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Zac Efron

Zac Efron

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 18, 1987 (38)
Birthplace San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Oct 01, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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).

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Filmography

Ricky Stanicky

Ricky Stanicky

2024

as Dean Stanton

A Family Affair

A Family Affair

2024

as Chris Cole

The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw

2023

as Kevin Von Erich

Gold

Gold

2022

as Virgil

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

2022

as John 'Chickie' Donohue

Firestarter

Firestarter

2022

as Andy McGee

Scoob!

Scoob!

2020

as Fred Jones (voice)

The Beach Bum

The Beach Bum

2019

as Flicker

The Greatest Showman

The Greatest Showman

2017

as Phillip Carlyle

Baywatch

Baywatch

2017

as Matt Brody

The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist

2017

as Dan / 'Chris-R'

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

2016

as Dave Stangle

Dirty Grandpa

Dirty Grandpa

2016

as Jason Kelly

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

2016

as Teddy Sanders

We Are Your Friends

We Are Your Friends

2015

as Cole

That Awkward Moment

That Awkward Moment

2014

as Jason

Neighbors

Neighbors

2014

as Teddy Sanders

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

2014

as Superboy / Brainiac (voice)

Parkland

Parkland

2013

as Jim Carrico

The Paperboy

The Paperboy

2012

as Jack Jansen

The Lucky One

The Lucky One

2012

as Logan Thibault

At Any Price

At Any Price

2012

as Dean Whipple

The Lorax

The Lorax

2012

as Ted Wiggins (voice)

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

2012

as Nat

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

2011

as Paul

Charlie St. Cloud

Charlie St. Cloud

2010

as Charlie St. Cloud

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

2010

as Anakin Skywalker (voice)

17 Again

17 Again

2009

as Mike O'Donnell

Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

2008

as Richard Samuels

High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2

2007

as Troy Bolton

Hairspray

Hairspray

2007

as Link Larkin

High School Musical

High School Musical

2006

as Troy Bolton

The Derby Stallion

The Derby Stallion

2005

as Patrick McCardle

Miracle Run

Miracle Run

2004

as Steven Morgan

Melinda's World

Melinda's World

2003

as Stuart Wasser

The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke

The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke

2003

as Pete Laemke

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The Great Global Cleanup

The Great Global Cleanup

2020

Executive Producer

That Awkward Moment

That Awkward Moment

2014

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Summerland

as Cameron Bale

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Jun 01, 2004

Human Discoveries

as Gary (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 16, 2019

Firefly

as Young Simon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 2002

CSI: Miami

as Seth Dawson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2002

The Guardian

as Luke Tomello

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2001

Heist

as Pizza Delivery Guy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 2006

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

as Trevor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 2005

NCIS

as Daniel Austin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

The Replacements

as Davey Hunkerhoff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 28, 2006

ER

as Bobby Neville

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Entourage

as Zac Efron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 18, 2004

Robot Chicken

as Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 2005

Robot Chicken

as Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 2005

Robot Chicken

as Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 2005

Down to Earth with Zac Efron

as Self

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Jul 10, 2020

Disney Channel Games

as Self

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jun 10, 2006

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 10, 1992

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

Punk'd

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 17, 2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Hot Ones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 2015

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 28, 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Catfish: The TV Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 2012

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Killing Zac Efron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 59 66 51
2024 6 56 90 34
2024 7 108 161 77
2024 8 56 83 37
2024 9 55 80 39
2024 10 54 86 30
2024 11 60 88 45
2024 12 56 73 41
2025 1 60 89 33
2025 2 37 49 5
2025 3 22 91 0
2025 4 4 5 3
2025 5 7 8 3
2025 6 6 7 5
2025 7 8 10 4
2025 8 3 4 2
2025 9 3 3 2
2025 10 3 4 2

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 669 628
2024 6 465 96
2024 7 134 124
2025 1 483 50
2025 2 661 211
2025 3 376 115
2025 5 434 54
2025 6 364 159
2025 7 429 7
2025 8 504 443
2025 9 955 910
2025 10 369 49

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