
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).

The Lorax
2012 · as Ted Wiggins (voice)

Baywatch
2017 · as Matt Brody

The Greatest Showman
2017 · as Phillip Carlyle

Hairspray
2007 · as Link Larkin

17 Again
2009 · as Mike O'Donnell

Dirty Grandpa
2016 · as Jason Kelly

The Lucky One
2012 · as Logan Thibault

Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
2026 · as Self (archive footage)

Ricky Stanicky
2024 · as Dean

Neighbors
2014 · as Teddy Sanders

High School Musical
2006 · as Troy Bolton

Scoob!
2020 · as Fred Jones (voice)

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016 · as Teddy Sanders

The Iron Claw
2023 · as Kevin Von Erich

Gold
2022 · as Virgil

A Family Affair
2024 · as Chris Cole

Parkland
2013 · as Jim Carrico

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019 · as Ted Bundy