Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

1967-11-13 Marshall, Minnesota, USA 74 Credits

Biography

Steven James Zahn (born November 13, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. His films include Reality Bites (1994), That Thing You Do! (1996), Out of Sight (1998), Happy, Texas (1999), Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), Shattered Glass (2003), Sahara (2005), Rescue Dawn (2007), the first three Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies, Dallas Buyers Club (2013), and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). Zahn has done voice acting in Chicken Little (2005), Escape from Planet Earth (2013), and The Good Dinosa...

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Anaconda

Anaconda

2025

Acting

A group of friends facing mid-life crises head to the rainforest with the intention of remaking their favorite movie from their youth, only to find th...

Eenie Meanie

2025

as Dad

Acting

A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronicall...

She Dances

She Dances

2025

as Jason

Acting

Harried dad Jason and teenage daughter Claire confront their fractured relationship against the unlikely backdrop of the Young Miss Southeast Regional...

She Dances

She Dances

2025

Producer, Writer

Producing Writing

Harried dad Jason and teenage daughter Claire confront their fractured relationship against the unlikely backdrop of the Young Miss Southeast Regional...

Wildcat

Wildcat

2024

as Tom T. Shiftlet

6.0
Acting

Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her moth...

LaRoy, Texas

LaRoy, Texas

2024

as Skip Roche

6.8
Acting

Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual...

Gringa

Gringa

2023

as Jackson

5.5
Acting

Unpopular and down-on-her-luck, Marge is already having a tough time navigating the minefield that is her suburban high school. But Marge’s life is co...

Your Place or Mine

Your Place or Mine

2023

as Zen

6.3
Acting

When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other's lives that could open the door to love...

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

2022

as Jedediah (voice)

6.4
Acting

Nick Daley is following in his father's footsteps as night watchman at the American Museum of Natural History, so he knows what happens when the sun g...

Tall Girl 2

Tall Girl 2

2022

as Richie Kreyman

5.7
Acting

After Jodi Kreyman gains popularity, her miscommunications start causing rifts with those around her and now she really needs to "stand tall".

8-Bit Christmas

8-Bit Christmas

2021

as John Doyle

6.4
Acting

In suburban Chicago during the late 1980s, ten-year-old Jake Doyle embarks on a herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for C...

Uncle Frank

Uncle Frank

2020

as Mike

7.3
Acting

In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's fu...

Cowboys

Cowboys

2020

as Troy

6.3
Acting

Troy and his young transgender son Joe are on the run from his conservative mother in the Montana wilderness, with a detective in hot pursuit.

Tall Girl

Tall Girl

2019

as Richie Kreyman

6.3
Acting

Jodi, the tallest girl in her high school, has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin. But after years of slouching, being made fun of, and avoidin...

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019

as David Walker

6.6
Acting

When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter Bee goes on a quest with Bern...

Blaze

Blaze

2018

as Oilman 2

6.2
Acting

Re-imagining the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting Texas legend.

Lean on Pete

Lean on Pete

2018

as Silver

6.9
Acting

Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehors...

Neat: The Story of Bourbon

Neat: The Story of Bourbon

2018

as Himself

7.1
Acting

Neat is a documentary that dives into the rich and storied world of bourbon. Exploring it's colorful history, charismatic characters, and uniquely Ame...

War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

as Bad Ape

7.2
Acting

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Cae...

Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic

2016

as Dave

7.9
Acting

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced t...

The Ridiculous 6

The Ridiculous 6

2015

as Clem

5.2
Acting

When his long-lost outlaw father returns, Tommy "White Knife" Stockburn goes on an adventure-filled journey across the Old West with his five brothers...

The Good Dinosaur

The Good Dinosaur

2015

as Thunderclap (voice)

6.7
Acting

An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club

2013

as Tucker

7.9
Acting

Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thi...

Sixth Man: Bluesanity

Sixth Man: Bluesanity

2013

as Self

6.3
Acting

What do Josh Hutcherson, Steve Zahn, Josh Hopkins, Eddie Montgomery, Laura Bell Bundy and The Back Street Boys all have in common? Aside from making g...

Escape from Planet Earth

Escape from Planet Earth

2013

as Hawk (voice)

5.7
Acting

Astronaut Scorch Supernova finds himself caught in a trap when he responds to an SOS from a notoriously dangerous alien planet.

Knights of Badassdom

Knights of Badassdom

2013

as Eric

5.6
Acting

Three best friends and dedicated roleplayers take to the woods to reenact a dungeons and dragons-like scenario as a live action role-playing game. Tro...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

2012

as Frank Heffley

6.3
Acting

It's summertime, and Greg Heffley is looking forward to playing video games and spending time with his friends. However, Greg's dad has other plans: H...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

2011

as Frank Heffley

6.7
Acting

Wimpy Greg Heffley, now in seventh grade, thinks he has it all together. He has mastered middle school and gotten rid of the Cheese Touch. However, Gr...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

2010

as Frank J. Heffley

6.3
Acting

Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That w...

Calvin Marshall

Calvin Marshall

2009

as Coach Little

5.2
Acting

A college student is determined to become a Major League Baseball star, but finds his true calling instead.

A Perfect Getaway

A Perfect Getaway

2009

as Cliff

6.4
Acting

For their honeymoon, newlyweds Cliff and Cydney head to the tropical islands of Hawaii. While journeying through the paradisaical countryside the coup...

Night Train

Night Train

2009

as Pete

5.5
Acting

Two Passengers and the conductor discover that a person has passed away on their Night Train cabin. They come across valuable diamonds on his person, ...

Management

Management

2009

as Mike

5.4
Acting

A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won't leave her alone.

Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

2008

as Sandy Pig (voice)

5.8
Acting

When the three pigs find a tiny wolf cub on their doorstep, they decide to raise him as their own, unaware that they've played right into the plan of ...

Strange Wilderness

Strange Wilderness

2008

as Peter

4.9
Acting

With the ratings dropping for a wilderness-themed TV show, two animal fans go to the Andes in search of Bigfoot.

Sunshine Cleaning

Sunshine Cleaning

2008

as Mac

6.6
Acting

A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuiti...

The Great Buck Howard

The Great Buck Howard

2008

as Kenny

6.0
Acting

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician stru...

Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn

Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn

2007

as Self

8.0
Acting

"Rescue Dawn: The Making of a True Story" is a documentary film that provides a behind-the-scenes look at the production of the movie "Rescue Dawn" (2...

Rescue Dawn

Rescue Dawn

2007

as Duane

7.0
Acting

A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

Making That Thing You Do

Making That Thing You Do

2007

as Self

Acting

Behind the scenes of That Thing You Do!

Bandidas

Bandidas

2006

as Quentin

6.0
Acting

When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest ...

Chicken Little

Chicken Little

2005

as Runt of the Litter (voice)

5.9
Acting

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, Chic...

Sahara

Sahara

2005

as Al Giordino

5.9
Acting

Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a c...

Speak

Speak

2004

as Mr. Freeman

7.0
Acting

Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her ...

Employee of the Month

Employee of the Month

2004

as Jack

5.7
Acting

"Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fian...

Shattered Glass

Shattered Glass

2003

as Adam Penenberg

7.0
Acting

The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff wr...

Daddy Day Care

Daddy Day Care

2003

as Marvin

5.9
Acting

Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.

National Security

National Security

2003

as Hank Rafferty

6.0
Acting

Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on op...

Stuart Little 2

Stuart Little 2

2002

as Monty (voice)

5.8
Acting

Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy m...

Riding in Cars with Boys

Riding in Cars with Boys

2001

as Ray Hasek

6.8
Acting

In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

Joy Ride

Joy Ride

2001

as Fuller Thomas

6.5
Acting

Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychoti...

Chelsea Walls

Chelsea Walls

2001

as Ross

4.8
Acting

This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

as Archie (voice)

5.3
Acting

A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protec...

Chain of Fools

Chain of Fools

2001

as Kresk

5.8
Acting

An avid detective is assigned to investigate the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.

Saving Silverman

Saving Silverman

2001

as Wayne Lefessier

5.7
Acting

A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman, a cold-hearted beauty who snatches him from them and breaks up the...

Hamlet

Hamlet

2000

as Rosencrantz

5.8
Acting

Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City.

Stuart Little

Stuart Little

1999

as Monty (voice)

6.1
Acting

When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic....

Happy, Texas

Happy, Texas

1999

as Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr.

5.7
Acting

Two escaped convicts roll into the village of Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple who work as beauty pageant consultants. They go al...

Freak Talks About Sex

Freak Talks About Sex

1999

as Freak

4.7
Acting

Dave Keenan left Syracuse for a new life in Arizona. When that didn't work out, he moved back to upstate New York. He works a dead-end job at a depart...

Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

1999

as Alan

5.5
Acting

Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagul...

You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail

1998

as George Pappas

6.7
Acting

Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware...

Safe Men

Safe Men

1998

as Eddie

5.5
Acting

Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the loca...

Out of Sight

Out of Sight

1998

as Glenn Michaels

6.7
Acting

Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the ri...

The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection

1998

as Frank Hanson

5.8
Acting

A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much...

Subway Stories

Subway Stories

1997

as Tucker (segment "The 5:24")

5.6
Acting

An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.

SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997

as Buff

6.3
Acting

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!

1996

as Lenny Haise

6.9
Acting

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.

Race the Sun

Race the Sun

1996

as Hans Kooiman

5.1
Acting

A bunch of high school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher, attend a science fair in which they draw up inspiration to build their own ...

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

1995

as Seaman William Barnes

7.2
Acting

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on...

Reality Bites

Reality Bites

1994

as Sammy Gray

6.6
Acting

A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As...

Normandy: The Great Crusade

Normandy: The Great Crusade

1994

as Bill Preston (voice)

10.0
Acting

Documentary on the World War II invasion of Normandy by the Allies on June 6, 1944 utilizing diaries, personal letters, home movies, snapshots, period...

Rain Without Thunder

Rain Without Thunder

1993

as Jeremy Tanner

3.5
Acting

This evocative faux documentary imagines a dystopian near future in which the government monitors every woman's sexual activity. At its center is Alli...

First Love, Fatal Love

First Love, Fatal Love

1991

Acting

A docudrama telling the true story of a young woman who learns she has contracted the AIDS virus after an encounter with a fellow student while in col...

Inside 'Out of Sight'

Inside 'Out of Sight'

N/A

as Himself

Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 1998 movie "Out of Sight".