
Stephen Root
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 17, 1951 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Sarasota, Florida, USA
Biography
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor and voice actor. Known for his extensive character actor roles in film and television, he gained attention for his roles as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the comedy film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present).[1] 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), Bicentennial Man (1999), Dodgeball (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Cedar Rapids (2011), Selma (2014), Trumbo (2015), Get Out (2017), and On the Basis of Sex (2018), as well as his voice roles in Ice Age (2002) and Finding Nemo (2003). On television, he played supporting roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991), True Blood (2008–2009), Boardwalk Empire (2012–2013), Fargo (2014), The Man in the High Castle (2016–2019), Perry Mason (2020), and Succession (2021–2023). He has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, in 2019 for the role of manipulative hitman handler Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy crime series Barry (2018–2023) and in 2026 for the role of fisherman and outspoken superstitious Wyck Crawford in the Apple TV comedy horror series Widow's Bay (2026–present), which he won. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography

Unbearable Christmas
Movie · as Bob

Bob's Best Friends
Movie · as Edgar (voice)
The Girlfriend
Movie

Slayground
Movie · as Kenneth Adams

The Wrecking Crew
Movie · as Detective Rennert

The Long Haul
Movie

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Movie · as Chet

Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
Movie · as Brian Heder (voice) (uncredited)

Strip Law
TV · as Glem Blorchman (voice) · 10 eps

Widow's Bay
TV · as Wyck Crawford · 10 eps

Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
TV · as Jampft (voice), Mark (voice) · 2 eps

The Terror: Devil in Silver
TV · as Dr. Badger · 4 eps

President Curtis
TV · as Toomoo (voice) · 1 ep

Heads of State
Movie · as Arthur Hammond

Playdate
Movie · as Gordon

Dog Man
Movie · as Grampa (voice)

StuGo
TV · as Dr. Rostrum (voice) · 1 ep

Lousy Carter
Movie · as Analyst

Masters of the Universe: Revolution
TV · as Cringer (voice) · 5 eps

It's Florida, Man.
TV · as Title Narrator (voice) · 18 eps

Paint
Movie · as Tony

Fired on Mars
TV · as Mark (voice) · 3 eps

Clone High
TV · as Mr. Big Corporation (voice) · 1 ep

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
TV · as Martin Mertens (voice) · 1 ep

Beacon 23
TV · as Solomon Smythe · 4 eps

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
TV · as The Nanomachines (voice) · 1 ep

Velma
TV · as Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice), Chief Cogburn (voice) · 1 ep

Praise Petey
TV · as Petey's Father (voice) · 10 eps

Krapopolis
TV · as Salt (voice) · 1 ep

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
Movie · as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)

To Leslie
Movie · as Dutch

Starting Now: the Making of Barry
Movie · as Self

The Legend of Vox Machina
TV · as Professor Anders (voice) · 4 eps

We Baby Bears
TV · as Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice), Zach / Bread Monster (voice), Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice) · 1 ep

Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
TV · as Gary (voice) · 1 ep

Hamster & Gretel
TV · as Jeff Strawberry (voice) · 1 ep

Bee and PuppyCat
TV · as Warlock G (voice), Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice), Warlock G / Police Officer (voice) · 1 ep

The Tragedy of Macbeth
Movie · as Porter

Queenpins
Movie · as Agent Flannigan

Four Good Days
Movie · as Chris

Happily
Movie · as Goodman

Home
Movie · as Father Browning

Masters of the Universe: Revelation
TV · as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice) · 10 eps

The Book of Boba Fett
TV · as Lortha Peel · 1 ep

Blade Runner: Black Lotus
TV · as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice) · 6 eps

Resident Alien
TV · as Ed Vanderspeigle · 1 ep

The Empty Man
Movie · as Arthur Parsons

Uncle Frank
Movie · as Daddy Mac

The Mighty Ones
TV · as Bernard (voice) · 4 eps

Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Adventure Time: Distant Lands
TV · as Mr. M / Bob / Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep

Perry Mason
TV · as Maynard Barnes · 7 eps

Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV · as Gene Jakobowski (voice) · 1 ep

Solar Opposites
TV · as Train Store Owner (voice) · 1 ep

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Movie · as Cockmando (voice)

Seberg
Movie · as Walt Breckman

Bombshell
Movie · as Neil Mullin

Amphibia
TV · as Mayor Toadstool (voice) · 15 eps

Lights Out with David Spade
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

Life of the Party
Movie · as Mike Cook

On the Basis of Sex
Movie · as Professor Brown

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Movie · as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")

Summer Camp Island
TV · as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice), Stuart (voice), Prime Monister (voice) · 1 ep

Barry
TV · as Monroe Fuches · 32 eps

Succession
TV · as Ron Petkus · 2 eps

Dallas & Robo
TV · as Uncle Danny · 8 eps

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
TV · as Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice) · 1 ep

Miles
Movie · as Ron Walton

Cook-Off!
Movie · as Morty Van Rookle

Infinity Baby
Movie · as Fenton

Get Out
Movie · as Jim Hudson

Three Christs
Movie · as Dr. Rogers

DuckTales
TV · as J.W. Guidebook (voice) · 1 ep

Looking for the Jackalope
Movie · as The Jackalope (voice)

All the Way
Movie · as J. Edgar Hoover

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Movie · as Burt

Finding Dory
Movie · as Bubbles (voice)

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
Movie · as Uncle Henry (voice)

Spectral
Movie · as Dr. Mindala

Idiotsitter
TV · as Ken Russel · 17 eps

Angie Tribeca
TV · as Mortimer Begoyle · 1 ep

Hello, My Name Is Doris
Movie · as Todd

7 Chinese Brothers
Movie · as George

Trumbo
Movie · as Hymie King

The Man in the High Castle
TV · as Hawthorne Abendsen · 10 eps

Con Man
TV · as Pascal · 1 ep

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TV · as Brian (voice) · 2 eps

Lennon or McCartney
Movie · as Self

Selma
Movie · as Col. Al Lingo

I Know That Voice
Movie · as Self

Bee and PuppyCat
TV · as Farmer (voice) · 2 eps

BoJack Horseman
TV · as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice) · 1 ep

Fargo
TV · as Burt Canton · 2 eps

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Sweetwater
Movie · as Hugh

Superman: Unbound
Movie · as Zor-El (voice)

Bad Milo!
Movie · as Roger

The Arrangement
Movie · as Avery Boomer

The Lone Ranger
Movie · as Habberman

Feels So Good
Movie · as Nick Celisco

Masters of Sex
TV · as Harvey Toplin · 1 ep

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV · as Lynn Boyle · 4 eps

Rick and Morty
TV · as Gromflomite General (voice), Carl (voice) · 1 ep

Big Miracle
Movie · as Governor Haskell

The Company You Keep
Movie · as Billy Cusimano

Gravity Falls
TV · as Bud Gleeful (voice), Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice) · 5 eps

DreamWorks Dragons
TV · as Mildew (voice) · 16 eps

Veep
TV · as Judge Walsh · 1 ep

The Newsroom
TV · as General Stomtonovich · 2 eps

The Legend of Korra
TV · as White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice), Gommu (voice) · 1 ep

The Conspirator
Movie · as John Lloyd

Rango
Movie · as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)

Everything Must Go
Movie · as Elliot

Red State
Movie · as Sherrif Wynan

Batman: Year One
Movie · as Brendon (voice)

Cedar Rapids
Movie · as Bill Krogstad

Son of Morning
Movie · as Senator Larder

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
Movie · as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)

J. Edgar
Movie · as Arthur Koehler

Workaholics
TV · as Carty · 1 ep

ThunderCats
TV · as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice) · 1 ep

Bob's Burgers
TV · as Jackson (voice) · 1 ep

Unthinkable
Movie · as Charles Thompson

Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
Movie · as Burt (voice)

Young Justice
TV · as Jack Haly (voice) · 2 eps

Justified
TV · as Mike Reardon · 7 eps

Louie
TV · as Dr. Hepa · 1 ep

Hot in Cleveland
TV · as Brian · 1 ep

Boardwalk Empire
TV · as Gaston Means · 1 ep

The Defenders
TV · as Judge Taylor · 1 ep

Raising Hope
TV · as Cap Collins · 1 ep

Adventure Time
TV · as Martin Mertens (voice), Martin Mertens / Additional Voices (voice), Finn's Dad (voice) · 3 eps

The Soloist
Movie · as Curt Reynolds

Bob Funk
Movie · as Steve

Imagine That
Movie · as Fred Franklin

Squirly Town
Movie · as Lance (voice)

The Men Who Stare at Goats
Movie · as Gus Lacey
Glock
Movie · as Remington

13 Scarier Movie Moments
Movie · as Self

Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
Movie · as Turtle (voice)

Glenn Martin, DDS
TV · 1 ep

The Good Wife
TV · as Judge Murphy Wicks · 2 eps

Leatherheads
Movie · as Suds

Mad Money
Movie · as Glover

Over Her Dead Body
Movie · as Sculptor

Tripping the Rift: The Movie
Movie · as Chode (voice)

Drillbit Taylor
Movie · as Principal Doppler

True Blood
TV · as Eddie · 5 eps

Childrens Hospital
TV · as Hank Maestro · 1 ep

Random! Cartoons
TV · as Lance (voice) · 1 ep

Fringe
TV · as Raymond · 1 ep

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV · as Woozy Winks (voice), Penguin / Planet Master (voice), Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice), Killer Croc / Penguin (voice) · 2 eps

No Country for Old Men
Movie · as Man Who Hires Wells

Have Dreams, Will Travel
Movie · as Sheriff Brock

Californication
TV · as Ricardo Collini · 1 ep

Pushing Daisies
TV · as Dwight Dixon · 5 eps

The Big Bang Theory
TV · as Dan · 2 eps

Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Floyd (voice) · 1 ep

Head Case
TV · as Pat Jennings · 1 ep

The Sarah Silverman Program
TV · as Johnny Forrealz · 1 ep

The Fox and the Hound 2
Movie · as Talent Scout (voice)

Ice Age: The Meltdown
Movie · as Aardvark Dad (voice)

Idiocracy
Movie · as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)

Gretchen
Movie · as Herb

The Path to 9/11
TV · as Richard Clarke · 2 eps

Just Friends
Movie · as KC

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Movie · as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)

American Dad!
TV · as Dick (voice), Dick / Dentist's Father (voice) · 6 eps

The X's
TV · 2 eps

Unscripted
TV · as Stephen Root · 1 ep

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Movie · as Gordon

Jersey Girl
Movie · as Greenie

Surviving Christmas
Movie · as Dr. Freeman

Raising Genius
Movie · as Dwight Nestor

The Ladykillers
Movie · as Fernand Gudge

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Movie · as Vince Masters

Tripping the Rift
TV · as Chode (voice) · 39 eps

Boston Legal
TV · as Ethan Melman · 1 ep

Finding Nemo
Movie · as Bubbles (voice)

Grind
Movie · as Cameron

The Making of 'King of the Hill'
Movie

Teen Titans
TV · as Val Yor (voice) · 1 ep

Ice Age
Movie · as Rhino / Start (voice)

The Country Bears
Movie · as Zeb (voice)

Kim Possible
TV · as Pop-Pop Porter (voice), Texan (voice), Chester Yapsby (voice), Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice), Mr. Nevius (voice), Memphis (voice) · 1 ep

According to Jim
TV · as Al Crannis · 1 ep

The Legend of Tarzan
TV · as Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice) · 1 ep

24
TV · as Bill Prady · 3 eps

Grounded for Life
TV · as Tony Bustamante · 3 eps

The Andy Dick Show
TV · 1 ep

Justice League
TV · as Cat Man (voice) · 2 eps

The Proud Family
TV · as Mr. Andrews (voice) · 1 ep

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Movie · as Radio Station Man

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Michael Kirkwood · 1 ep

Ed
TV · as George MacPherson · 1 ep

Malcolm in the Middle
TV · as John Pratt · 2 eps

DAG
TV · as Senator Culpepper · 1 ep

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
TV · as Sheriff (voice), Sheriff / Sentry #2 (voice) · 2 eps

Office Space
Movie · as Milton

Bicentennial Man
Movie · as Dennis Mansky

The Sissy Duckling
Movie · as Big Ducky (voice)

Gut Feeling
Movie · as Kane Cohen

The Monster Hunter
Movie · as Mr. Crenshaw

The Norm Show
TV · as Mr. Sweeney · 2 eps

Courage the Cowardly Dog
TV · 1 ep

Ladies Man
TV · as Gene · 30 eps

The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
TV · as Dr. Donovan (voice) · 26 eps

The West Wing
TV · as Bob Mayer · 9 eps

Family Guy
TV · as Professor O'Callaghan (voice), Priest (voice) · 1 ep

Krippendorf's Tribe
Movie · as Gerald Adams

From the Earth to the Moon
TV · as Chris Kraft · 5 eps

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Movie

Just Shoot Me!
TV · as Dr. Drake Kelson · 1 ep

King of the Hill
TV · as Bill Dauterive (voice) · 275 eps

The Lottery
Movie · as Graham Dunbar

The Road to Galveston
Movie · as Ed Kirkman

Profiler
TV · as Houston Plant Manager · 2 eps

Superman: The Animated Series
TV · as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice) · 1 ep

Pandora's Clock
TV · as Mark Hastings · 2 eps

Night of the Scarecrow
Movie · as Frank

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
Movie · as Jaan Laaman

Bye Bye Love
Movie · as Awakened Neighbor

VR.5
TV · as F.A.A. Negotiator · 1 ep

Cybill
TV · as Phil Asher · 1 ep

NewsRadio
TV · as Jimmy James · 97 eps

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Movie · as Kevin McDonald

Party of Five
TV · as Football Coach · 1 ep

Chicago Hope
TV · as Trumpet Playing Mental Patient · 1 ep

Christy
TV · as Clarence Sweetwater · 2 eps

RoboCop 3
Movie · as Coontz

Dave
Movie · as Don Durenberger

Extreme Justice
Movie · as Max Alvarez

Class of '61
Movie · as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton

Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
Movie · as Dr. Kirby

Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Charlie Lane · 1 ep

Harts of the West
TV · as R.O · 15 eps

Frasier
TV · as Harbin · 1 ep

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
Movie · as Kevin McDonald

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Movie · as Gary Murray

The Golden Palace
TV · as Mr. Tucker · 1 ep

Golden Years
Movie · as Major Moreland

Bed & Breakfast
Movie · as Randolph

V.I. Warshawski
Movie · as Mickey

Guilty by Suspicion
Movie · as RKO Guard

Home Improvement
TV · as Exterminator · 1 ep

The Torkelsons
TV · as Sheriff Bobby · 1 ep

Eerie, Indiana
TV · as Mr. Chaney · 1 ep

Civil Wars
TV · 1 ep

Golden Years
TV · as Major Moreland · 6 eps

Ghost
Movie · as Police Sgt.

Stanley & Iris
Movie · as Mr. Hentley

Blossom
TV · 4 eps

Northern Exposure
TV · as Brother Timothy · 1 ep

Black Rain
Movie · as Berg

Seinfeld
TV · as Mr. Lager · 1 ep

Quantum Leap
TV · as John Tremaine Jr. · 1 ep

The Simpsons
TV · as Bildorf (voice) · 1 ep

Cross of Fire
TV · as Boots · 2 eps

Monkey Shines
Movie · as Dean Burbage

Crocodile Dundee II
Movie · as DEA Agent (Toilet)

Roseanne
TV · 1 ep

Murphy Brown
TV · 1 ep

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Captain K'Vada · 2 eps

Jake and the Fatman
TV · 2 eps

Wiseguy
TV · 1 ep

L.A. Law
TV · as Brandon McCafferty, Ferret · 3 eps

Night Court
TV · as Spirit of Death, Mr. Willard · 1 ep







