steven james zahn (; born november 13, 1967) is an american actor and comedian. his movies include "reality bites" (1994), "that thing you do!" (1996), "suburbia" (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).