Steve Zahn is an American actor. Zahn appeared in Ben Stiller's directorial debut Reality Bites, You've Got Mail, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise, and the series The White Lotus alongside Sydney Sweeney. He studied drama for two years at the prestigious American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA. Zahn's performance in a local production of Biloxi Blues led him to consider pursuing acting as a career. This led to him later landing a tour of the musical Bye Bye Birdie starring Tommy Tune.