Cast & creator
Zach Braff
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Daily Show
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.
Also known as: Zachary Israel Braff, Закари Израэль Брафф, 잭 브라프, زک براف, 扎卡里·伊斯雷爾·柴克·布瑞夫
58
film credits
60
television credits
85
1952–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (118)
Showing 118 of 118 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Ted Lasso
Director
2020
Conan
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Good Mythical Morning
Self
2012Good Mythical Morning
Himself
2012
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Scrubs
John 'J.D.' Dorian
2001Scrubs
Executive Producer
2001Scrubs
Director
2001
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
BoJack Horseman
Zach Braff (voice)
2014
Arrested Development
Phillip Litt
2003
Scrubs
John 'J.D.' Dorian
2026Scrubs
Executive Producer
2026Scrubs
Director
2026
Cougar Town
Pizza Guy (uncredited)
2009
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Punk'd
Self
2003
Shrinking
Director
2023The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Today
Self
1952
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
2009
Bad Monkey
Israel 'Izzy' O'Peele
2024
The Exes
Chuck Feeney
2011
Live from E!
Self
2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
Bill Nye Saves the World
Self
2017
Bookie
Locko Rocko (uncredited)
2023
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
2020
TRL
1998
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Freck (voice)
2022
Circus Halligalli
2013
Chicken Little
Chicken Little (voice)
2005
Oz the Great and Powerful
Frank / Finley
2013
Rooster
Director
2026
The Early Show
Self
1999
Clone High
Paul Revere (voice)
2002Clone High
X-Stream Mike (voice)
2002
Undateable
Zach
2014
Girls Like Girls
Curtis
2026
Long Story Short
(voice)
2025
French Girl
Gordon Kinski
2024
Going in Style
Director
2017
Cheaper by the Dozen
Paul Baker
2022
The Disaster Artist
Zach Braff (uncredited)
2017
Solos
Director
2021
In Dubious Battle
Connor
2016
The Comeback Trail
Walter Creason
2020
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Self - Freck
2022
Alex, Inc.
Alex Schuman
2018Alex, Inc.
Executive Producer
2018Alex, Inc.
Director
2018
A Good Person
Producer
2023A Good Person
Writer
2023A Good Person
Director
2023
Scrubs: Interns
John "J.D." Dorian
2009
Garden State
Andrew Largeman
2004Garden State
Director
2004Garden State
Writer
2004
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Executive Producer
2014
Wish I Was Here
Aidan Bloom
2014Wish I Was Here
Director
2014Wish I Was Here
Writer
2014Wish I Was Here
Producer
2014
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
2009
A Little White Lie
Real Shriver
2023
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Nick Lipton
1993
The Last Kiss
Michael
2006
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
2002
Moonshot
Leon Kovi
2022
The Ex
Tom Reilly
2006
The Baby-Sitters Club
David Cummings
1990
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Benji
2000
Reunion Road Trip
Self
2021
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
2004
Percy
Jackson Weaver
2020
Video Games: The Movie
Self
2014Video Games: The Movie
Executive Producer
2014
The Color of Time
Albert
2012
Getting to Know You
Wesley
1999
In the Time It Takes to Get There
Writer
2019In the Time It Takes to Get There
Producer
2019In the Time It Takes to Get There
Director
2019Endsville
Dean
2000
The Mattachine Family
Executive Producer
2023
My Journey in Oz
Self
2013My Journey in Oz
Thanks
2013
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
Himself
2005
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Self - Host
2025Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Writer
2025Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Executive Producer
2025
The High Cost of Living
Henry
2011
Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life
Self
2015
Fuck Coin
Self
2021
Clean Hands
Kevin Simmers
2026Clean Hands
Executive Producer
2026
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald
Self - Host
2026
Lionel on a Sun Day
Writer
1997Lionel on a Sun Day
Director
1997
Blue Moon
Young Fred
2000Tim Heidecker's Zach Braff's Wish I Was Here
Story
2013
Just Say Goodbye
Thanks
2017
Wallace's Lists
2007The Misbehavers
Self
2004
Crazy Hair Day
2009
Scrubs: Med School
John "J.D" Dorian
2009