johnny Timothy |