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Zachary Israel Braff is an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his role as J. D. on the television series Scrubs (2001–2010), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005 and for three Golden Globe Awards from 2005 to 2007. He starred in The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000), The Last Kiss (2006), The Ex (2006) and In Dubious Battle (2016), and has done voice-work for Chicken Little (2005), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and the Netflix series Bojack Horseman.
Birth Name
Zachary Israel Braff
Born
Sunday, 06 April 1975
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | Freck | 2022 |
| Moonshot | Leon Kovi | 2022 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Paul Baker | 2022 |
| History of the Sitcom | Dr. John 'J.D.' Doria | 2021 |
| The Comeback Trail | Walter Creason | 2020 |
| Percy Vs Goliath | Jackson Weaver | 2020 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald | Self - Host | 2020 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | Freck | 2022 |
| Moonshot | Leon Kovi | 2022 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Paul Baker | 2022 |
| History of the Sitcom | Dr. John 'J.D.' Doria | 2021 |
| The Comeback Trail | Walter Creason | 2020 |
| Percy Vs Goliath | Jackson Weaver | 2020 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald | Self - Host | 2020 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Alex, Inc. | Alex Schuman | 2018 |
| The Disaster Artist | Zach Braff | 2017 |
| Bill Nye Saves the World | Self - Special Guest, Self | 2017 |
| The Paley Center Salutes NBC's 90th Anniversary | Self | 2017 |
| In Dubious Battle | Connor | 2017 |
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Self / John Dorian | 2016 |
| The Sixth Lead | Zach Braff | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Himself | 2015 |
| Barely Famous | Self | 2015 |
| Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014 |
| BoJack Horseman | Famous Actor Zach Braff (voice), Famous Actor Zach Braff | 2014 |
| Wish I Was Here | Aidan Bloom | 2014 |
| Video Games: The Movie | Himself / Self | 2014 |
| The 68th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2014 |
| Undateable | Zach | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
| Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Rob | 2013 |
| Oz the Great and Powerful | Finley / Frank | 2013 |
| Circus Halligalli | Self | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| The Color of Time | Albert | 2012 |
| Brand X with Russell Brand | Self | 2012 |
| Sunday Brunch | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Good Mythical Morning | Self | 2012 |
| The Exes | Chuck Feeney | 2011 |
| Rove LA | Himself | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| The High Cost of Living | Henry Welles / Henry | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| Talk Stoop | Self | 2009 |
| Cougar Town | Pizza Guy, Self | 2009 |
| Community | J.D. | 2009 |
| Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Himself | 2009 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself | 2009 |
| Scrubs: Interns | John 'J.D.' Dorian | 2009 |
| Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2008 |
| The 61st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest, Self | 2007 |
| The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2007 |
| The Ex | Tom Reilly | 2006 |
| Access Hollywood | Himself (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self | 2006 |
| The Last Kiss | Michael | 2006 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Chicken Little - Presenter | 2006 |
| Chicken Little | Chicken Little (voice) / Chicken Little | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| The Hour | Self | 2005 |
| The Misbehavers | Self | 2004 |
| Garden State | Andrew Largeman | 2004 |
| Arrested Development | Phillip Litt | 2003 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself | 2003 |
| Punk'd | Self | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Self - Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian / Dr. John "J.D." Dorian | 2002 |
| Clone High | Paul Revere, X-Stream Mike | 2002 |
| MTV Hits | Self | 2002 |
| American Idol | Self | 2002 |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself | 2002 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | 2001 |
| Scrubs | Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian / John "J.D." Dorian, Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian, Mrs. Zeebee / Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian / John "J.D." Dorian | 2001 |
| The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy | Benji | 2000 |
| Blue Moon | Young Fred | 2000 |
| Getting to Know You | Wesley | 1999 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| Extra with Billy Bush | Self | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest, Himself, Self | 1993 |
| Manhattan Murder Mystery | Nick Lipton | 1993 |
| The Baby-Sitters Club | David Cummings | 1990 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Tony / Tammy | 1980 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
| Sesame Street | Self | 1969 |
| Tiburon | 1044 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Solos | 2021 |
| Ted Lasso | 2020 |
| Alex, Inc. | 2018 |
| Going in Style | 2017 |
| Wish I Was Here | 2014 |
| Garden State | 2004 |
| Scrubs | 2001 |
| Lionel on a Sunday | 1997 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Alex, Inc. | 2018 |
| Wish I Was Here | 2014 |
| Video Games: The Movie | 2014 |
| The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz | 2014 |
| Scrubs | 2001 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2005 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
