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