Zach Braff
Biography
Zach Braff is an American actor and filmmaker whose best known part is Dr. John Dorian, nicknamed J.D., on the comedy drama Scrubs, which ran from 2001 to 2010 and brought him an Emmy nomination in 2005 and three Golden Globe nominations. He starred in The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000), The Last Kiss (2006), The Ex (2006) and In Dubious Battle (2016), and voiced characters in Chicken Little (2005) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He made his directing debut with Garden State (2004), which he also wrote, produced and starred in, and its soundtrack won him a Grammy in 2005. He directed and starred in Wish I Was Here (2014) and directed an episode of Ted Lasso, work that earned him Emmy and Directors Guild nominations in 2021. On stage he wrote and starred in All New People and played the lead in Bullets Over Broadway.
51years old
Turns 52 on April 6in 147 days
- Born South Orange
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Zachary Israel Braff (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 33 years1993 to 2026
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Behind the award
Braff's Garden State soundtrack mixtape won the Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media at the 2005 Grammy Awards.
A role that slipped away
Braff discussed starring in Fletch Won and agreed to take the part Dane Cook later played in Mr. Brooks, but he left both to make Open Hearts, his own adaptation of a Danish movie that he intended to direct.
Beyond film
Braff wrote and starred in the play All New People, which premiered in New York City in 2011 and then played London's West End.
Beyond film
Braff played the lead in the 2014 Broadway musical adaptation of Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.
Zach Braff movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Weston appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Michael Weston's page
James Franco's page
Joan Cusack's page
Ashley Greene's page
Kate Hudson's page
Joey King's page
Also two films together1 more actor
- Jim ParsonsWish I Was Here (2014) and Garden State (2004)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Zach Braff's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$873 million
9 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 19 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$492M56.4% of the total
- 2$314M36.0% of the total
- 3$27M3.1% of the total
- 4$16M1.8% of the total
- 5$11M1.3% of the total
- 6$5.5M0.6% of the total
- 7$5.2M0.6% of the total
- 8$1.7M0.2% of the total
$213,982from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2005 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Garden State – Music From the Motion Picture | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.