Zac Efron

Born: 1987-10-18

Birthplace: San Luis Obispo, California, USA

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

The Lorax
Baywatch
The Greatest Showman
17 Again
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
Neighbors
Scoob!
The Iron Claw
High School Musical
Ricky Stanicky

Top Movie Credits

The Lorax Ted Wiggins (voice)
Baywatch Matt Brody
The Greatest Showman Phillip Carlyle
17 Again Mike O'Donnell
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special Self (archive footage)
Neighbors Teddy Sanders
Scoob! Fred Jones (voice)
The Iron Claw Kevin Von Erich
High School Musical Troy Bolton
Ricky Stanicky Dean