
Stephen Root
Personal Information
- Occupation: Actor
- Birthday: 17 Nov, 1951 ( 74 years old )
- Place of birth: Sarasota, Florida, USA
- Also known as: Steve Root
Stephen Root
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.
Credits
- 2026 - Widow's Bay ( tv ) as Wyck
- 2026 - Strip Law ( tv )
- 2026 - The Wrecking Crew ( movie )
- 2025 - Playdate ( movie ) as Gordon
- 2025 - Heads of State ( movie ) as Arthur Hammond
- 2025 - Dog Man ( movie ) as Grampa (voice)
- 2025 - StuGo ( tv ) as Dr. Rostrum (voice)
- 2024 - It's Florida, Man. ( tv ) as Title Narrator
- 2024 - Lousy Carter ( movie ) as Analyst
- 2024 - Masters of the Universe: Revolution ( tv ) as Cringer (voice)
- 2023 - Scott Pilgrim Takes Off ( tv ) as The Nanomachines (voice)
- 2023 - Beacon 23 ( tv ) as Solomon Smythe
- 2023 - Krapopolis ( tv ) as Salt (voice)
- 2023 - Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake ( tv ) as Martin Mertens (voice)
- 2023 - Praise Petey ( tv ) as Petey's Father (voice)
- 2023 - Clone High ( tv ) as Mr. Big Corporation (voice)
- 2023 - Fired on Mars ( tv ) as Mark (voice)
- 2023 - Paint ( movie ) as Tony
- 2023 - Velma ( tv ) as Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice)
- 2023 - Velma ( tv ) as Merie Cogburn (voice)
- 2023 - Velma ( tv ) as Chief Cogburn (voice)
- 2022 - To Leslie ( movie ) as Dutch
- 2022 - Bee and PuppyCat ( tv ) as Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)
- 2022 - Bee and PuppyCat ( tv ) as Warlock G (voice)
- 2022 - Bee and PuppyCat ( tv ) as Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
- 2022 - Hamster & Gretel ( tv ) as Jeff Strawberry (voice)
- 2022 - Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head ( tv ) as Gary (voice)
- 2022 - Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe ( movie ) as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
- 2022 - Amphibia: The Hardest Thing ( movie ) as Mayor Toadstool
- 2022 - The Legend of Vox Machina ( tv ) as Professor Anders (voice)
- 2022 - We Baby Bears ( tv ) as Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice)
- 2022 - We Baby Bears ( tv ) as Zach / Bread Monster (voice)
- 2022 - We Baby Bears ( tv ) as Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)
- 2021 - The Book of Boba Fett ( tv ) as Lortha Peel
- 2021 - The Tragedy of Macbeth ( movie ) as Porter
- 2021 - Blade Runner: Black Lotus ( tv ) as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice)
- 2021 - Queenpins ( movie ) as Agent Flannigan
- 2021 - Home ( movie ) as Father Browning
- 2021 - Masters of the Universe: Revelation ( tv ) as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
- 2021 - Four Good Days ( movie ) as Chris
- 2021 - Happily ( movie ) as Goodman
- 2021 - Resident Alien ( tv ) as Ed Vanderspeigle
- 2020 - Uncle Frank ( movie ) as Daddy Mac
- 2020 - The Mighty Ones ( tv ) as Bernard (voice)
- 2020 - The Empty Man ( movie ) as Arthur Parsons
- 2020 - Star Trek: Lower Decks ( tv ) as Gene Jakobowski (voice)
- 2020 - Adventure Time: Distant Lands ( tv ) as Mr. M / Bob / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2020 - Perry Mason ( tv ) as Maynard Barnes
- 2020 - Solar Opposites ( tv )
- 2020 - Stars in the House ( tv ) as Self
- 2019 - Seberg ( movie ) as Walt Breckman
- 2019 - Bombshell ( movie ) as Neil Mullin
- 2019 - Jay and Silent Bob Reboot ( movie ) as Cockmando (voice)
- 2019 - Lights Out with David Spade ( tv ) as Self - Panelist
- 2019 - Amphibia ( tv ) as Mayor Toadstool (voice)
- 2018 - On the Basis of Sex ( movie ) as Professor Brown
- 2018 - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ( movie ) as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
- 2018 - The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants ( tv ) as Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice)
- 2018 - Summer Camp Island ( tv ) as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2018 - Summer Camp Island ( tv ) as Stuart (voice)
- 2018 - Summer Camp Island ( tv ) as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2018 - Summer Camp Island ( tv ) as Prime Monister (voice)
- 2018 - Succession ( tv ) as Ron Petkus
- 2018 - Dallas & Robo ( tv ) as Uncle Danny
- 2018 - Life of the Party ( movie ) as Mike Cook
- 2018 - Inside The Episode: Barry ( tv ) as Self
- 2018 - Barry ( tv ) as Monroe Fuches
- 2017 - Cook-Off! ( movie ) as Morty Van Rookle
- 2017 - Three Christs ( movie ) as Dr. Rogers
- 2017 - DuckTales ( tv ) as J.W. Guidebook (voice)
- 2017 - Miles ( movie ) as Ron Walton
- 2017 - Infinity Baby ( movie ) as Fenton
- 2017 - Get Out ( movie ) as Jim Hudson
- 2016 - Spectral ( movie ) as Dr. Mindala
- 2016 - Looking for the Jackalope ( movie ) as The Jackalope (voice)
- 2016 - Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates ( movie ) as Burt
- 2016 - Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz ( movie ) as Uncle Henry (voice)
- 2016 - Finding Dory ( movie ) as Bubbles (voice)
- 2016 - All the Way ( movie ) as J. Edgar Hoover
- 2016 - Angie Tribeca ( tv ) as Mortimer Begoyle
- 2016 - Idiotsitter ( tv ) as Ken Russel
- 2015 - Hello, My Name Is Doris ( movie ) as Todd
- 2015 - O.W.C.A. Files ( movie ) as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2015 - Trumbo ( movie ) as Hymie King
- 2015 - Con Man ( tv ) as Pascal
- 2015 - 7 Chinese Brothers ( movie ) as George
- 2015 - Star vs. the Forces of Evil ( tv ) as Brian (voice)
- 2015 - The Man in the High Castle ( tv ) as Hawthorne Abendsen
- 2014 - Selma ( movie ) as Col. Al Lingo
- 2014 - Lennon or McCartney ( movie ) as Self
- 2014 - Bee and PuppyCat ( tv ) as Farmer (voice)
- 2014 - BoJack Horseman ( tv ) as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
- 2014 - I Know That Voice ( movie ) as Self
- 2013 - Rick and Morty ( tv ) as Gromflomite General (voice)
- 2013 - Sweetwater ( movie ) as Hugh
- 2013 - Masters of Sex ( tv ) as Harvey Toplin
- 2013 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine ( tv ) as Lynn Boyle
- 2013 - Bad Milo! ( movie ) as Roger
- 2013 - The Lone Ranger ( movie ) as Habberman
- 2013 - Superman: Unbound ( movie ) as Zor-El (voice)
- 2013 - The Arrangement ( movie ) as Avery Boomer
- 2012 - The Company You Keep ( movie ) as Billy Cusimano
- 2012 - DreamWorks Dragons ( tv ) as Mildew (voice)
- 2012 - The Newsroom ( tv ) as General Stomtonovich
- 2012 - Gravity Falls ( tv ) as Bud Gleeful (voice)
- 2012 - Gravity Falls ( tv ) as Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2012 - Veep ( tv ) as Judge Walsh
- 2012 - The Legend of Korra ( tv ) as White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice)
- 2012 - The Legend of Korra ( tv ) as Gommu (voice)
- 2012 - Big Miracle ( movie ) as Governor Haskell
- 2011 - J. Edgar ( movie ) as Arthur Koehler
- 2011 - Batman: Year One ( movie ) as Brendon (voice)
- 2011 - Red State ( movie ) as Sherrif Wynan
- 2011 - Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz ( movie ) as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
- 2011 - ThunderCats ( tv ) as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)
- 2011 - Everything Must Go ( movie ) as Elliot
- 2011 - The Conspirator ( movie ) as John Lloyd
- 2011 - Workaholics ( tv ) as Carty
- 2011 - Rango ( movie ) as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
- 2011 - Son of Morning ( movie ) as Senator Larder
- 2011 - Cedar Rapids ( movie ) as Bill Krogstad
- 2011 - Bob's Burgers ( tv ) as Jackson (voice)
- 2010 - Young Justice ( tv ) as Jack Haly (voice)
- 2010 - The Defenders ( tv ) as Judge Taylor
- 2010 - Raising Hope ( tv ) as Cap Collins
- 2010 - Boardwalk Empire ( tv ) as Gaston Means
- 2010 - Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare ( movie ) as Burt (voice)
- 2010 - Louie ( tv ) as Dr. Hepa
- 2010 - Hot in Cleveland ( tv ) as Brian
- 2010 - Unthinkable ( movie ) as Charles Thompson
- 2010 - Adventure Time ( tv ) as Martin (voice)
- 2010 - Justified ( tv ) as Mike Reardon
- 2009 - Glock ( movie ) as Remington
- 2009 - The Men Who Stare at Goats ( movie ) as Gus Lacey
- 2009 - 13 Scarier Movie Moments ( movie ) as Self
- 2009 - The Good Wife ( tv ) as Judge Murphy Wicks
- 2009 - Glenn Martin, DDS ( tv )
- 2009 - Squirly Town ( movie ) as Lance (voice)
- 2009 - Imagine That ( movie ) as Fred Franklin
- 2009 - The Soloist ( movie ) as Curt Reynolds
- 2009 - Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts ( movie ) as Turtle (voice)
- 2009 - Bob Funk ( movie ) as Steve
- 2008 - Childrens Hospital ( tv ) as Hank Maestro
- 2008 - Random! Cartoons ( tv ) as Lance (voice)
- 2008 - Batman: The Brave and the Bold ( tv ) as Woozy Winks (voice)
- 2008 - Batman: The Brave and the Bold ( tv ) as Penguin / Planet Master (voice)
- 2008 - Batman: The Brave and the Bold ( tv ) as Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice)
- 2008 - Batman: The Brave and the Bold ( tv ) as Killer Croc / Penguin (voice)
- 2008 - Fringe ( tv ) as Raymond
- 2008 - True Blood ( tv ) as Eddie
- 2008 - Tripping the Rift: The Movie ( movie ) as Chode (voice)
- 2008 - Leatherheads ( movie ) as Suds
- 2008 - Drillbit Taylor ( movie ) as Principal Doppler
- 2008 - Over Her Dead Body ( movie ) as Sculptor
- 2008 - Mad Money ( movie ) as Glover
- 2007 - No Country for Old Men ( movie ) as Man Who Hires Wells
- 2007 - Pushing Daisies ( tv ) as Dwight Dixon
- 2007 - The Big Bang Theory ( tv ) as Dan
- 2007 - Phineas and Ferb ( tv ) as Floyd (voice)
- 2007 - Californication ( tv ) as Ricardo Collini
- 2007 - Have Dreams, Will Travel ( movie ) as Sheriff Brock
- 2007 - Head Case ( tv ) as Pat Jennings
- 2007 - The Sarah Silverman Program. ( tv ) as Johnny Forrealz
- 2006 - The Fox and the Hound 2 ( movie ) as Talent Scout (voice)
- 2006 - The Path to 9/11 ( tv ) as Richard Clarke
- 2006 - Idiocracy ( movie ) as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
- 2006 - Gretchen ( movie ) as Herb
- 2006 - Ice Age: The Meltdown ( movie ) as Aardvark Dad (voice)
- 2005 - The X's ( tv )
- 2005 - Just Friends ( movie ) as KC
- 2005 - Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama ( movie ) as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
- 2005 - American Dad! ( tv ) as Dick (voice)
- 2005 - American Dad! ( tv ) as Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
- 2005 - Unscripted ( tv ) as Self
- 2004 - Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie ( movie ) as Vince Masters
- 2004 - Boston Legal ( tv ) as Ethan Melman
- 2004 - Surviving Christmas ( movie ) as Dr. Freeman
- 2004 - DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story ( movie ) as Gordon
- 2004 - Jersey Girl ( movie ) as Greenie
- 2004 - The Ladykillers ( movie ) as Fernand Gudge
- 2004 - Raising Genius ( movie ) as Dwight Nestor
- 2004 - Tripping the Rift ( tv ) as Chode (voice)
- 2003 - Grind ( movie ) as Cameron
- 2003 - Teen Titans ( tv ) as Val Yor (voice)
- 2003 - Finding Nemo ( movie ) as Bubbles (voice)
- 2002 - The Country Bears ( movie ) as Zeb Zoober (voice)
- 2002 - Kim Possible ( tv ) as Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
- 2002 - Kim Possible ( tv ) as Chester Yapsby (voice)
- 2002 - Kim Possible ( tv ) as Texan (voice)
- 2002 - Kim Possible ( tv ) as Mr. Nevius (voice)
- 2002 - Kim Possible ( tv ) as Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
- 2002 - Kim Possible ( tv ) as Memphis (voice)
- 2002 - Ice Age ( movie ) as Frank / Start (voice)
- 2001 - Justice League ( tv ) as Cat Man (voice)
- 2001 - 24 ( tv ) as Bill Prady
- 2001 - According to Jim ( tv ) as Al Crannis
- 2001 - The Proud Family ( tv ) as Mr. Andrews (voice)
- 2001 - The Legend of Tarzan ( tv ) as Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice)
- 2001 - The Andy Dick Show ( tv )
- 2001 - Grounded for Life ( tv )
- 2000 - DAG ( tv ) as Senator Culpepper
- 2000 - Ed ( tv ) as George MacPherson
- 2000 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( tv ) as Michael Kirkwood
- 2000 - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ( tv ) as Sheriff (voice)
- 2000 - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ( tv ) as Sheriff / Sentry #2 (voice)
- 2000 - O Brother, Where Art Thou? ( movie ) as Radio Station Man
- 2000 - Malcolm in the Middle ( tv ) as John Pratt
- 1999 - Bicentennial Man ( movie ) as Dennis Mansky
- 1999 - Courage the Cowardly Dog ( tv )
- 1999 - The West Wing ( tv ) as Bob Mayer
- 1999 - Ladies Man ( tv ) as Gene
- 1999 - The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot ( tv ) as Dr. Donovan (voice)
- 1999 - The Sissy Duckling ( movie ) as Big Ducky (voice)
- 1999 - The Norm Show ( tv ) as Mr. Sweeney
- 1999 - Office Space ( movie ) as Milton Waddams
- 1999 - Family Guy ( tv ) as Professor O'Callaghan (voice)
- 1999 - Gut Feeling ( movie ) as Kane Cohen
- 1999 - The Monster Hunter ( movie ) as Mr. Crenshaw
- 1998 - From the Earth to the Moon ( tv ) as Chris Kraft
- 1998 - Krippendorf's Tribe ( movie ) as Gerald Adams
- 1997 - steve.oedekerk.com ( movie )
- 1997 - Just Shoot Me! ( tv ) as Dr. Drake Kelson
- 1997 - King of the Hill ( tv ) as Bill Dauterive (voice)
- 1996 - Pandora's Clock ( tv ) as Mark Hastings
- 1996 - The Lottery ( movie ) as Graham Dunbar
- 1996 - Profiler ( tv ) as Houston Plant Manager
- 1996 - Superman: The Animated Series ( tv ) as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
- 1996 - The Road to Galveston ( movie ) as Ed Kirkman
- 1995 - In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice ( movie ) as Jaan Laaman
- 1995 - Night of the Scarecrow ( movie ) as Frank
- 1995 - NewsRadio ( tv ) as Jimmy James
- 1995 - Bye Bye Love ( movie ) as Awakened Neighbor
- 1995 - VR.5 ( tv ) as F.A.A. Negotiator
- 1995 - Cybill ( tv ) as Phil Asher
- 1994 - Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter ( movie ) as Kevin McDonald
- 1994 - Chicago Hope ( tv ) as Trumpet Playing Mental Patient
- 1994 - Party of Five ( tv ) as Football Coach
- 1994 - Christy ( tv ) as Clarence Sweetwater
- 1993 - Diagnosis: Murder ( tv ) as Charlie Lane
- 1993 - Harts of the West ( tv ) as R.O
- 1993 - Frasier ( tv ) as Harbin
- 1993 - Extreme Justice ( movie ) as Max Alvarez
- 1993 - Dave ( movie ) as Don Durenberger
- 1993 - Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story ( movie ) as Dr. Kirby
- 1993 - Class of '61 ( movie ) as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
- 1993 - RoboCop 3 ( movie ) as Coontz
- 1992 - The Golden Palace ( tv ) as Mr. Tucker
- 1992 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( movie ) as Gary Murray
- 1992 - A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story ( movie ) as Kevin McDonald
- 1991 - Civil Wars ( tv )
- 1991 - Bed & Breakfast ( movie ) as Randolph
- 1991 - The Torkelsons ( tv ) as Sheriff Bobby
- 1991 - Home Improvement ( tv ) as Exterminator
- 1991 - Eerie, Indiana ( tv ) as Mr. Chaney
- 1991 - V.I. Warshawski ( movie ) as Mickey
- 1991 - Golden Years ( movie ) as Major Moreland
- 1991 - Golden Years ( tv ) as Major Moreland
- 1991 - Guilty by Suspicion ( movie ) as RKO Guard
- 1990 - Ghost ( movie ) as Police Sgt.
- 1990 - Northern Exposure ( tv ) as Brother Timothy
- 1990 - Blossom ( tv )
- 1990 - Stanley & Iris ( movie ) as Mr. Hentley
- 1989 - The Simpsons ( tv ) as Bildorf (voice)
- 1989 - Black Rain ( movie ) as Berg
- 1989 - Seinfeld ( tv ) as Mr. Lager
- 1989 - Quantum Leap ( tv ) as John Tremaine Jr.
- 1988 - Murphy Brown ( tv )
- 1988 - Roseanne ( tv )
- 1988 - Monkey Shines ( movie ) as Dean Burbage
- 1988 - Crocodile Dundee II ( movie ) as DEA Agent (Toilet)
- 1987 - Star Trek: The Next Generation ( tv ) as Captain K'Vada
- 1987 - Jake and the Fatman ( tv )
- 1987 - Wiseguy ( tv )
- 1986 - L.A. Law ( tv ) as Brandon McCafferty
- 1986 - L.A. Law ( tv ) as Ferret
- 1984 - Night Court ( tv ) as Spirit of Death
- 1984 - Night Court ( tv ) as Mr. Willard