Jim Root
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 2, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Biography
James Donald Root (born October 2, 1971) is an American guitarist. He is one of two guitarists for heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #4, as well as the former lead guitarist for rock band Stone Sour.
Known For
Rollerball
Slipknot - Day of the Gusano
Slipknot: Disasterpieces
Slipknot: (sic)nesses
Slipknot: Welcome to our Neighborhood
Slipknot - Live at La Crosse Center 2000
Slipknot - Live at Download
Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life
Slipknot: Goat
Stone Sour: Live in Moscow
Voliminal: Inside the Nine
Stone Sour: Live In Brighton
Photos
Filmography
Jim Root: The Sound and the Story
Movie · as Himself
Slipknot - Live at Rock Am Ring 2025
Movie · as Self
Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2025
Movie · as Self
Slipknot - Hellfest 2023
Movie · as Guitar
Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2023
Movie · as Self
Slipknot Live - Wacken Open Air 2022
Movie · as Himself
Slipknot - Knotfest Los Angeles
Movie · as Himself
Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2019
Movie
Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life
Movie · as Himself
Slipknot : Rock Am Ring 2019
Movie · as James Root
Slipknot - Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2019
Movie
Slipknot - Live at Download
Movie · as Guitar
Slipknot: Live At Download 2009
Movie · as Self
Slipknot - Day of the Gusano
Movie · as Guitars
Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2015
Movie
Slipknot - Live at DTE Energy Music Theatre 2015
Movie
Slipknot: Rock On The Range Festival 2015
Movie · as Guitars
Slipknot - Hellbound
Movie · as Self
Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 1)
Movie
Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 2)
Movie
Slipknot: Monsters of Rock 2013
Movie · as Guitars
Stone Sour: Live In Club Nokia
Movie · as Guitars
Stone Sour: Live In Brighton
Movie
Slipknot - Live at Knotfest Minneapolis 2012
Movie
Slipknot: Sonisphere 2011
Movie
Slipknot: Goat
Movie · as Himself
Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011
Movie · as Himself - Guitars
Slipknot: (sic)nesses
Movie · as Guitar
Slipknot: Audible Visions of (Sic)ness
Movie · as Guitar
of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams
Movie · as Himself
Slipknot Live - Eurockéennes de Belfort 2009
Movie
Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2009
Movie
Slipknot: Live at Roskilde Festival
Movie
Slipknot: MTV World Stage
Movie
nine: The Making of All Hope Is Gone
Movie · as Himself
Stone Sour: Live in Moscow
Movie · as Lead Guitar
Voliminal: Inside the Nine
Movie · as Himself
Slipknot: Big Day Out 2005
Movie
Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2005
Movie · as Self
Slipknot - Live at London Astoria 2004
Movie
Slipknot - Live at Eurockéennes de Belfort 2004
Movie
Up to Our Necks
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Slipknot: Disasterpieces
Movie · as Self
Rollerball
Movie · as Slipknot Band Member
Behind the Mask: The Unauthorized DVD
Movie · as Self
Slipknot - Live at Ozzfest 2001
Movie
Slipknot - Live at SUMMER SONIC 2001
Movie
Slipknot: Call of the Wyld
Movie · as Guitarist
Slipknot - Live at Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2001
Movie
Slipknot - Live At Dynamo Open Air 2000
Movie
Slipknot - Live at 93x Clambake 2000
Movie
Slipknot - Live at Lazer 103.3's Y2Kaos 2000
Movie
Slipknot - Live at Civic Auditorium 2000
Movie
Slipknot - Live at Float-Rite Park Amphitheatre 2000
Movie
Slipknot - Live at La Crosse Center 2000
Movie
Slipknot - Live at Hairy Mary's 1999
Movie
Slipknot - Live at Ankeny Airfield 1999
Movie
Slipknot - Live at The Quest 1999
Movie
Slipknot: Welcome to our Neighborhood
Movie · as Himself