As Actor
Liberal Arts
2012
6.4
Zac Efron
Acting
Birth Date
October 18, 1987
Place of Birth
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).
Complete Filmography
As Actor
The Paperboy
2012
5.6
As Actor
At Any Price
2012
5.4
As Actor
The Lucky One
2012
7.2
As Actor
The Lorax
2012
6.5
As Actor
New Year's Eve
2011
5.9
As Actor
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
7.4
As Actor
Charlie St. Cloud
2010
7.0
As Actor
Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009
3.2
As Actor
17 Again
2009
6.3
As Actor
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
6.6
As Actor
Me and Orson Welles
2008
6.4
As Actor
High School Musical 2
2007
6.5
As Actor
Hairspray
2007
6.7
As Actor
High School Musical
2006
6.6
As Actor
The Derby Stallion
2005
5.9
As Actor
Miracle Run
2004
7.6