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Zac Efron

Zac Efron

36 movies on Netflix

Biography

Zac Efron is an American actor who grew up in Arroyo Grande, California and trained in local theater and singing before signing with a Los Angeles agent. He had early television guest roles and a recurring part on Summerland, then became a teen idol as Troy Bolton in High School Musical (2006), returning for High School Musical 2 (2007) and High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008). Efron also starred in Hairspray (2007) and 17 Again (2009), and later appeared in Neighbors (2014), Baywatch (2017), The Greatest Showman (2017), Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) as Ted Bundy, and The Iron Claw (2023) as wrestler Kevin Von Erich. He hosted Netflix's Down to Earth with Zac Efron, winning a Daytime Emmy in 2021, and was later given a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2023.

38years old

Turns 39 on October 18in 6 days

  • Born San Luis Obispo
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Zachary David Alexander Efron (birth name)Also credited as Zachary Ian Alexander Efron and Zachary Efron

Movie Career

Films
36
Career span
18 years2006 to 2024

Genres

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  1. Getting ready for a role

    Efron's recordings were left out of the final cut, and Drew Seeley sang most of his parts. The Troy Bolton role was meant for a tenor, and Efron was a baritone. He did his own singing in his later musical films.

  2. Behind the camera

    Efron started his own production company, Ninjas Runnin' Wild, under Warner Bros. in 2010. It helped produce his films Dirty Grandpa, That Awkward Moment and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.

Zac Efron movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Greatest Showman2017 Biography, Drama, Musicalas Phillip Carlyle

    IMDb rating 7.5354K votes

  2. Neighbors2014 Comedyas Teddy Sanders

    IMDb rating 6.3349K votes

  3. 17 Again2009as Mike O'Donnell

    IMDb rating 6.4234K votes

  4. High School Musical2006as Troy Bolton

    IMDb rating 5.7107K votes

  5. High School Musical 3: Senior Year2008as Troy Bolton

    IMDb rating 5.174K votes

  6. Baywatch2017as Matt Brody

    IMDb rating 5.5222K votes

  7. The Iron Claw2023as Kevin Von Erich

    IMDb rating 7.5122K votes

  8. The Lucky One2012as Logan

    IMDb rating 6.4119K votes

Most often with

Kenny Ortega directed three of these films, Nicholas Stoller two and Burr Steers two. Dave Franco appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dave Franco, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Dave FrancoSeth Rogen, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Seth RogenMatthew McConaughey, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Matthew McConaugheyVanessa Hudgens, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Vanessa HudgensBart Johnson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Bart JohnsonHannibal Buress, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Hannibal BuressKenny OrtegaDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Kenny OrtegaNicholas StollerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Nicholas StollerBurr SteersDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Burr Steers

Films together

Box office

What Zac Efron's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.5 billion

27 of the 36 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 36 films: 27 worldwide figure; 5 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.

  • 27Worldwide figure
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

The Greatest Showman2017as Phillip Carlyle$459 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 76% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Greatest Showman2017as Phillip Carlyle
    $459M18.5% of the total
  2. 2
    The Lorax2012as Ted (voice)
    $349M14.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Neighbors2014as Teddy Sanders
    $271M10.9% of the total
  4. 4
    High School Musical 3: Senior Year2008as Troy Bolton
    $253M10.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Baywatch2017as Matt Brody
    $178M7.2% of the total
  6. 6
    New Year's Eve2011as Paul - Resolution Tour
    $142M5.7% of the total
  7. 7
    17 Again2009as Mike O'Donnell
    $136M5.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising2016as Teddy Sanders
    $108M4.3% of the total
The Lucky One (2012), $99.4 millionDirty Grandpa (2016), $94.1 millionHairspray (2007), $90.5 millionMike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016), $77.1 millionCharlie St. Cloud (2010), $48.2 millionThat Awkward Moment (2014), $45.6 millionThe Iron Claw (2023), $40.1 millionThe Disaster Artist (2017), $29.8 millionScoob! (2020), $28.6 millionFirestarter (2022), $15.0 millionWe Are Your Friends (2015), $11.1 millionThe Beach Bum (2019), $4.6 millionMe and Orson Welles (2008), $2.3 millionParkland (2013), $1.4 millionThe Paperboy (2012), $1.4 millionAt Any Price (2012), $361,418

$590 millionfrom the other 19 films with a worldwide figure, 24% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2009 to 2023.

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Zac Efron's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2023Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored
2009MTV Movie Award for Best Male PerformanceHigh School Musical 3: Senior YearWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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