Zac Efron
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Luck...
Known For
Filmography
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
2026
as Self (archive footage)
The Studio
2025
as Zac Efron
A Family Affair
2024
as Chris Cole
Ricky Stanicky
2024
as Dean
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024
as Self
The Iron Claw
2023
as Kevin Von Erich
Gold
2022
as Virgil
Firestarter
2022
as Andy McGee
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022
as John 'Chickie' Donohue
Scoob!
2020
as Fred Jones (voice)
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
2020
as Himself
The Great Global Cleanup
2020
as Self
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
as Self
Down to Earth with Zac Efron
2020
as Self
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019
as Ted Bundy
The Beach Bum
2019
as Flicker
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Human Discoveries
2019
as Gary (voice)
The Disaster Artist
2017
as Dan / 'Chris-R'
Baywatch
2017
as Matt Brody
The Greatest Showman
2017
as Phillip Carlyle
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
2016
as (uncredited)
Dirty Grandpa
2016
as Jason Kelly
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Dave Stangle
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
as Teddy Sanders
We Are Your Friends
2015
as Cole
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
Neighbors
2014
as Teddy Sanders
That Awkward Moment
2014
as Jason
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
as Superboy / Brainiac (voice)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actor
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Parkland
2013
as Jim Carrico
The Paperboy
2012
as Jack Jansen
The Lorax
2012
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
Liberal Arts
2012
as Nat
The Lucky One
2012
as Logan Thibault
At Any Price
2012
as Dean Whipple
Catfish: The TV Show
2012
as Self
New Year's Eve
2011
as Paul
Charlie St. Cloud
2010
as Charlie St. Cloud
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
Conan
2010
as Self
17 Again
2009
as Mike O'Donnell
Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol
2009
as Self (Archived Footage)
Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009
as Self
17 Agan: Going Back to 17
2009
as Self
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
2009
as Self
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
2009
as Self
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
as Troy Bolton
Me and Orson Welles
2008
as Richard Samuels
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
2008
as Self
Hairspray
2007
as Link Larkin
High School Musical 2
2007
as Troy Bolton
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
2007
as Self
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
2007
as Self
'Hairspray' Extentions
2007
as Self
It's 'Hairspray'!
2007
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
High School Musical
2006
as Troy Bolton
High School Musical: Remix
2006
as Troy Bolton
High School Musical Dance-Along
2006
as Self
Heist
2006
as Pizza Delivery Guy
The Replacements
2006
as Davey Hunkerhoff
Disney Channel Games
2006
as Self
El hormiguero
2006
as Self - Guest
The Derby Stallion
2005
as Patrick McCardle
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
as Trevor
Robot Chicken
2005
as Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice)
Robot Chicken
2005
as Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice)
Robot Chicken
2005
as Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice)
Miracle Run
2004
as Steven Morgan
Summerland
2004
as Cameron Bale
Entourage
2004
as Zac Efron
Melinda's World
2003
as Stuart Wasser
NCIS
2003
as Daniel Austin
Punk'd
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
CSI: Miami
2002
as Seth Dawson
Firefly
2002
as Young Simon
The Guardian
2001
as Luke Tomello
The View
1997
as Self
ER
1994
as Bobby Neville
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter