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Zac Efron

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1987-10-18 (Age: 39)

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).

Filmography (50)

⭐ 5.7 Role: Chris Cole

A Family Affair

2024
⭐ 9.0 Role: Self

NCISverse: The First 1,000

2024
⭐ 6.5 Role: Dean

Ricky Stanicky

2024
⭐ 7.5 Role: Kevin Von Erich

The Iron Claw

2023
⭐ 7.5 Role: John 'Chickie' Donohue

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

2022
⭐ 5.5 Role: Andy McGee

Firestarter

2022
⭐ 6.2 Role: Virgil

Gold

2022
⭐ 7.0 Role: Fred Jones (voice)

Scoob!

2020
⭐ 7.8 Role: Himself

Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass

2020
⭐ 5.5 Role: Self

The Great Global Cleanup

2020
⭐ 8.3 Role: Self

The Disney Family Singalong

2020
⭐ 7.0 Role: Ted Bundy

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019
⭐ 5.7 Role: Flicker

The Beach Bum

2019
⭐ 7.9 Role: Phillip Carlyle

The Greatest Showman

2017
⭐ 6.1 Role: Matt Brody

Baywatch

2017