Zachary Israel Braff is an American actor and filmmaker born in South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. He portrayed John Michael "J.D." Dorian on the NBC/ABC 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 as well as 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). He has done voice-work for Chicken Little (2005) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Bad Monkey (2024)
Guest starring as Israel "Izzy" O'Peele
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Nothing's Wrong With It, I Just Don't Need It Anymore (Aug 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Nobody Said He Was Alvin Einstein (Aug 21, 2024)
Bookie (2023)
Guest starring as Rocco
- Episode 2x04: Make it Look Like an Accident (Jan 2, 2025) [Uncredited]
The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 3x130: Zach Braff, Ally Love, Melanie Lynskey (Mar 29, 2023)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 1x141: Zach Braff, Donald Faison, The Bella Twins, W. Kamau Bell (Jun 15, 2020)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 6x62: Zach Braff, Laurie Schacht (Dec 13, 2023)
Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum (2018)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x329: ZACH BRAFF: Stressed When Still, Missing Scrubs & ‘Garden State' Chip on the Shoulder (Aug 13, 2024)
- Episode 1x149: Scrub's ZACH BRAFF talks Audition Process, Pet Peeves, and Lifelong Anxieties (Feb 2, 2021)
Alex, Inc. (2018)
Starring as Alex Schuman
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: The Rube Goldberg Contraption (May 16, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: The Fever (May 9, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: The Internet Trolls (May 2, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: The Grande Apologano (Apr 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: The Cop Car (Apr 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: The Mother-In-Law (Apr 18, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: The Nanny (Apr 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: The Butterfly Pavilion (Apr 11, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: The Wax Museum (Apr 4, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: The Unfair Advantage (Mar 28, 2018)
Live with Kelly & Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 7x134: Zach Braff, Finola Hughes, The New Menudo (Mar 21, 2023)
Bill Nye Saves the World (2017)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: How to Travel Through Time (Dec 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Earth Is a Hot Mess (Apr 21, 2017)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2023-03-27: Lil Nas X; Julie Bowen; Zach Braff; Morvin Splaversby (Mar 27, 2023)
- Episode 2019-12-19: Mariah Carey (Dec 19, 2019)
- Episode 2019-04-02: Zach Braff, Ben Platt (Apr 2, 2019)
- Episode 2018-05-07: Zach Braff, Jada Pinkett Smith, Portugal. The Man (May 7, 2018)
Undateable (2014)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode S03 Special: The Sixth Lead (4): Meeting with Zach Braff (Dec 17, 2015)
iHeart Radio Music Awards (2014)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 2023-03-27: The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards (Mar 27, 2023)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 2014-07-21: Zach Braff, Jack Antonoff, Bleachers (Jul 21, 2014)
The Exes (2011)
Guest starring as Chuck Feeney
- Episode 2x11: He's Gotta Have It (Aug 29, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2020-11-10: Zach Braff (Nov 10, 2020)
- Episode 2018-04-24: Zach Braff, Alia Shawkat, Andrew W.K. (Apr 24, 2018)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2024-03-19: Zach Braff (Mar 19, 2024)
- Episode 2023-03-27: Zach Braff, Lisa Rinna, guest co-host Morris Chestnut (Mar 27, 2023)
- Episode 2017-04-06: Zach Braff, guest co-hosts Jaime Pressly & Chrissy Metz (Apr 6, 2017)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 11x126: Kate Hudson & Zach Braff (Jul 30, 2014)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 13x02: Dan Aykroyd, Kate Hudson, Zach Braff, Lee Mack, Professor Green (Sep 19, 2014)
Scrubs: Interns (2009)
Guest starring as Dr. John "JD" Dorian
- Episode 1x02: Our Meeting with JD (Jan 7, 2009)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
(2 episodes)
- Episode 19x28: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Immaculate, 3 Body Problem (Mar 23, 2024)
- Episode 18x27: A Good Person; Inside; Rabbit Hole (Mar 25, 2023)
Arrested Development (2003)
Guest starring as Phillip Litt
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x09: S.O.B.s (Jan 2, 2006) [Uncredited]
- Episode 2x17: Spring Breakout (Apr 10, 2005)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2017-04-05: Zach Braff, Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran (Apr 5, 2017)
- Episode 2006-09-14: Zach Braff, OutKast (Sep 14, 2006)
- Episode 2005-11-01: Julie Bowen/Zach Braff (Nov 1, 2005)
- Episode 2004-12-09: Zach Braff/Parker Posey (Dec 9, 2004)
Clone High (2002)
Guest starring as X-Stream Mike
- Episode 1x02: Episode Two: Election Blu-Galoo (Nov 3, 2002)
Guest starring as Paul Revere
- Episode 1x03: A.D.D.: The Last 'D' is for Disorder (Nov 10, 2002)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 2024-08-14: In the Hot Seat: Zach Braff & Donald Faison / Ike Barinholtz & Alan Barinholtz (Aug 14, 2024)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 11x05: Mitchell and Webb, Gary Barlow, Gordon Ramsay, Zach Braff, Snow Patrol, Martha Wainwright (Oct 6, 2006)
Scrubs (2001)
Starring as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
(174 episodes)
- Episode 9x09: Our Stuff Gets Real (Jan 12, 2010)
- Episode 9x05: Our Mysteries (Dec 22, 2009)
- Episode 9x04: Our Histories (Dec 15, 2009)
- Episode 9x03: Our Role Models (Dec 8, 2009)
- Episode 9x02: Our Drunk Friend (Dec 1, 2009)
- Episode 9x01: Our First Day of School (Dec 1, 2009)
- Episode 8x19: My Finale (2) (May 6, 2009)
- Episode 8x18: My Finale (1) (May 6, 2009)
- Episode 8x17: My Chief Concern (May 5, 2009)
- Episode 8x16: My Cuz (Apr 22, 2009)
- Episode 8x15: My Soul on Fire (2) (Apr 15, 2009)
- Episode 8x14: My Soul on Fire (1) (Apr 8, 2009)
- Episode 8x12: Their Story II (Mar 25, 2009)
- Episode 8x11: My Nah Nah Nah (Mar 18, 2009)
- Episode 8x10: My Comedy Show (Feb 10, 2009)
- Episode 8x09: My Absence (Feb 10, 2009)
- Episode 8x08: My Lawyer's in Love (Feb 3, 2009)
- Episode 8x07: My New Role (Feb 3, 2009)
- Episode 8x06: My Cookie Pants (Jan 27, 2009)
- Episode 8x05: My ABC's (Jan 27, 2009)
- Episode 8x04: My Happy Place (Jan 13, 2009)
- Episode 8x03: My Saving Grace (Jan 13, 2009)
- Episode 8x02: My Last Words (Jan 6, 2009)
- Episode 8x01: My Jerks (Jan 6, 2009)
- Episode 7x11: My Princess (May 8, 2008)
- Episode 7x10: My Waste of Time (May 1, 2008)
- Episode 7x09: My Dumb Luck (Apr 24, 2008)
- Episode 7x08: My Manhood (Apr 17, 2008)
- Episode 7x07: My Bad Too (Apr 10, 2008)
- Episode 7x06: My Number One Doctor (Dec 6, 2007)
- Episode 7x05: My Growing Pains (Nov 29, 2007)
- Episode 7x04: My Identity Crisis (Nov 15, 2007)
- Episode 7x03: My Inconvenient Truth (Nov 8, 2007)
- Episode 7x02: My Hard Labor (Nov 1, 2007)
- Episode 7x01: My Own Worst Enemy (Oct 25, 2007)
- Episode 6x22: My Point of No Return (2) (May 17, 2007)
- Episode 6x21: My Rabbit (1) (May 17, 2007)
- Episode 6x20: My Conventional Wisdom (May 10, 2007)
- Episode 6x19: My Cold Shower (May 3, 2007)
- Episode 6x18: My Turf War (Apr 26, 2007)
- Episode 6x17: Their Story (Apr 19, 2007)
- Episode 6x16: My Words of Wisdom (Apr 12, 2007)
- Episode 6x15: My Long Goodbye (2) (Apr 5, 2007)
- Episode 6x14: My No Good Reason (1) (Mar 22, 2007)
- Episode 6x13: My Scrubs (Mar 15, 2007)
- Episode 6x12: My Fishbowl (Mar 8, 2007)
- Episode 6x11: My Night to Remember (Mar 1, 2007)
- Episode 6x10: My Therapeutic Month (Feb 22, 2007)
- Episode 6x09: My Perspective (Feb 15, 2007)
- Episode 6x08: My Road to Nowhere (Feb 8, 2007)
- Episode 6x07: His Story IV (Feb 1, 2007)
- Episode 6x06: My Musical (Jan 18, 2007)
- Episode 6x05: My Friend with Money (Jan 11, 2007)
- Episode 6x04: My House (Jan 4, 2007)
- Episode 6x03: My Coffee (Dec 14, 2006)
- Episode 6x02: My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby (Dec 7, 2006)
- Episode 6x01: My Mirror Image (2) (Nov 30, 2006)
- Episode 5x24: My Transition (1) (May 16, 2006)
- Episode 5x23: My Urologist (May 16, 2006)
- Episode 5x22: My Déjà Vu, My Déjà Vu (May 9, 2006)
- Episode 5x21: My Fallen Idol (May 2, 2006)
- Episode 5x20: My Lunch (Apr 25, 2006)
- Episode 5x19: His Story III (Apr 18, 2006)
- Episode 5x18: My New Suit (Apr 11, 2006)
- Episode 5x17: My Chopped Liver (Apr 4, 2006)
- Episode 5x16: My Bright Idea (Mar 28, 2006)
- Episode 5x15: My Extra Mile (Mar 21, 2006)
- Episode 5x14: My Own Personal Hell (Mar 14, 2006)
- Episode 5x13: My Five Stages (2) (Mar 7, 2006)
- Episode 5x12: My Cabbage (1) (Feb 28, 2006)
- Episode 5x11: My Buddy's Booty (Feb 28, 2006)
- Episode 5x10: Her Story II (Feb 7, 2006)
- Episode 5x09: My Half-Acre (Feb 7, 2006)
- Episode 5x08: My Big Bird (Jan 24, 2006)
- Episode 5x07: My Way Home (Jan 24, 2006)
- Episode 5x06: My Missed Perception (Jan 17, 2006)
- Episode 5x05: My New God (Jan 17, 2006)
- Episode 5x04: My Jiggly Ball (Jan 10, 2006)
- Episode 5x03: My Day at the Races (Jan 10, 2006)
- Episode 5x02: My Rite of Passage (Jan 3, 2006)
- Episode 5x01: My Intern's Eyes (Jan 3, 2006)
- Episode 4x25: My Changing Ways (May 10, 2005)
- Episode 4x24: My Drive-By (Apr 26, 2005)
- Episode 4x23: My Faith in Humanity (Apr 19, 2005)
- Episode 4x22: My Big Move (Apr 12, 2005)
- Episode 4x21: My Lips Are Sealed (Apr 5, 2005)
- Episode 4x20: My Boss's Free Haircut (Mar 29, 2005)
- Episode 4x19: My Best Laid Plans (Mar 1, 2005)
- Episode 4x18: My Roommates (Feb 22, 2005)
- Episode 4x17: My Life in Four Cameras (Feb 15, 2005)
- Episode 4x16: My Quarantine (Feb 8, 2005)
- Episode 4x15: My Hypocritical Oath (Feb 1, 2005)
- Episode 4x14: My Lucky Charm (Jan 25, 2005)
- Episode 4x13: My Ocardial Infarction (Jan 18, 2005)
- Episode 4x12: My Best Moment (Dec 7, 2004)
- Episode 4x11: My Unicorn (Nov 23, 2004)
- Episode 4x10: My Female Trouble (2) (Nov 16, 2004)
- Episode 4x09: My Malpractical Decision (1) (Nov 9, 2004)
- Episode 4x08: My Last Chance (Oct 26, 2004)
- Episode 4x07: My Common Enemy (Oct 19, 2004)
- Episode 4x06: My Cake (Oct 12, 2004)
- Episode 4x05: Her Story (Sep 28, 2004)
- Episode 4x04: My First Kill (Sep 21, 2004)
- Episode 4x03: My New Game (Sep 14, 2004)
- Episode 4x02: My Office (Sep 7, 2004)
- Episode 4x01: My Old Friend's New Friend (Aug 31, 2004)
- Episode 3x22: My Best Friend's Wedding (May 4, 2004)
- Episode 3x21: My Self-Examination (Apr 27, 2004)
- Episode 3x20: My Fault (Apr 22, 2004)
- Episode 3x19: My Choosiest Choice of All (Apr 20, 2004)
- Episode 3x18: His Story II (Apr 6, 2004)
- Episode 3x17: My Moment of Un-Truth (Mar 30, 2004)
- Episode 3x16: My Butterfly (Mar 16, 2004)
- Episode 3x15: My Tormented Mentor (Mar 2, 2004)
- Episode 3x14: My Screw Up (Feb 24, 2004)
- Episode 3x13: My Porcelain God (Feb 17, 2004)
- Episode 3x12: My Catalyst (Feb 10, 2004)
- Episode 3x11: My Clean Break (Feb 3, 2004)
- Episode 3x10: My Rule of Thumb (Jan 22, 2004)
- Episode 3x09: My Dirty Secret (Dec 11, 2003)
- Episode 3x08: My Friend the Doctor (Dec 4, 2003)
- Episode 3x07: My Fifteen Seconds (Nov 20, 2003)
- Episode 3x06: My Advice to You (Nov 13, 2003)
- Episode 3x05: My Brother, Where Art Thou? (Nov 6, 2003)
- Episode 3x04: My Lucky Night (Oct 30, 2003)
- Episode 3x03: My White Whale (Oct 23, 2003)
- Episode 3x02: My Journey (Oct 9, 2003)
- Episode 3x01: My Own American Girl (Oct 2, 2003)
- Episode 2x22: My Dream Job (Apr 17, 2003)
- Episode 2x21: My Drama Queen (Apr 10, 2003)
- Episode 2x20: My Interpretation (Apr 3, 2003)
- Episode 2x19: My Kingdom (Mar 27, 2003)
- Episode 2x18: My T.C.W. (Mar 20, 2003)
- Episode 2x17: My Own Private Practice Guy (Mar 13, 2003)
- Episode 2x16: My Karma (Feb 20, 2003)
- Episode 2x15: His Story (Jan 30, 2003)
- Episode 2x14: My Brother, My Keeper (Jan 23, 2003)
- Episode 2x13: My Philosophy (Jan 16, 2003)
- Episode 2x12: My New Old Friend (Jan 9, 2003)
- Episode 2x11: My Sex Buddy (Jan 2, 2003)
- Episode 2x10: My Monster (Dec 12, 2002)
- Episode 2x09: My Lucky Day (Dec 5, 2002)
- Episode 2x08: My Fruit Cups (Nov 14, 2002)
- Episode 2x07: My First Step (Nov 7, 2002)
- Episode 2x06: My Big Brother (Oct 31, 2002)
- Episode 2x05: My New Coat (Oct 24, 2002)
- Episode 2x04: My Big Mouth (Oct 17, 2002)
- Episode 2x03: My Case Study (Oct 10, 2002)
- Episode 2x02: My Nightingale (Oct 3, 2002)
- Episode 2x01: My Overkill (Sep 26, 2002)
- Episode 1x24: My Last Day (May 21, 2002)
- Episode 1x23: My Hero (May 14, 2002)
- Episode 1x22: My Occurrence (May 7, 2002)
- Episode 1x21: My Sacrificial Clam (Apr 30, 2002)
- Episode 1x20: My Way or the Highway (Apr 16, 2002)
- Episode 1x19: My Old Man (Apr 9, 2002)
- Episode 1x18: My Tuscaloosa Heart (Mar 12, 2002)
- Episode 1x17: My Student (Mar 5, 2002)
- Episode 1x16: My Heavy Meddle (Feb 26, 2002)
- Episode 1x15: My Bed Banter & Beyond (Feb 5, 2002)
- Episode 1x14: My Drug Buddy (Jan 22, 2002)
- Episode 1x13: My Balancing Act (Jan 15, 2002)
- Episode 1x12: My Blind Date (Jan 8, 2002)
- Episode 1x11: My Own Personal Jesus (Dec 11, 2001)
- Episode 1x10: My Nickname (Nov 27, 2001)
- Episode 1x09: My Day Off (Nov 20, 2001)
- Episode 1x08: My Fifteen Minutes (Nov 15, 2001)
- Episode 1x07: My Super Ego (Nov 6, 2001)
- Episode 1x06: My Bad (Oct 30, 2001)
- Episode 1x05: My Two Dads (Oct 23, 2001)
- Episode 1x04: My Old Lady (Oct 16, 2001)
- Episode 1x03: My Best Friend's Mistake (Oct 9, 2001)
- Episode 1x02: My Mentor (Oct 4, 2001)
- Episode 1x01: My First Day (Oct 2, 2001)
The View (1997)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 26x128: Zach Braff, Jameela Jamil (Mar 22, 2023)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 32x20: Zach Braff / Maroon 5 (May 19, 2007)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Zach Braff
- Episode 2022-06-12: The 75th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 12, 2022)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Chicken Little
- Episode 2006-03-05: The 78th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 5, 2006)
Crew Credits
Shrinking (2023)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: Made You Look (Oct 30, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: Psychological Something-ism (Oct 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x08: Boop (Mar 10, 2023)
Alex, Inc. (2018)
Show crew as Executive Producer
- Episode 1x01: The Unfair Advantage (Mar 28, 2018)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: The Grande Apologano (Apr 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: The Cop Car (Apr 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: The Wax Museum (Apr 4, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: The Unfair Advantage (Mar 28, 2018)
Scrubs (2001)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 9x13: Our Thanks (Mar 17, 2010)
- Episode 9x01: Our First Day of School (Dec 1, 2009)
Episode crew as Director
(7 episodes)
- Episode 8x17: My Chief Concern (May 5, 2009)
- Episode 7x11: My Princess (May 8, 2008)
- Episode 7x05: My Growing Pains (Nov 29, 2007)
- Episode 6x14: My No Good Reason (1) (Mar 22, 2007)
- Episode 5x07: My Way Home (Jan 24, 2006)
- Episode 4x19: My Best Laid Plans (Mar 1, 2005)
- Episode 4x08: My Last Chance (Oct 26, 2004)