Zac Efron

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Male

Birthday

1987-10-18 (38 years old)

Place of Birth

San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Zac Efron

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).

Known For

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • El hormiguero

    El hormiguero

  • ER

    ER

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Studio

    The Studio

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

    The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Lorax

    The Lorax

  • Firefly

    Firefly

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • The Greatest Showman

    The Greatest Showman

  • Catfish: The TV Show

    Catfish: The TV Show

  • Baywatch

    Baywatch

  • 17 Again

    17 Again

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Ricky Stanicky

    Ricky Stanicky

  • The Lucky One

    The Lucky One

  • Summerland

    Summerland

  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

    Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

  • Hairspray

    Hairspray

  • Neighbors

    Neighbors

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Dirty Grandpa

    Dirty Grandpa

  • New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

  • A Family Affair

    A Family Affair

  • The Replacements

    The Replacements

  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls

  • Gold

    Gold

  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts

  • High School Musical

    High School Musical

  • Scoob!

    Scoob!

  • The Iron Claw

    The Iron Claw

  • The Greatest Beer Run Ever

    The Greatest Beer Run Ever

  • Save Ralph

    Save Ralph

  • High School Musical 2

    High School Musical 2

  • Parkland

    Parkland

  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year

    High School Musical 3: Senior Year

  • We Are Your Friends

    We Are Your Friends

  • Miracle Run

    Miracle Run

  • Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

    Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

    Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

  • Charlie St. Cloud

    Charlie St. Cloud

  • The Beach Bum

    The Beach Bum

  • The Disney Family Singalong

    The Disney Family Singalong

  • That Awkward Moment

    That Awkward Moment

  • The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke

    The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke

  • The Paperboy

    The Paperboy

  • The Disaster Artist

    The Disaster Artist

  • Disney Channel Games

    Disney Channel Games

  • Famous

    Famous

  • Down to Earth with Zac Efron

    Down to Earth with Zac Efron

  • Firestarter

    Firestarter

  • At Any Price

    At Any Price

  • Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

    Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  • Human Discoveries

    Human Discoveries

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

    Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

  • Zac Efron's Pool Party

    Zac Efron's Pool Party

  • High School Musical: Remix

    High School Musical: Remix

  • If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now

    If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now

  • Me and Orson Welles

    Me and Orson Welles

  • High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

    High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

  • The Great Global Cleanup

    The Great Global Cleanup

  • Road To High School Musical 2

    Road To High School Musical 2

  • Heist

    Heist

  • NCISverse: The First 1,000

    NCISverse: The First 1,000

  • The Derby Stallion

    The Derby Stallion

  • High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

    High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

  • Judgment Day

    Judgment Day

  • Killing Zac Efron

    Killing Zac Efron

  • Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass

    Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass

  • Night Business

    Night Business

  • Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol

    Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol

  • Melinda's World

    Melinda's World