--- ---  # The Internet Is Certain Zac Efron's Lookalike Is in _Stranger Things_ ## Video: The Stranger Things Opening Credits Could Have Looked Really Different [Watch (HLS stream): The Stranger Things Opening Credits Could Have Looked Really Different](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/9kbPh5t1.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2017-10-24. In the summer of 2016, the hypnotic glowing red Stranger Things font lured fans into every new episode on Netflix like it was a chapter in their own personal paperback_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 27, 2017 5:05 PM UTC  Courtesy of Netflix/Johnny Louis/FilmMagic—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 27, 2017 5:05 PM UTC Looks like the internet has found a new lookalike for _Baywatch_ golden boy [Zac Efron](http://time.com/4959446/zac-efron-the-rock/), and it’s none other than a new [_Stranger Things_ season two](http://time.com/4994689/stranger-things-season-2-ending-explained/) character. Watch out, Zac: Billy’s coming for you. In the Netflix show, antagonist Billy — played by Australian actor and [_Power Rangers_](http://time.com/4319579/power-rangers-new-suits-photo/) star [Dacre Montgomery](http://people.com/tv/dacre-montgomery-stranger-things-thong-audition/) — sparked questions from viewers who couldn’t get over his physical resemblance to the beloved _High School Musical_ character of years past. Maybe it’s in the piercing blue-eyed gaze, tousled brown hair and chiseled jawline that both men have. Or maybe it’s in their shared comfort with casual toplessness. (Efron’s look is [well-known](http://time.com/4786449/zac-efron-baywatch-body-judge/) by Hollywood and audiences, while Montgomery actually said he [stripped down to make](http://people.com/tv/dacre-montgomery-stranger-things-thong-audition/) his _Stranger Things_ audition tape stand out.) Efron’s got a few years on Montgomery, though; the U.S. actor is 30, while the Aussie one is only 22. In any case, Twitter users couldn’t help but wonder about the uncanny similarities. > [](https://twitter.com/JaySilver%5F/status/923864969464213504) > [](https://twitter.com/Spac3Rox11/status/923876192645771264) > [](https://twitter.com/jemidemijoe123/status/923906056304103424) Then again, maybe there’s a little something else mixed into Montgomery’s look. > [](https://twitter.com/sportsapphic/status/856711491692744704) The Internet Thought It Saw Zac Efron in 'Stranger Things' ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5000537/zac-efron-dacre-montgomery/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5000537/zac-efron-dacre-montgomery/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Certain Zac Efron's Lookalike Is in Stranger Things","datePublished":"2017-10-27T17:05:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:26.606Z","description":"When 'Baywatch' meets 'Stranger Things'","url":"https://time.com/5000537/zac-efron-dacre-montgomery/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","celebrities","Stranger Things"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt019ea36b2eb6cb58/6988e3a8bc6cfc23013e3b76/stranger-things-zac-efron.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt019ea36b2eb6cb58/6988e3a8bc6cfc23013e3b76/stranger-things-zac-efron.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Stranger things-zac efron","caption":"","creditText":"Courtesy of Netflix/Johnny Louis/FilmMagic—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5000537/zac-efron-dacre-montgomery/","name":"The Internet Is Certain Zac Efron's Lookalike Is in Stranger Things"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Stranger Things Opening Credits Could Have Looked Really Different","description":"In the summer of 2016, the hypnotic glowing red Stranger Things font lured fans into every new episode on Netflix like it was a chapter in their own personal paperback","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/9kbPh5t1/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-10-24T20:45:57.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/9kbPh5t1.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5000537/zac-efron-dacre-montgomery/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5000537/zac-efron-dacre-montgomery/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```