Born 1987 (age 38) · San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Appears in 89 titles

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

The Greatest Showman
7.9
The Greatest Showman
2017
as Phillip Carlyle
Baywatch
6.1
Baywatch
2017
as Matt Brody
Neighbors
6.2
Neighbors
2014
as Teddy Sanders
17 Again
6.3
17 Again
2009
as Mike O'Donnell
High School Musical
6.5
High School Musical
2006
as Troy Bolton
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
5.8
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
as Teddy Sanders
Dirty Grandpa
5.9
Dirty Grandpa
2016
as Jason Kelly
High School Musical 2
6.5
High School Musical 2
2007
as Troy Bolton
The Lorax
6.5
The Lorax
2012
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
The Lucky One
7.2
The Lucky One
2012
as Logan Thibault
The Disaster Artist
7.1
The Disaster Artist
2017
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
6.5
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
as Troy Bolton
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
That Awkward Moment
6.1
That Awkward Moment
2014
as Jason
Hairspray
6.7
Hairspray
2007
as Link Larkin
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
6.0
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Dave Stangle
We Are Your Friends
6.8
We Are Your Friends
2015
as Cole
Charlie St. Cloud
7.0
Charlie St. Cloud
2010
as Charlie St. Cloud
New Year's Eve
5.9
New Year's Eve
2011
as Paul
Scoob!
7.0
Scoob!
2020
as Fred Jones (voice)