Biography
Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975 in South orange, New Jersey) 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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025
as Self - Host
Be a part of The Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert. This one night only musical event features songs from the iconic Grammy Award-winning soundtra...
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025
Writer, Executive Producer
Be a part of The Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert. This one night only musical event features songs from the iconic Grammy Award-winning soundtra...
The Mattachine Family
2025
Executive Producer
While Thomas and Oscar are very much in love, after their first foster child returns to his birth mother, they find that they have different ideas abo...
French Girl
2024
as Gordon Kinski
Sweet Gordon, an affable English teacher in Brooklyn, has beaten the odds; a French Girl has fallen in love with him and he’s fallen even harder back....
A Good Person
2023
Producer, Director, Writer
Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps he...
A Little White Lie
2023
as Real Shriver
A handyman living in New York City is mistaken for a famous and famously reclusive writer and brought to a university where he is to deliver a keynote...
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Freck
This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classi...
Moonshot
2022
as Leon Kovi
In a future where Mars is terraformed and colonized by the best humanity has to offer, two very different college students wind up joining forces and ...
Cheaper by the Dozen
2022
as Paul Baker
This remake of the beloved classic follows the raucous exploits of a blended family of 12, the Bakers, as they navigate a hectic home life while simul...
Fuck Coin
2021
as Self
A man's virginity causes the stock market to collapse and doom the world.
The Comeback Trail
2020
as Walter Creason
Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting ...
Percy
2020
as Jackson Weaver
Percy Schmeiser, a third-generation farmer, gets sued by a corporate giant for allegedly using their patented seeds. With little resources to fight a ...
In the Time It Takes to Get There
2019
Director, Producer, Writer
The routines and strifes of a disenchanted social media influencer are reimagined with an 18th century backdrop.
Just Say Goodbye
2017
Thanks
Sarah slashes down the days to her summer vacation trip with all the gusto of Zorro and his infamous 'Z', until she discovers her best friend's plot t...
Going in Style
2017
Director
Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very b...
The Disaster Artist
2017
as Zach Braff (uncredited)
An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have pred...
In Dubious Battle
2016
as Connor
In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger ...
Colin Hay: Waiting For My Real Life
2015
as Self
The story of singer-songwriter Colin Hay, former front-man of Men At Work. We follow Hay from his earliest days in Scotland, through his family's emig...
Self Promotion
2015
Director
A executive's assistant takes over for her boss after she is mysteriously never heard from again.
Video Games: The Movie
2014
as Self
From executive producer Zach Braff and director Jeremy Snead, "Video Games: The Movie" is an epic feature length documentary chronicling the meteoric ...
Wish I Was Here
2014
as Aidan Bloom
Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getti...
Wish I Was Here
2014
Director, Writer, Producer
Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getti...
Video Games: The Movie
2014
Executive Producer
From executive producer Zach Braff and director Jeremy Snead, "Video Games: The Movie" is an epic feature length documentary chronicling the meteoric ...
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
2014
Executive Producer
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for ope...
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
as Frank / Finley
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wiza...
The Color of Time
2012
as Albert
A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life over the course of 40 years.
The High Cost of Living
2011
as Henry
The story of a young, pregnant woman whose world falls apart when she loses her child in a hit and run accident. As her life unravels, Nathalie finds ...
Crazy Hair Day
2009
Stanley arrives at school, all set to celebrate Crazy Hair Day, only to find out he has mixed up the date with School Picture Day. In this uplifting s...
Wallace's Lists
2007
Wallace, a mouse, can do almost anything, as long as he has a list. Then he meets a new neighbor, Albert, who loves music and adventure, and Wallace d...
The Ex
2006
as Tom Reilly
When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to ad...
The Last Kiss
2006
as Michael
Michael has a great job, has his 4 best friends, and is in love with a beautiful girl at 30. He loves Jenna but his life seems predictable until someo...
Chicken Little
2005
as Chicken Little (voice)
When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chic...
I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust
2005
as Himself
Brings to life the diaries of young people who witnessed first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust. Through an emotional montage of archival footage, pe...
The Misbehavers
2004
as Self
The Misbehavers documents a small army of guerrilla filmmakers as they converge at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival for a mission dubbed Operation: Alt...
Garden State
2004
as Andrew Largeman
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to...
Garden State
2004
Screenplay, Director
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to...
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the o...
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
as Benji
A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy, fatherhood...
Blue Moon
2000
as Young Fred
Hoping to revitalize their marriage, an elderly couple from New York (Gazzara, Moreno) go on vacation to the Catskills.
Getting to Know You
1999
as Wesley
A chance encounter alters a teenage girl's perception of herself and her outlook on life.
Lionel on a Sun Day
1997
Director, Writer
Lionel tries to get into a building through the stairwell, but are on each floor upheld by strange people.
Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993
as Nick Lipton
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Clean Hands
N/A
as Kevin Simmers
The true story of hero drug cop turned recovery advocate Kevin Simmers and his daughter Brooke. The film examines the American drug crisis and "the th...
Girls Like Girls
N/A
Based on Hayley Kiyoko’s breakthrough hit song and viral music video of the same name, about the universal story of falling in love for the first time...
Clean Hands
N/A
Executive Producer
The true story of hero drug cop turned recovery advocate Kevin Simmers and his daughter Brooke. The film examines the American drug crisis and "the th...