Zac Efron: movies and TV shows
Zac Efron has 105 credits in the archive: 65 films and 40 TV series, from 1975 to 2026. Highest rated: People's Choice Awards (9.2/10).
Career timeline
1975 – 2026 · busiest year: 2014 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 38 |
| 2025 | The Studio | Zac Efron | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 2024 | Ricky Stanicky | Dean | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 2024 | A Family Affair | Chris Cole | Film | 5.7 | 36 |
| 2024 | NCISverse: The First 1,000 | Self | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 2023 | The Iron Claw | Kevin Von Erich | Film | 7.5 | 35 |
| 2022 | Gold | Virgil | Film | 6.2 | 34 |
| 2022 | The Greatest Beer Run Ever | John 'Chickie' Donohue | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 2022 | Firestarter | Andy McGee | Film | 5.4 | 34 |
| 2020 | Scoob! | Fred Jones (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 2020 | Down to Earth with Zac Efron | Self | TV | 7.7 | 32 |
| 2020 | Down to Earth with Zac Efron | TV | 7.7 | 32 | |
| 2020 | The Disney Family Singalong | Self | Film | 8.3 | 32 |
| 2020 | Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass | Himself | Film | 7.4 | 32 |
| 2020 | The Great Global Cleanup | Self | Film | 5.5 | 32 |
| 2020 | The Great Global Cleanup | Film | 5.5 | 32 | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 31 |
| 2019 | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Ted Bundy | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 2019 | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Film | 7.0 | 31 | |
| 2019 | The Beach Bum | Flicker | Film | 5.7 | 31 |
| 2019 | Human Discoveries | Gary (voice) | TV | 5.3 | 31 |
| 2019 | Human Discoveries | TV | 5.3 | 31 | |
| 2017 | Baywatch | Matt Brody | Film | 6.1 | 29 |
| 2017 | The Greatest Showman | Phillip Carlyle | Film | 7.9 | 29 |
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist | Dan / 'Chris-R' | Film | 7.1 | 29 |
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Jason Kelly | Film | 5.9 | 28 |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Teddy Sanders | Film | 5.8 | 28 |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Dave Stangle | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 2016 | High School Musical: 10th Anniversary | (uncredited) | Film | 4.0 | 28 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | TV | 5.1 | 27 |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self | TV | 7.0 | 27 |
| 2015 | We Are Your Friends | Cole | Film | 6.8 | 27 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 26 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV | 5.1 | 26 |
| 2014 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls | Self | TV | 6.9 | 26 |
| 2014 | Neighbors | Teddy Sanders | Film | 6.2 | 26 |
| 2014 | HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt | TV | 6.4 | 26 | |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Jason | Film | 6.1 | 26 |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Film | 6.1 | 26 | |
| 2014 | 21 Years: Richard Linklater | Self - Actor | Film | 6.3 | 26 |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise | Superboy / Brainiac (voice) | Film | 6.8 | 26 |
| 2013 | Parkland | Jim Carrico | Film | 6.3 | 25 |
| 2012 | Catfish: The TV Show | Self | TV | 6.7 | 24 |
| 2012 | The Lorax | Ted Wiggins (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 24 |
| 2012 | The Lucky One | Logan Thibault | Film | 7.2 | 24 |
| 2012 | The Paperboy | Jack Jansen | Film | 5.5 | 24 |
| 2012 | Liberal Arts | Nat | Film | 6.5 | 24 |
| 2012 | At Any Price | Dean Whipple | Film | 5.4 | 24 |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve | Paul | Film | 5.9 | 23 |
| 2010 | Conan | Self | TV | 7.2 | 22 |
| 2010 | Charlie St. Cloud | Charlie St. Cloud | Film | 7.0 | 22 |
| 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Anakin Skywalker (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 22 |
| 2009 | 17 Again | Mike O'Donnell | Film | 6.3 | 21 |
| 2009 | Zac Efron's Pool Party | Self | Film | 3.3 | 21 |
| 2009 | 17 Again: Zac Goes Back | Self | Film | — | 21 |
| 2009 | 17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback | Self | Film | — | 21 |
| 2009 | 17 Agan: Going Back to 17 | Self | Film | — | 21 |
| 2009 | Zac Efron: The Ultimate Idol | Self (Archived Footage) | Film | — | 21 |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Troy Bolton | Film | 6.5 | 20 |
| 2008 | Me and Orson Welles | Richard Samuels | Film | 6.4 | 20 |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical | Self | Film | — | 20 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 19 |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Link Larkin | Film | 6.7 | 19 |
| 2007 | High School Musical 2 | Troy Bolton | Film | 6.5 | 19 |
| 2007 | 'Hairspray' Extentions | Self | Film | — | 19 |
| 2007 | It's 'Hairspray'! | Self | Film | — | 19 |
| 2007 | Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth | Self | Film | — | 19 |
| 2007 | You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" | Self | Film | 6.0 | 19 |
| 2006 | El hormiguero | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 18 |
| 2006 | The Replacements | Davey Hunkerhoff | TV | 6.5 | 18 |
| 2006 | Disney Channel Games | Self | TV | 9.0 | 18 |
| 2006 | High School Musical | Troy Bolton | Film | 6.5 | 18 |
| 2006 | Heist | Pizza Delivery Guy | TV | 7.2 | 18 |
| 2006 | High School Musical Dance-Along | Self | Film | 10.0 | 18 |
| 2006 | High School Musical: Remix | Troy Bolton | Film | 8.1 | 18 |
| 2006 | If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now | Cody | Film | 10.0 | 18 |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken | Harry Potter, Horrg, Bowling Pin (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 17 |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken | Billy Joel, Mechanic (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 17 |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken | Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 17 |
| 2005 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Trevor | TV | 7.6 | 17 |
| 2005 | The Derby Stallion | Patrick McCardle | Film | 6.0 | 17 |
| 2004 | Entourage | Zac Efron | TV | 7.4 | 16 |
| 2004 | Summerland | Cameron Bale | TV | 6.5 | 16 |
| 2004 | Miracle Run | Steven Morgan | Film | 7.6 | 16 |
| 2003 | NCIS | Daniel Austin | TV | 7.6 | 15 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 15 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 15 |
| 2003 | Punk'd | Self | TV | 5.1 | 15 |
| 2003 | The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke | Pete Laemke | Film | 7.0 | 15 |
| 2003 | Melinda's World | Stuart Wasser | Film | — | 15 |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Seth Dawson | TV | 7.7 | 14 |
| 2002 | Firefly | Young Simon | TV | 8.3 | 14 |
| 2001 | The Guardian | Luke Tomello | TV | 7.1 | 13 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 9 |
| 1994 | ER | Bobby Neville | TV | 7.8 | 6 |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 8.1 | 4 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self | TV | 4.3 | 6 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 12 |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 9.2 | 12 |
| Night Business | Johnny Timothy | Film | — | — | |
| Famous | Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen | Film | — | — | |
| Judgment Day | Film | — | — | ||
| Three Men and a Baby | Film | — | — | ||
| Killing Zac Efron | TV | — | — | ||
| Killing Zac Efron | TV | — | — |