Stephen Root
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Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), 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, 2025–present). 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), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include 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) and 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 starred as Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy series Barry, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Wrecking Crew (2026)
as Detective Rennert
Finding Nemo (2003)
as Bubbles (voice)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
as Man Who Hires Wells
Ice Age (2002)
as Rhino / Start (voice)
Get Out (2017)
as Jim Hudson
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
as Aardvark Dad (voice)
Heads of State (2025)
as Arthur Hammond
Playdate (2025)
as Gordon
Finding Dory (2016)
as Bubbles (voice)
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
as Chet
Rango (2011)
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
Ghost (1990)
as Police Sgt.
Idiocracy (2006)
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
as Porter
Dog Man (2025)
as Grampa (voice)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
as Radio Station Man
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
as Gordon
The Lone Ranger (2013)
as Habberman
The Empty Man (2020)
as Arthur Parsons
Bicentennial Man (1999)
as Dennis Mansky
The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
as Talent Scout (voice)
Bombshell (2019)
as Neil Mullin
Black Rain (1989)
as Berg
Office Space (1999)
as Milton Waddams
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
as Gus Lacey
RoboCop 3 (1993)
as Coontz
Unthinkable (2010)
as Charles Thompson
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
as Gary Murray
The Ladykillers (2004)
as Fernand Gudge
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010)
as Burt (voice)
Spectral (2016)
as Dr. Mindala
Just Friends (2005)
as KC
J. Edgar (2011)
as Arthur Koehler
The Company You Keep (2012)
as Billy Cusimano
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
as DEA Agent (Toilet)
Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
as RKO Guard
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
as Principal Doppler
The Soloist (2009)
as Curt Reynolds
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
as Professor Brown
Life of the Party (2018)
as Mike Cook
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
as Cockmando (voice)
Trumbo (2015)
as Hymie King
Jersey Girl (2004)
as Greenie
Uncle Frank (2020)
as Daddy Mac
Mad Money (2008)
as Glover
Queenpins (2021)
as Agent Flannigan
Batman: Year One (2011)
as Brendon (voice)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
as Burt
Dave (1993)
as Don Durenberger
Imagine That (2009)
as Fred Franklin
Red State (2011)
as Sherrif Wynan
Paint (2023)
as Tony
Surviving Christmas (2004)
as Dr. Freeman
Selma (2014)
as Col. Al Lingo
All the Way (2016)
as J. Edgar Hoover
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022)
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
Monkey Shines (1988)
as Dean Burbage
Big Miracle (2012)
as Governor Haskell
Leatherheads (2008)
as Suds
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
as Todd
The Conspirator (2011)
as John Lloyd
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005)
as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz (2016)
as Uncle Henry (voice)
Cook-Off! (2017)
as Morty Van Rookle
Superman: Unbound (2013)
as Zor-El (voice)
Seberg (2019)
as Walt Breckman
Four Good Days (2021)
as Chris
Over Her Dead Body (2008)
as Sculptor
V.I. Warshawski (1991)
as Mickey
The Country Bears (2002)
as Zeb (voice)
To Leslie (2022)
as Dutch
The Girlfriend (—)
Actor
Grind (2003)
as Cameron
Three Christs (2017)
as Dr. Rogers
Cedar Rapids (2011)
as Bill Krogstad
Happily (2021)
as Goodman
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (2009)
as Turtle (voice)
Stanley & Iris (1990)
as Mr. Hentley
Sweetwater (2013)
as Hugh
Bad Milo! (2013)
as Roger
Bye Bye Love (1995)
as Awakened Neighbor
Everything Must Go (2011)
as Elliot
Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008)
as Chode (voice)
I Know That Voice (2014)
as Self
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
as Vince Masters
Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
as Sheriff Brock
Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
as Gerald Adams
The Arrangement (2013)
as Avery Boomer
Home (2021)
as Father Browning
Bob Funk (2009)
as Steve
Lousy Carter (2024)
as Analyst
Son of Morning (2011)
as Senator Larder
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1994)
as Kevin McDonald
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995)
as Jaan Laaman
October (—)
Actor
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993)
as Dr. Kirby
Golden Years (1991)
as Major Moreland
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self
Night of the Scarecrow (1995)
as Frank
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992)
as Kevin McDonald
The Lottery (1996)
as Graham Dunbar
O.W.C.A. Files (2015)
as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
Extreme Justice (1993)
as Max Alvarez
Raising Genius (2004)
as Dwight Nestor
steve.oedekerk.com (1997)
Actor
Infinity Baby (2017)
as Fenton
The Long Haul (2026)
Actor
13 Scarier Movie Moments (2009)
as Self
Bed & Breakfast (1991)
as Randolph
The Road to Galveston (1996)
as Ed Kirkman
Class of '61 (1993)
as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
Glock (2009)
as Remington
Bob's Best Friends (—)
as Edgar (voice)
7 Chinese Brothers (2015)
as George
Unbearable Christmas (—)
Actor
The Sissy Duckling (1999)
as Big Ducky (voice)
The Monster Hunter (1999)
as Mr. Crenshaw
Looking for the Jackalope (2016)
as The Jackalope (voice)
Squirly Town (2009)
as Lance (voice)
Miles (2017)
as Ron Walton
Gut Feeling (1999)
as Kane Cohen
Feels So Good (2013)
as Nick Celisco
The Making of 'King of the Hill' (2003)
Actor
Gretchen (2006)
as Herb
Starting Now: the Making of Barry (2022)
as Self