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).
Movies
High School Musical
2006
as Troy Bolton
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
as Troy Bolton
High School Musical 2
2007
as Troy Bolton
17 Again
2009
as Mike O'Donnell
Charlie St. Cloud
2010
as Charlie St. Cloud
The Lucky One
2012
as Logan Thibault
The Lorax
2012
as Ted Wiggins (voice)
New Year's Eve
2011
as Paul
Hairspray
2007
as Link Larkin