About

Known credits:
139
Birthday:
1951-11-17
Place of birth:
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Website:
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Stephen Root

Overview

Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010).

Root has appeared in numerous Coen brothers films including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include in Dave (1993), DodgeBall (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Cedar Rapids (2011), Selma (2014), Trumbo (2015), Get Out (2017), and On the Basis of Sex (2018).

His television roles have included Capt. K'Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode "Unification" (1991), Hawthorne Abendsen in seasons 2–4 of the series The Man in the High Castle. He has supporting roles in a variety of HBO series, including Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, Perry Mason, and Succession. He notably starred as Monroe Fuches / The Raven on the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019.

Known for

Acting

2025 Dog Man Actor Grampa (voice) N/A
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2024 It's Florida, Man. Actor Title Narrator 68
Fair
2024 Lousy Carter Actor Analyst 59
Average
2024 Masters of the Universe: Revolution Actor Cringer (voice) 74
Good
2023 Praise Petey Actor Petey's Father (voice) 68
Fair
2023 Paint Actor Tony 58
Average
2022 To Leslie Actor Dutch 61
Fair
2022 Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Actor Jail Tattoo Artist (voice) 62
Fair
2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth Actor Porter 64
Fair
2021 Queenpins Actor Agent Flannigan 61
Fair
2021 Home Actor Father Browning 59
Average
2021 Masters of the Universe: Revelation Actor Cringer / Battle Cat (voice) 65
Fair
2021 Four Good Days Actor Chris 61
Fair
2021 Happily Actor Goodman 58
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2020 Uncle Frank Actor Daddy Mac 65
Fair
2020 The Empty Man Actor Arthur Parsons 60
Fair
2019 Seberg Actor Walt Breckman 59
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2019 Bombshell Actor Neil Mullin 66
Fair
2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Actor Cockmando (voice) 57
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2018 On the Basis of Sex Actor Professor Brown 69
Fair
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Actor Teller (segment "Near Algodones") 69
Fair
2018 Dallas & Robo Actor Uncle Danny 69
Fair
2018 Life of the Party Actor Mike Cook 60
Fair
2018 Barry Actor Monroe Fuches 78
Good
2017 Three Christs Actor Dr. Rogers 60
Fair
2017 Miles Actor Ron Walton 58
Average
2017 Adventure Time: Islands Actor Martin (voice) 61
Fair
2017 Infinity Baby Actor Fenton 59
Average
2017 Get Out Actor Jim Hudson 75
Good
2016 Spectral Actor Dr. Mindala 63
Fair
2016 Looking for the Jackalope Actor The Jackalope (voice) 59
Average
2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Actor Burt 60
Fair
2016 Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz Actor Uncle Henry (voice) 58
Average
2016 Finding Dory Actor Bubbles (voice) 69
Fair
2016 All the Way Actor J. Edgar Hoover 61
Fair
2016 Idiotsitter Actor Ken Russel 68
Fair
2015 Hello, My Name Is Doris Actor Todd 61
Fair
2015 Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files Actor Floyd / Additional Voices (voice) 59
Average
2015 Trumbo Actor Hymie King 68
Fair
2015 7 Chinese Brothers Actor George 58
Average
2014 Selma Actor Col. Al Lingo 71
Good
2014 Lennon or McCartney Actor Self 58
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2014 I Know That Voice Actor Self 60
Fair
2013 Sweetwater Actor Hugh 59
Average
2013 Bad Milo! Actor Roger 58
Average
2013 The Lone Ranger Actor Habberman 60
Fair
2013 Superman: Unbound Actor Zor-El (voice) 62
Fair
2013 The Arrangement Actor Avery Boomer 58
Average
2012 The Company You Keep Actor Billy Cusimano 60
Fair
2012 Big Miracle Actor Governor Haskell 62
Fair
2011 J. Edgar Actor Arthur Koehler 61
Fair
2011 Batman: Year One Actor Brendon (voice) 67
Fair
2011 Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz Actor Uncle Henry / Crows (voice) 59
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2011 Red State Actor Sherrif Wynan 60
Fair
2011 Everything Must Go Actor Elliot 60
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2011 The Conspirator Actor John Lloyd 61
Fair
2011 Rango Actor Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) 67
Fair
2011 Son of Morning Actor Senator Larder 58
Average
2011 Cedar Rapids Actor Bill Krogstad 58
Average
2010 Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare Actor Burt (voice) 66
Fair
2010 Unthinkable Actor Charles Thompson 65
Fair
2009 Glock Actor Remington N/A
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2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats Actor Gus Lacey 59
Average
2009 13 Scarier Movie Moments Actor Self 59
Average
2009 Squirly Town Actor Lance (voice) N/A
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2009 Imagine That Actor Fred Franklin 59
Average
2009 The Soloist Actor Curt Reynolds 63
Fair
2009 Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts Actor Turtle (voice) 58
Average
2009 Bob Funk Actor Steve 58
Average
2008 Tripping the Rift: The Movie Actor Chode (voice) 58
Average
2008 Leatherheads Actor Suds 58
Average
2008 Drillbit Taylor Actor Principal Doppler 58
Average
2008 Over Her Dead Body Actor Sculptor 57
Average
2008 Mad Money Actor Glover 62
Fair
2007 Cook-Off! Actor Morty Van Rookle 58
Average
2007 No Country for Old Men Actor Man Who Hires Wells 78
Good
2007 Have Dreams, Will Travel Actor Sheriff Brock 60
Fair
2006 The Fox and the Hound 2 Actor Talent Scout (voice) 59
Average
2006 The Path to 9/11 Actor Richard Clarke 69
Fair
2006 Idiocracy Actor Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited) 62
Fair
2006 Gretchen Actor Herb 58
Average
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Actor Aardvark Dad (voice) 66
Fair
2005 Just Friends Actor KC 61
Fair
2005 Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama Actor Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited) 61
Fair
2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Actor Vince Masters 59
Average
2004 Surviving Christmas Actor Dr. Freeman 57
Average
2004 DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story Actor Gordon 63
Fair
2004 The Ladykillers Actor Fernand Gudge 60
Fair
2004 Jersey Girl Actor Greenie 60
Fair
2004 Raising Genius Actor Dwight Nestor 58
Average
2004 Tripping the Rift Actor Chode (voice) 67
Fair
2003 Grind Actor Cameron 59
Average
2003 Finding Nemo Actor Bubbles (voice) 77
Good
2002 The Country Bears Actor Zeb Zoober (voice) 56
Average
2002 Ice Age Actor Frank / Start (voice) 73
Good
2001 The Andy Dick Show Actor 70
Good
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Actor Radio Station Man 71
Good
1999 Bicentennial Man Actor Dennis Mansky 71
Good
1999 Ladies Man Actor Gene 69
Fair
1999 The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Actor Dr. Donovan (voice) 69
Fair
1999 The Sissy Duckling Actor Big Ducky (voice) 59
Average
1999 Office Space Actor Milton Waddams 71
Good
1999 The Monster Hunter Actor Mr. Crenshaw 59
Average
1999 Gut Feeling Actor Kane Cohen N/A
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1998 Krippendorf's Tribe Actor Gerald Adams 57
Average
1997 steve.oedekerk.com Actor N/A
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1997 King of the Hill Actor Bill Dauterive (voice) 72
Good
1996 Pandora's Clock Actor Mark Hastings 67
Fair
1996 The Lottery Actor Graham Dunbar 58
Average
1996 The Road to Galveston Actor Ed Kirkman N/A
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1995 In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice Actor Jaan Laaman 58
Average
1995 Night of the Scarecrow Actor Frank 58
Average
1995 NewsRadio Actor Jimmy James 71
Good
1995 Bye Bye Love Actor Awakened Neighbor 58
Average
1994 Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter Actor Kevin McDonald 58
Average
1993 Harts of the West Actor R.O 69
Fair
1993 Extreme Justice Actor Max Alvarez 58
Average
1993 Dave Actor Don Durenberger 63
Fair
1993 Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story Actor Dr. Kirby 59
Average
1993 Class of '61 Actor 58
Average
1993 RoboCop 3 Actor Coontz 51
Average
1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Actor Gary Murray 57
Average
1992 A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story Actor Kevin McDonald 58
Average
1991 Bed & Breakfast Actor Randolph 59
Average
1991 V.I. Warshawski Actor Mickey 57
Average
1991 Golden Years Actor Major Moreland 58
Average
1991 Golden Years Actor Major Moreland 67
Fair
1991 Guilty by Suspicion Actor RKO Guard 60
Fair
1990 Ghost Actor Police Sgt. 71
Good
1990 Stanley & Iris Actor Mr. Hentley 60
Fair
1989 Black Rain Actor Berg 63
Fair
1988 Monkey Shines Actor Dean Burbage 60
Fair
1988 Crocodile Dundee II Actor DEA Agent (Toilet) 58
Average
The Wrecking Crew Actor N/A
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Playdate Actor Gordon N/A
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ronny/lily Actor Monroe Fuches N/A
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Thelma Actor N/A
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Heads of State Actor N/A
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Untitled King Of The Hill Reboot Actor Bill (voice) N/A
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