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

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • El hormiguero

    El hormiguero

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • ER

    ER

  • The Studio

    The Studio

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

    The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

  • The Lucky One

    The Lucky One

  • Firefly

    Firefly

  • The Lorax

    The Lorax

  • Catfish: The TV Show

    Catfish: The TV Show

  • Ricky Stanicky

    Ricky Stanicky

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • 17 Again

    17 Again

  • The Greatest Showman

    The Greatest Showman

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • The Greatest Beer Run Ever

    The Greatest Beer Run Ever

  • Baywatch

    Baywatch

  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

    Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

  • The Replacements

    The Replacements

  • Scoob!

    Scoob!

  • Charlie St. Cloud

    Charlie St. Cloud

  • A Family Affair

    A Family Affair

  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls

  • Neighbors

    Neighbors

  • Hairspray

    Hairspray

  • Summerland

    Summerland

  • High School Musical 2

    High School Musical 2

  • High School Musical

    High School Musical

  • We Are Your Friends

    We Are Your Friends

  • The Iron Claw

    The Iron Claw

  • Dirty Grandpa

    Dirty Grandpa

  • Miracle Run

    Miracle Run

  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year

    High School Musical 3: Senior Year

  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

    Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

  • High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

    High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

  • New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

  • Down to Earth with Zac Efron

    Down to Earth with Zac Efron

  • The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke

    The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke

  • Firestarter

    Firestarter

  • That Awkward Moment

    That Awkward Moment

  • Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

    Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

  • Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

    Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

  • Judgment Day

    Judgment Day

  • Zac Efron's Pool Party

    Zac Efron's Pool Party

  • Human Discoveries

    Human Discoveries

  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts

  • Disney Channel Games

    Disney Channel Games

  • The Disney Family Singalong

    The Disney Family Singalong

  • The Beach Bum

    The Beach Bum

  • The Paperboy

    The Paperboy

  • Gold

    Gold

  • The Great Global Cleanup

    The Great Global Cleanup

  • The Disaster Artist

    The Disaster Artist

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

    Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

  • Road To High School Musical 2

    Road To High School Musical 2

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • High School Musical: Remix

    High School Musical: Remix

  • Parkland

    Parkland

  • At Any Price

    At Any Price

  • Heist

    Heist

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

    If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now

  • NCISverse: The First 1,000

    NCISverse: The First 1,000

  • Save Ralph

    Save Ralph

  • Famous

    Famous

  • HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  • Me and Orson Welles

    Me and Orson Welles

  • The Derby Stallion

    The Derby Stallion

  • Killing Zac Efron

    Killing Zac Efron

  • Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass

    Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass

  • High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

    High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

  • Melinda's World

    Melinda's World

  • Night Business

    Night Business

  • Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol

    Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol