Portrait of Zac Efron

Acting

Zac Efron

Career

Active from 2003 to 2024, busiest in 2012 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Zac Efron Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    4.6, average 6.0
  • Mystery
    2.6, average 4.0
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cringe Humor 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Pop Culture References 3
  • Star-Studded Cast 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Grief and Loss 2
  • Feel-Good Romance 2
  • Adult Animation 2
  • Raunchy Buddy Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Famous
Famous

as Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen

Killing Zac Efron
Killing Zac Efron

TV show ยท Executive Producer

2020s

10 titles ยท average score 56
Boundless: The Man Who Became Human
Boundless: The Man Who Became Human (2026)

Executive Producer

The Studio
The Studio (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Zac Efron

Ricky Stanicky
Ricky Stanicky (2024)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dean

A Family Affair
A Family Affair (2024)
GoodWatch score 42

as Chris Cole

The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

as Kevin Von Erich

The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

as John 'Chickie' Donohue

Gold
Gold (2022)
GoodWatch score 56

as Virgil

Firestarter
Firestarter (2022)
GoodWatch score 30

as Andy McGee

Scoob!
Scoob! (2020)
GoodWatch score 50

as Fred Jones (voice)

The Great Global Cleanup
The Great Global Cleanup (2020)

Executive Producer

2010s

23 titles ยท average score 56
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ted Bundy

The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

as Phillip Carlyle

Baywatch
Baywatch (2017)
GoodWatch score 40

as Matt Brody

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dave Stangle

Dirty Grandpa
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
GoodWatch score 32

as Jason Kelly

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
GoodWatch score 56

as Teddy Sanders

We Are Your Friends
We Are Your Friends (2015)
GoodWatch score 49

as Cole

Neighbors
Neighbors (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

as Teddy Sanders

That Awkward Moment
That Awkward Moment (2014)
GoodWatch score 42

as Jason

The Lorax
The Lorax (2012)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ted Wiggins (voice)

The Lucky One
The Lucky One (2012)
GoodWatch score 46

as Logan Thibault

New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve (2011)
GoodWatch score 32

as Paul

2000s

20 titles ยท average score 65
17 Again
17 Again (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mike O'Donnell

High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
GoodWatch score 62

as Troy Bolton

Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

as Richard Samuels

High School Musical 2
High School Musical 2 (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

as Troy Bolton

High School Musical
High School Musical (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Troy Bolton

The Replacements
The Replacements (2006)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Davey Hunkerhoff

The Derby Stallion
The Derby Stallion (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Patrick McCardle

Miracle Run
Miracle Run (2004)
GoodWatch score 79

as Steven Morgan

Entourage
Entourage (2004)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Zac Efron

NCIS
NCIS (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Daniel Austin

CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Seth Dawson

The Guardian
The Guardian (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Luke Tomello

1990s

1 title ยท average score 79
ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Bobby Neville