Zach Braff
- Acting
- April 6, 1975 · South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. Braff first became known in 2001 for his role as Dr. John Dorian on the TV series Scrubs, which earned him his first Emmy nomination. Braff remained working on Scrubs for eight years, until he announced his departure as an actor, his last episode airing in December 2009. Braff has, however, taken an executive producer's role on the series. In 2004, Braff made his directorial debut with Garden State, a coming of age film. Braff returned to his home state of New Jersey to shoot the film, which was produced on a budget of $2.5 million. The film made over $35 million at the box office as well as profiting from DVD sales, and was praised by critics, giving Braff his first financial success and critical acclaim in film work. Braff wrote the film, starred in it, and selected and produced the soundtrack record, for which he won a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album in 2005. Braff is also known for starring in the films The Last Kiss and The Ex, and for his vocal work on Chicken Little. In 1993, he had a supporting role in Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery – a role that would mark his film debut. Braff states that he will continue to write and direct films in the coming years.
Known for
Filmography
- Clean Hands · Kevin Simmers, Executive producer
- Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald · Self
- Girls Like Girls · Curtis
- Rooster · Director
- Scrubs · John 'J.D.' Dorian, Executive producer
- Long Story Short · Voice
- Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert · Self, Writer
- Bad Monkey · Israel 'Izzy' O'Peele
- French Girl · Gordon Kinski
- Bookie · Locko Rocko (uncredited)
- The Mattachine Family · Executive producer
- A Good Person · Producer, Director
- A Little White Lie · Real Shriver
- Shrinking · Director
- Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return · Self
- Obi-Wan Kenobi · Freck (Voice)
- Moonshot · Leon Kovi
- Cheaper by the Dozen · Paul Baker
- Reunion Road Trip · Self
- Solos · Director
- Fuck Coin · Self
- The Comeback Trail · Walter Creason
- Percy · Jackson Weaver
- Ted Lasso · Director
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire · Self
- In the Time It Takes to Get There · Director, Writer
- Alex, Inc. · Alex Schuman, Executive producer
- Just Say Goodbye · Thanks
- Bill Nye Saves the World · Self
- Going in Style · Director
- The Disaster Artist · Zach Braff (uncredited)
- In Dubious Battle · Connor
- Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life · Self
- Celebrity Family Feud · Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- BoJack Horseman · Zach Braff (Voice)
- Video Games: The Movie · Self, Executive producer
- Wish I Was Here · Aidan Bloom, Director
- The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz · Executive producer
- Undateable · Zach
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones · Self
- My Journey in Oz · Self, Thanks
- Tim Heidecker's Zach Braff's Wish I Was Here · Story
- Oz the Great and Powerful · Frank / Finley
- Circus Halligalli
- The Color of Time · Albert
- Good Mythical Morning · Self
- The Exes · Chuck Feeney
- The High Cost of Living · Henry
- Conan · Self
- Scrubs: Med School · John "J.D" Dorian
- Cougar Town · Pizza Guy (uncredited)
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien · Self
- Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
- Crazy Hair Day
- Scrubs: Interns · John "J.D." Dorian
- The Graham Norton Show · Self
- Wallace's Lists
- The Ex · Tom Reilly
- The Last Kiss · Michael
- The Reichen Show · Self
- Chicken Little · Chicken Little (Voice)
- I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust · Self
- Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade · Self
- The Misbehavers · Self
- Garden State · Andrew Largeman, Director
- Arrested Development · Phillip Litt
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Punk'd · Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie · Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
- Clone High · Paul Revere (Voice), X-Stream Mike (Voice)
- Live from E! · Self
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross · Self
- Scrubs · John 'J.D.' Dorian, Executive producer
- Endsville · Dean
- The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy · Benji
- Blue Moon · Young Fred