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American actor

Steven James Zahn (/z//ɑː//n/ ZAHN; born November 13, 1967) His father is of German and Swedish descent, and his mother is of German ancestry. Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School, and moved to the suburbs of Minneapolis for high school, where he acted in school plays and became a two time Minnesota state speech champion. Zahn graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope in 1986, planning to eventually join the United States Marine Corps. Zahn later enrolled in the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, earning a Master of Fine Arts.

In 1991, Zahn made his professional stage debut in a Minnesota production of Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues after falsely claiming to be a member of Actors' Equity. At A. R. T., Zahn worked with the stage director Andrei Șerban. In 1991, Zahn formed the Malaparte theater company with a group of actor friends, including Ethan Hawke and Robert Sean Leonard. From 1991 to 1992, Zahn played Hugo Peabody in a national tour of Bye Bye Birdie starring Tommy Tune, and subsequently appeared in two Off Broadway plays, Sophistry and Eric Bogosian's Suburbia. After his breakout film role in 1994's Reality Bites, Zahn quickly gained a reputation for playing amiable stoners, slackers, and sidekicks in films such as That Thing You Do! (1996), You've Got Mail (1998), and Out of Sight (1998). In the 1990s, Zahn was often approached by fans who assumed that he was an archetypal Generation X slacker, which was not the case. Zahn has said, "I'm the guy who gets up at six without an alarm clock. I was always that guy." In the wake of Happy, Texas, Zahn began playing darker, more nuanced characters. He received Oscar buzz for his role as Drew Barrymore's deadbeat ex in Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), and played investigative journalist Adam Penenberg in Shattered Glass (2003). A longtime Werner Herzog fan, Zahn campaigned for the role of Vietnam prisoner of war Duane W. Martin in Herzog's 2007 film Rescue Dawn; to prepare for the role, he lost 40 pounds by eating mostly raw food.

Zahn met author and theater artist Robyn Peterman, the daughter of clothier J. Peterman, while they were performing in a national tour of Bye Bye Birdie in 1991. In the 1990s, they bought a cabin in Pennsylvania and then a farm in New Jersey, near the Delaware Water Gap. They next moved to a 360 acre horse farm outside Lexington, Kentucky, where Zahn gardens and raises horses, goats, and sheep. He and his wife also run a local community theater, in which Zahn occasionally performs. where he enjoys tubing and fishing with his children. Zahn is a Lutheran. Zahn is a lifelong military history buff and has said that one of his biggest regrets was having turned down a role in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. In 2007, Zahn was awarded an honorary Ph. D. in Fine Arts from Northern Kentucky University. A University of Kentucky sports fan, Zahn is often seen at games and events.

Year Title Role Notes1992Rain Without ThunderJeremy Tanner1994Reality BitesSammy Gray1995Crimson TideWilliam Barnes1996Race the SunHans KooimanSubUrbiaBuffThat Thing You Do!Lenny Haise1998The Object of My AffectionFrank HansonOut of SightGlenn MichaelsSafe MenEddieYou've Got MailGeorge Pappas1999Forces of NatureAlanNominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy/RomanceFreak Talks About SexFreakHappy, TexasWayne Wayne Wayne Jr., aka DavidIndependent Spirit Award for Best Supporting MaleSpecial Dramatic Jury Prize for Best Comedic PerformanceNominated – Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or MusicalStuart LittleMontyVoice2000Chain of FoolsThomas KreskHamletRosencrantz2001Chelsea WallsRossDr. Dolittle 2ArchieVoiceJoy RideFuller ThomasRiding in Cars with BoysRay HasekSaving SilvermanWayne2002Stuart Little 2MontyVoice2003Daddy Day CareMarvinNational SecurityHank RaffertyShattered GlassAdam Penenberg2004Employee of the MonthJackSpeakMr. Freeman2005Chicken LittleRunt of the LitterVoiceSaharaAl Giordino2006BandidasQuentin CookeRescue DawnDuaneNominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male2008The Great Buck HowardKennyManagementMike FluxStrange WildernessPeter GaulkeSunshine CleaningMacUnstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a BabySandy PigVoice, direct to video2009Night TrainPete DobbsA Perfect GetawayCliff Anderson2010Calvin MarshallCoach LittleDiary of a Wimpy KidFrank HeffleySalesmenMarvin2011Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesFrank Heffley2012Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown Voice, short film2013Escape from Planet EarthHawkVoiceDallas Buyers ClubTuckerNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureKnights of BadassdomEric2015The Good DinosaurThunderclapVoiceThe Ridiculous 6Clem2016Captain FantasticDaveNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture2017War for the Planet of the Apes Bad Ape Voice and motion captureNominated – Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Motion Capture PerformanceLean on PeteSilver2018BlazeOilman #22019 Where'd You Go, Bernadette David Walker Tall Girl Richie Kreyman 2020 Uncle Frank Mike Bledsoe Cowboys Troy 2021 8 Bit Christmas John Doyle 2022Tall Girl 2 Richie Kreyman Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again Jedediah Voice 2023 Your Place or Mine Zen LaRoy, Texas Skip Gringa Jackson Wildcat

Year Title Role Notes1990All My ChildrenSpenceEpisode #5303uncredited1993South BeachLane BaileyEpisode: "Pirates of the Caribbean"1995FriendsDuncanEpisode: "The One with Phoebe's Husband"Mike & SpikeNick PicklesVoice, episode: "Person to Clothes"Picture WindowsCrookEpisode: "Armed Response"1997Liberty! The American RevolutionAmerican Sergeant4 episodes1998From the Earth to the MoonAstronaut Elliot SeeMiniseriesEpisode: "Can We Do This? "2008Comanche MoonAugustus "Gus" McCrae3 episodes2008–2012Phineas and FerbSwampy/Sherman (voices)3 episodes2009MonkJack Monk, Jr. Episode: "Mr. Monk's Other Brother"WWII in HDNolen MarbreyVoice, 3 episodes2010–2013TremeDavis McAlaryRegular, 36 episodes2013 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Terry McFistVoice, episode: "Fart Topia" 2014Mind GamesClark EdwardsRegular, 13 episodes2014–2015Modern FamilyRonnie La FontaineRecurring role, 4 episodes2015–2016Mad DogsCobiSeries regular, 10 episodes2018The CrossingJude EllisSeries lead, 11 episodes2019Valley of the BoomMichael FenneMain role2020The Healing Powers of DudeDudeVoice, main roleThe Good Lord BirdChase2 episodes2021The White LotusMark MossbacherMain roleNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie2022The Last Movie StarsDonald "Duck" DobbinsVoice, 3 episodes2022–2023George & TammyGeorge Richey6 episodes2023The Righteous GemstonesPeter MontgomeryRecurring