Filmography61 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary SpecialMovie | Self (archive footage) | 39 |
| 2025 | The StudioSeries | Zac Efron | 38 |
| 2024 | A Family AffairMovie | Chris Cole | 37 |
| 2024 | NCISverse: The First 1,000Movie | Self | 37 |
| 2023 | The Iron ClawMovie | Kevin Von Erich | 36 |
| 2022 | The Greatest Beer Run EverMovie | John 'Chickie' Donohue | 35 |
| 2022 | FirestarterMovie | Andy McGee | 35 |
| 2022 | GoldMovie | Virgil | 35 |
| 2020 | The Disney Family SingalongMovie | Self | 33 |
| 2020 | Down to Earth with Zac EfronSeries | Self | 33 |
| 2020 | Dude Perfect: Backstage PassMovie | Himself | 33 |
| 2020 | The Great Global CleanupMovie | Self | 33 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries | Self | 32 |
| 2019 | The Beach BumMovie | Flicker | 32 |
| 2017 | The Greatest ShowmanMovie | Phillip Carlyle | 30 |
| 2017 | The Disaster ArtistMovie | Dan / 'Chris-R' | 30 |
| 2016 | Dirty GrandpaMovie | Jason Kelly | 29 |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority RisingMovie | Teddy Sanders | 29 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James CordenSeries | Self | 28 |
| 2015 | Hot OnesSeries | Self | 28 |
| 2015 | We Are Your FriendsMovie | Cole | 28 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries | Self | 27 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSeries | Self | 27 |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in ParadiseMovie | Superboy / Brainiac (voice) | 27 |
| 2014 | Running Wild with Bear GryllsSeries | Self | 27 |
| 2014 | That Awkward MomentMovie | Jason | 27 |
| 2013 | ParklandMovie | Jim Carrico | 26 |
| 2012 | The LoraxMovie | Ted Wiggins (voice) | 25 |
| 2012 | The Lucky OneMovie | Logan Thibault | 25 |
| 2012 | Liberal ArtsMovie | Nat | 25 |
| 2012 | Catfish: The TV ShowSeries | Self | 25 |
| 2011 | New Year's EveMovie | Paul | 24 |
| 2010 | Charlie St. CloudMovie | Charlie St. Cloud | 23 |
| 2009 | 17 AgainMovie | Mike O'Donnell | 22 |
| 2009 | Zac Efron's Pool PartyMovie | Self | 22 |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior YearMovie | Troy Bolton | 21 |
| 2008 | Me and Orson WellesMovie | Richard Samuels | 21 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSeries | Self | 20 |
| 2007 | HairsprayMovie | Link Larkin | 20 |
| 2007 | High School Musical 2Movie | Troy Bolton | 20 |
| 2006 | High School MusicalMovie | Troy Bolton | 19 |
| 2006 | Disney Channel GamesSeries | Self | 19 |
| 2006 | HeistSeries | Pizza Delivery Guy | 19 |
| 2006 | The ReplacementsSeries | Davey Hunkerhoff | 19 |
| 2005 | Robot ChickenSeries | Anakin Skywalker, Red Power Ranger, God (voice) | 18 |
| 2005 | The Suite Life of Zack & CodySeries | Trevor | 18 |
| 2004 | EntourageSeries | Zac Efron | 17 |
| 2004 | SummerlandSeries | Cameron Bale | 17 |
| 2003 | NCISSeries | Daniel Austin | 16 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self - Guest | 16 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries | Self | 16 |
| 2002 | CSI: MiamiSeries | Seth Dawson | 15 |
| 2002 | FireflySeries | Young Simon | 15 |
| 2001 | The GuardianSeries | Luke Tomello | 14 |
| 1997 | The ViewSeries | Self | 10 |
| 1994 | ERSeries | Bobby Neville | 7 |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV AwardsSeries | Self - Presenter | 5 |
| 1981 | Entertainment TonightSeries | Self | — |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Host | — |
| 1975 | People's Choice AwardsSeries | Self - Presenter | — |
| 0 | FamousMovie | Lance Dunkquist / James Jansen | — |