Zach Braff

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 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.

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The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)

A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy, fatherhood and professional success. At various stages of life's disarray, these young men share humorous and tragic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Berlanti
CAST:  Ben Weber  •  Timothy Olyphant  •  Matt McGrath  •  Zach Braff

A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy, fatherhood and professional success. At various stages of life's disarray, these young men share humorous and tragic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greg Berlanti
CAST:  Ben Weber  •  Timothy Olyphant  •  Matt McGrath  •  Zach Braff

Chicken Little (2005)

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, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Dindal
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Garry Marshall  •  Don Knotts  •  Patrick Stewart

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, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Dindal
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Garry Marshall  •  Don Knotts  •  Patrick Stewart

Garden State (2004)

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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 stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Natalie Portman  •  Peter Sarsgaard  •  Ian Holm

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 stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Natalie Portman  •  Peter Sarsgaard  •  Ian Holm

Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)

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A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Diane Keaton  •  Jerry Adler  •  Alan Alda

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Diane Keaton  •  Jerry Adler  •  Alan Alda

The Last Kiss (2006)

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 someone else enters his life. It seems that everybody's having relationship problems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Goldwyn
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Jacinda Barrett  •  Casey Affleck  •  Rachel Bilson

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 someone else enters his life. It seems that everybody's having relationship problems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Goldwyn
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Jacinda Barrett  •  Casey Affleck  •  Rachel Bilson

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)

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 only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirk R. Thatcher
CAST:  David Arquette  •  Joan Cusack  •  Matthew Lillard  •  William H. Macy

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 only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirk R. Thatcher
CAST:  David Arquette  •  Joan Cusack  •  Matthew Lillard  •  William H. Macy

The Ex (2006)

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 adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly hostile office rivalry with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesse Peretz
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Amanda Peet  •  Jason Bateman  •  Charles Grodin

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 adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly hostile office rivalry with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesse Peretz
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Amanda Peet  •  Jason Bateman  •  Charles Grodin

Blue Moon (2000)

Hoping to revitalize their marriage, an elderly couple from New York (Gazzara, Moreno) go on vacation to the Catskills.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John A. Gallagher
CAST:  Ben Gazzara  •  Rita Moreno  •  Alanna Ubach  •  Burt Young

Hoping to revitalize their marriage, an elderly couple from New York (Gazzara, Moreno) go on vacation to the Catskills.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John A. Gallagher
CAST:  Ben Gazzara  •  Rita Moreno  •  Alanna Ubach  •  Burt Young

Getting to Know You (1999)

A chance encounter alters a teenage girl's perception of herself and her outlook on life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lisanne Skyler
CAST:  Heather Matarazzo  •  Mark Blum  •  Zach Braff  •  Leo Burmester

A chance encounter alters a teenage girl's perception of herself and her outlook on life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lisanne Skyler
CAST:  Heather Matarazzo  •  Mark Blum  •  Zach Braff  •  Leo Burmester

Wish I Was Here (2014)

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 getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Joey King  •  Kate Hudson  •  Pierce Gagnon

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 getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Joey King  •  Kate Hudson  •  Pierce Gagnon

The Color of Time (2012)

A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life over the course of 40 years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edna Luise Biesold  •  Sarah-Violet Bliss  •  Gabrielle Demeestere  •  Alexis Gambis  •  Brooke Goldfinch  •  Shripriya Mahesh  •  Pamela Romanowsky  •  Bruce Thierry Cheung  •  Tine Thomasen  •  Virginia Urreiztieta  •  Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo  •  Shruti Ganguly
CAST:  James Franco  •  Mila Kunis  •  Jessica Chastain  •  Zach Braff

A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life over the course of 40 years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edna Luise Biesold  •  Sarah-Violet Bliss  •  Gabrielle Demeestere  •  Alexis Gambis  •  Brooke Goldfinch  •  Shripriya Mahesh  •  Pamela Romanowsky  •  Bruce Thierry Cheung  •  Tine Thomasen  •  Virginia Urreiztieta  •  Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo  •  Shruti Ganguly
CAST:  James Franco  •  Mila Kunis  •  Jessica Chastain  •  Zach Braff

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

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 wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Raimi
CAST:  James Franco  •  Mila Kunis  •  Rachel Weisz  •  Michelle Williams

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 wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Raimi
CAST:  James Franco  •  Mila Kunis  •  Rachel Weisz  •  Michelle Williams

The High Cost of Living (2011)

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 an unlikely protector in Henry, a down and out guardian angel who has followed her thread. But Henry is not quite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deborah Chow
CAST:  Isabelle Blais  •  Zach Braff  •  Patrick Labbé  •  Julian Lo

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 an unlikely protector in Henry, a down and out guardian angel who has followed her thread. But Henry is not quite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deborah Chow
CAST:  Isabelle Blais  •  Zach Braff  •  Patrick Labbé  •  Julian Lo

Video Games: The Movie (2014)

From executive producer Zach Braff and director Jeremy Snead, "Video Games: The Movie" is an epic feature length documentary chronicling the meteoric rise of video games from nerd niche to multi-billion dollar industry. Narrated by Sean Astin and featuring in-depth ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Snead
CAST:  Sean Astin  •  Wil Wheaton  •  Zach Braff  •  Alison Haislip

From executive producer Zach Braff and director Jeremy Snead, "Video Games: The Movie" is an epic feature length documentary chronicling the meteoric rise of video games from nerd niche to multi-billion dollar industry. Narrated by Sean Astin and featuring in-depth ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Snead
CAST:  Sean Astin  •  Wil Wheaton  •  Zach Braff  •  Alison Haislip

The Disaster Artist (2017)

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 predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Franco
CAST:  Dave Franco  •  James Franco  •  Seth Rogen  •  Ari Graynor

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 predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Franco
CAST:  Dave Franco  •  James Franco  •  Seth Rogen  •  Ari Graynor

In Dubious Battle (2016)

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 than its individual members, and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Franco
CAST:  James Franco  •  Nat Wolff  •  Selena Gomez  •  Vincent D'Onofrio

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 than its individual members, and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on his tragic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Franco
CAST:  James Franco  •  Nat Wolff  •  Selena Gomez  •  Vincent D'Onofrio

Going in Style (2017)

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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 bank that absconded with their money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Michael Caine  •  Alan Arkin  •  Joey King

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 bank that absconded with their money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Michael Caine  •  Alan Arkin  •  Joey King

In the Time It Takes to Get There (2019)

The routines and strifes of a disenchanted social media influencer are reimagined with an 18th century backdrop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Florence Pugh  •  Alicia Silverstone  •  Ken Davitian  •  Leslie David Baker

The routines and strifes of a disenchanted social media influencer are reimagined with an 18th century backdrop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Florence Pugh  •  Alicia Silverstone  •  Ken Davitian  •  Leslie David Baker

Lionel on a Sun Day (1997)

Lionel tries to get into a building through the stairwell, but are on each floor upheld by strange people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Richard Cotovsky  •  Josey Flyte  •  Andrew Friedman  •  Scott Rognlien

Lionel tries to get into a building through the stairwell, but are on each floor upheld by strange people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Richard Cotovsky  •  Josey Flyte  •  Andrew Friedman  •  Scott Rognlien

I’m Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust (2005)

Brings to life the diaries of young people who witnessed first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust. Through an emotional montage of archival footage, personal photos, and text from the diaries themselves, the film celebrates a group of brave, young writers who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lauren Lazin
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Kate Hudson  •  Oliver Hudson

Brings to life the diaries of young people who witnessed first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust. Through an emotional montage of archival footage, personal photos, and text from the diaries themselves, the film celebrates a group of brave, young writers who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lauren Lazin
CAST:  Zach Braff  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Kate Hudson  •  Oliver Hudson
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