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The Iron Claw - Jeremy Allen White, Zac Efron
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How tall is Jeremy Allen White compared to Zac Efron? The ‘Iron Claw’ stars’ heights, explained

The characters they portray are supposed to be the same height, are the actors?

A celebration of one of wrestling’s most prominent families headed to the big screen in 2023, in the form of The Iron Claw.

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The film tells the story of the Von Erich family. Well, technically it tells the story of the Adkisson family, pro wrestlers who took on the Von Erich moniker in honor of their father, who first took to wrestling in the ’50s.

This family’s had a massive impact on the wrestling world and their gripping, tragic tale ensured the movie was met with considerable hype. But these men are known for their impressive statures and fans were excited to compare the heights of the film’s cast to their real-world counterparts.

Who’s in The Iron Claw?

Zac Efron in The Iron Claw (2023) is holding up a belt.
Image via House Claw LLC

Even without the captivating story of the real-life Von Erichs to lean on, The Iron Claw is audience bait. That’s largely due to its stellar cast, which highlights stars like The Bear‘s Jeremy Allen White, The Greatest Showman‘s Zac Efron, Beach Rats‘ Harris Dickinson, and Mindhunter‘s Holt McCallany.

White and Efron serve as the film’s leads, displaying flawless chemistry as they bring brothers Kevin and Kerry Von Erich to life. They certainly look the part — that awful hair is a perfect replica — but they can’t match everything about the real-life siblings.

In the real world, Kerry and Kevin stand at the same height, an impressive 6’2″. Movie magic can do a lot — including making White and Efron look several inches taller — but can it make the two actors look like they share a height?

Jeremy Allen White’s height

White certainly has the muscles to pull off that pro-wrestler look, but does he have the height? The Shameless and The Bear star isn’t short, by any means, but he never quite managed to crack six feet. He stands at around 5’7″ according to numerous sources, which leaves him a fair few inches short of the Von Erich’s 6’2″.

It also leaves him a touch shorter than his co-star, Zac Efron, which likely demanded some creative filming behind the scenes.

Zac Efron’s height

White and Efron’s heights don’t differ enough to present any major hurdles for the team behind The Iron Claw, with Efron’s 5’8″ a match for White’s 5’7″. This discrepancy of a single inch between the actors, made it easier to tackle than the far larger gap between them and their other brother, David, played by Harris Dickinson. The actor stands a good six inches taller than Efron — at 6’2″ — but his height in the film as David was a full 6’8″ when he was alive.


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Nahila carefully obsesses over all things geekdom and gaming, bringing her embarrassingly expansive expertise to the team at We Got This Covered. She is a Staff Writer and occasional Editor with a focus on comics, video games, and most importantly 'Lord of the Rings,' putting her Bachelors from the University of Texas at Austin to good use. Her work has been featured alongside the greats at NPR, the Daily Dot, and Nautilus Magazine.