Zac Efron
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).
Acting
- 2025The StudioZac Efron1 ep.
- 2020Down to Earth with Zac EfronSelf16 ep.
- 2019Human DiscoveriesGary (voice)10 ep.
- 2015Hot OnesSelf1 ep.
- 2014Running Wild with Bear GryllsSelf1 ep.
- 2014HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt1 ep.
- 2012Catfish: The TV ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2006The ReplacementsDavey Hunkerhoff1 ep.
- 2006Disney Channel GamesSelf9 ep.
- 2006HeistPizza Delivery Guy1 ep.
- 2005The Suite Life of Zack & CodyTrevor1 ep.
- 2005Robot ChickenAnakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice)3 ep.
- 2004SummerlandCameron Bale16 ep.
- 2003Punk'dSelf2 ep.
- 2002FireflyYoung Simon1 ep.
- 2001The GuardianLuke Tomello1 ep.
- 1992MTV Movie & TV AwardsSelf - Presenter3 ep.
- 1981Entertainment TonightSelf3 ep.
- —Killing Zac Efron1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2020Down to Earth with Zac EfronExecutive Producer16 ep.
- 2019Human DiscoveriesExecutive Producer10 ep.
- —Killing Zac EfronExecutive Producer1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2025The StudioZac Efron1 ep.
- 2023Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest2 ep.
- 2023The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf2 ep.
- 2020Hot OnesSelf1 ep.
- 2017The Graham Norton ShowSelf2 ep.
- 2007MTV Movie & TV AwardsSelf - Presenter3 ep.
- 2016Entertainment TonightSelf3 ep.
- 2009Robot ChickenAnakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice), Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice), Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice)3 ep.
- 2016The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf1 ep.
- 2015Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf1 ep.
- 2015HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt1 ep.
- 2015Catfish: The TV ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2014Running Wild with Bear GryllsSelf1 ep.
- 2014People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter1 ep.
- 2009The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf3 ep.
- 2007Punk'dSelf2 ep.
- 2012ConanSelf1 ep.
- 2009EntourageZac Efron1 ep.
- 2009Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host1 ep.
- 2007El hormigueroSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2007The ViewSelf1 ep.
- 2006The ReplacementsDavey Hunkerhoff1 ep.
- 2006HeistPizza Delivery Guy1 ep.
- 2006The Suite Life of Zack & CodyTrevor1 ep.
- 2006NCISDaniel Austin1 ep.
- 2004SummerlandCameron Bale16 ep.
- 2005CSI: MiamiSeth Dawson1 ep.
- 2004The GuardianLuke Tomello1 ep.
- 2003ERBobby Neville1 ep.
- 2002FireflyYoung Simon1 ep.
Also known as: Zachary David Alexander Efron · Zachary Efron