Zach Braff

Actor, Producer, Director

Birthdate: Apr 6, 1975

Birthplace: South Orange, New Jersey, USA

Zach Braff was born and raised in South Orange, New Jersey, to Anne Hutchinson (Maynard), a clinical psychologist, and Harold Irwin Braff, a trial attorney. His father is from Russia and Austria, while Zach's mother is from a family with deep roots in New England. Zach attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, and also graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in film. Zach is known for playing Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian on the television series Scrubs (2001), for writing, directing, and starring in the films Garden State (2004) and Wish I Was Here (2014), and for starring in the movies Chicken Little (2005), The Last Kiss (2006), and The Ex (1996).

He just completed directing the New Line/ Warner Bros. feature "Going In Style" starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin.

Zach Braff Movies

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Previous (22)

2026 |
Girls Like Girls
Girls Like Girls
2026
R
1h 35m
Drama
Coley, 17, from rural Oregon, navigates intimacy after her mother's passing. Meeting Sonya sparks new feelings, but self-doubt hinders their connection. Sonya, unfamiliar with dating girls, is uncertain. They learn to embrace emotions
asCurtis
2024 |
French Girlas Gordon Kinski
2023 |
A Little White Lieas Real Shriver
2022 |
Cheaper by the Dozenas Paul Baker
2022 |
Moonshotas Leon Kovi
2022 |
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2020 |
Percy Vs Goliathas Jackson Weaver
2015 |
Colin Hay - Waiting for My Real Life
2014 |
Video Games: The Movie
2014 |
Wish I Was Hereas Aidan Bloom
2013 |
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
PG
2h 10m
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
6.3
A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle among three witches.
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asFrank
2012 |
The Color of Timeas Albert
2010 |
The High Cost of Livingas Henry Welles
2006 |
The Exas Tom Reilly
2006 |
The Last Kissas Michael
2005 |
Chicken Littleas Chicken Little
2005 |
Chicken Little
Chicken Little
2005
G
1h 21m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
5.7
After ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion.
asChicken Little
2004 |
The Misbehavers
2004 |
Garden Stateas Andrew Largeman
2000 |
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedyas Benji
2000 |
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
R
1h 34m
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
6.9
An insight into the turbulent lives and loves of a gay clique based in Los Angeles.
asBenji
1999 |
Getting to Know Youas Wesley

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2023 |
A Good Person
A Good Person
2023
R
2h 8m
Drama
7.1
Follows Allison, whose life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident.
2017 |
Going in Style
Going in Style
2017
PG-13
1h 36m
Comedy, Crime
6.6
Desperate to pay their bills and support their loved ones, lifelong pals Willy Davis, Albert Gardner, and Joe Harding risk it all by robbing the bank that absconded with the pension money that they earned from working there for years.

Zach Braff

Known For

Garden State

Scrubs

Wish I Was Here

Oz the Great and Powerful

Zach Braff Movies

actor

Girls Like Girls

Oz the Great and Powerful

Chicken Little

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

director

A Good Person

Going in Style