Zac Efron

Zac Efron

Born 1987-10-18 (age 38) San Luis Obispo, California, USA
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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 (2006โ€“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 (2020โ€“2022).

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Known For

The Lorax
The Lorax

2012

as Ted Wiggins (voice)

Baywatch
Baywatch

2017

as Matt Brody

The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman

2017

as Phillip Carlyle

17 Again
17 Again

2009

as Mike O'Donnell

Scoob!
Scoob!

2020

as Fred Jones (voice)

Dirty Grandpa
Dirty Grandpa

2016

as Jason Kelly

Neighbors
Neighbors

2014

as Teddy Sanders

Hairspray
Hairspray

2007

as Link Larkin

The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw

2023

as Kevin Von Erich

The Lucky One
The Lucky One

2012

as Logan Thibault

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

2016

as Teddy Sanders

High School Musical
High School Musical

2006

as Troy Bolton

Ricky Stanicky
Ricky Stanicky

2024

as Dean

A Family Affair
A Family Affair

2024

as Chris Cole

Parkland
Parkland

2013

as Jim Carrico

High School Musical 3: Senior Year
We Are Your Friends
High School Musical 2
High School Musical 2

2007

as Troy Bolton

Firestarter
Firestarter

2022

as Andy McGee

New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve

2011

as Paul