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Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

62 movies on Netflix

Biography

Steve Zahn is an American actor and comedian who became known for playing genial slackers, stoners, and sidekicks after his breakthrough in Reality Bites (1994). Born in Marshall, Minnesota, he often played those roles in That Thing You Do! (1996), You've Got Mail (1998), and Out of Sight (1998), then earned a Special Jury Award at Sundance for his first starring role in Happy, Texas. He moved into darker material with Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) and Shattered Glass (2003), and later appeared in Stuart Little (1999), Dallas Buyers Club (2013), Captain Fantastic (2016), and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), where he played Bad Ape. On television he had main roles in Treme, Mad Dogs, The Crossing, and The White Lotus, receiving a Primetime Emmy nomination for The White Lotus, and he holds an Independent Spirit Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

58years old

Turns 59 on November 13in 31 days

  • Born Marshall
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Steven James Zahn (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
62
Career span
31 years1994 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Zahn's first professional stage role came in 1991, in a Minnesota staging of Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues. He got the part by lying that he belonged to Actors' Equity.

  2. Early training

    Zahn dropped out of Gustavus Adolphus College after one semester, moved by seeing the original West End production of Les Miserables, and later earned a Master of Fine Arts at Harvard's Institute for Advanced Theater Training.

  3. A first

    In 1999, Zahn took his first lead part in the indie film Happy, Texas, and for that role he received a Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

  4. Getting ready for a role

    In War for the Planet of the Apes, Zahn took the part of Bad Ape in 2017. He prepared by watching chimpanzee videos on YouTube, and called the motion capture process and long digital takes the most challenging acting job he had ever had.

  5. Behind the camera

    With a group of actor friends that counted Ethan Hawke and Robert Sean Leonard, Zahn started the Malaparte theater company in 1991.

Steve Zahn movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Dallas Buyers Club2013 Biography, Dramaas Tucker

    IMDb rating 7.9553K votes

  2. War for the Planet of the Apes2017 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Bad Ape

    IMDb rating 7.4330K votes

  3. Rescue Dawn2006as Duane

    IMDb rating 7.2117K votes

  4. Joy Ride2001as Fuller

    IMDb rating 6.685K votes

  5. A Perfect Getaway2009as Cliff

    IMDb rating 6.583K votes

  6. Sahara2005as Al Giordino

    IMDb rating 6.1110K votes

  7. The Good Dinosaur2015as Thunderclapvoice

    IMDb rating 6.7143K votes

  8. Saving Silverman2001as Wayne

    IMDb rating 5.947K votes

Most often with

Rob Minkoff directed two of these films, Steve Carr two and Dennis Dugan two. Judy Greer appears in four 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.

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Judy Greer, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Judy GreerTom Hanks, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Tom HanksPaul Dooley, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Paul DooleyDevon Bostick, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Devon BostickRachael Harris, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Rachael HarrisZachary Gordon, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Zachary GordonRob MinkoffDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Rob MinkoffSteve CarrDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Steve CarrDennis DuganDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Dennis Dugan

Films together

Box office

What Steve Zahn's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.5 billion

41 of the 62 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 62 films: 41 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 12 figure not found.

  • 41Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 12Figure not found

Top grosser

War for the Planet of the Apes2017as Bad Ape$491 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 63% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    War for the Planet of the Apes2017as Bad Ape
    $491M14.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The Good Dinosaur2015as Thunderclap (voice)
    $332M9.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Chicken Little2005as Runt of the Litter (voice)
    $314M9.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Stuart Little1999as Monty the Mouth (voice)
    $300M8.6% of the total
  5. 5
    You've Got Mail1998as George Pappas
    $251M7.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Dr. Dolittle 22001as Archie (voice)
    $176M5.0% of the total
  7. 7
    Stuart Little 22002as Monty (voice)
    $170M4.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Daddy Day Care2003as Marvin
    $164M4.7% of the total
Crimson Tide (1995), $157 millionAnaconda (2025), $135 millionSahara (2005), $119 millionForces of Nature (1999), $93.9 millionOut of Sight (1998), $77.7 millionDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012), $77.1 millionDiary of a Wimpy Kid (2010), $75.7 millionEscape from Planet Earth (2013), $74.6 millionDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011), $72.2 millionDallas Buyers Club (2013), $55.7 millionNational Security (2003), $50.1 millionThe Object of My Affection (1998), $46.9 millionJoy Ride (2001), $36.6 millionRiding in Cars with Boys (2001), $35.7 millionThat Thing You Do! (1996), $34.6 millionReality Bites (1994), $33.4 million

$1.3 billionfrom the other 33 films with a worldwide figure, 37% of the total

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