Zac Efron
Known for Acting
Biography
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
2017
as Phillip Carlyle
Baywatch
2017
as Matt Brody
The Lorax
2012
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
High School Musical
2006
as Troy Bolton
The Lucky One
2012
as Logan Thibault
Dirty Grandpa
2016
as Jason Kelly
17 Again
2009
as Mike O'Donnell
Neighbors
2014
as Teddy Sanders
Scoob!
2020
as Fred Jones (voice)
Hairspray
2007
as Link Larkin
The Disaster Artist
2017
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
Gold
2022
as Virgil
We Are Your Friends
2015
as Cole
Parkland
2013
as Jim Carrico
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
as Teddy Sanders
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
as John 'Chickie' Donohue
A Family Affair
2024
as Chris Cole
Ricky Stanicky
2024
as Dean
New Year's Eve
2011
as Paul
The Iron Claw
2023
as Kevin Von Erich