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