Stephen Root
Known for Acting · 261 credits
- Born
- 1951-11-17 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Sarasota, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Steve Root
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (137)
The Simpsons
1989
as Bildorf (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Professor O'Callaghan (voice) / Priest (voice)
Rick and Morty
2013
as Gromflomite General (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Michael Kirkwood
American Dad!
2005
as Dick (voice) / Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
24
2001
as Bill Prady
Seinfeld
1989
as Mr. Lager
Frasier
1993
as Harbin
Fargo
2014
as Burt Canton
Widow's Bay
2026
as Wyck
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Murphy Wicks
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Jackson (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Captain K'Vada
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
Fringe
2008
as Raymond
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Lynn Boyle
King of the Hill
1997
as Bill Dauterive (voice)
The West Wing
1999
as Bob Mayer
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Floyd (voice)
Boston Legal
2004
as Ethan Melman
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Charlie Lane
Adventure Time
2010
as Martin (voice)
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022
as Professor Anders (voice)
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as John Pratt
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as Dan
Young Justice
2010
as Jack Haly (voice)
True Blood
2008
as Eddie
Chicago Hope
1994
as Trumpet Playing Mental Patient
Gravity Falls
2012
as Bud Gleeful (voice) / Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice)
The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Hawthorne Abendsen
Californication
2007
as Ricardo Collini
Succession
2018
as Ron Petkus
Home Improvement
1991
as Exterminator
Quantum Leap
1989
as John Tremaine Jr.
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026
as Jampft (voice)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Brian (voice)
L.A. Law
1986
as Brandon McCafferty / Ferret
Kim Possible
2002
as Pop-Pop Porter (voice) / Chester Yapsby (voice) / Texan (voice) / Mr. Nevius (voice) / Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice) / Memphis (voice)
Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Gaston Means
Night Court
1984
as Spirit of Death / Mr. Willard
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Brian
Justified
2010
as Mike Reardon
Veep
2012
as Judge Walsh
Party of Five
1994
as Football Coach
The Legend of Korra
2012
as White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice) / Gommu (voice)
Courage the Cowardly Dog
1999
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice) / Stuart (voice) / Prime Monister (voice)
Resident Alien
2021
as Ed Vanderspeigle
DuckTales
2017
as J.W. Guidebook (voice)
Northern Exposure
1990
as Brother Timothy
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
According to Jim
2001
as Al Crannis
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Woozy Winks (voice) / Penguin / Planet Master (voice) / Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice) / Killer Croc / Penguin (voice)
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Dr. Drake Kelson
Masters of Sex
2013
as Harvey Toplin
Raising Hope
2010
as Cap Collins
Jake and the Fatman
1987
The Defenders
2010
as Judge Taylor
Teen Titans
2003
as Val Yor (voice)
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Hank Maestro
Movies (124)
The Wrecking Crew
2026
as Detective Rennert
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
2026
as Chet
Finding Nemo
2003
as Bubbles (voice)
Ice Age
2002
as Rhino / Start (voice)
Rango
2011
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
Playdate
2025
as Gordon
No Country for Old Men
2007
as Man Who Hires Wells
Get Out
2017
as Jim Hudson
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
as Aardvark Dad (voice)
Ghost
1990
as Police Sgt.
Heads of State
2025
as Arthur Hammond
Idiocracy
2006
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
Finding Dory
2016
as Bubbles (voice)
Dog Man
2025
as Grampa (voice)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
The Lone Ranger
2013
as Habberman
Unthinkable
2010
as Charles Thompson
Spectral
2016
as Dr. Mindala
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
as Gordon
The Empty Man
2020
as Arthur Parsons
Bicentennial Man
1999
as Dennis Mansky
Drillbit Taylor
2008
as Principal Doppler
RoboCop 3
1993
as Coontz
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
2010
as Burt (voice)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
as Radio Station Man
Black Rain
1989
as Berg
Office Space
1999
as Milton Waddams
Just Friends
2005
as KC
Bombshell
2019
as Neil Mullin
The Ladykillers
2004
as Fernand Gudge
J. Edgar
2011
as Arthur Koehler
Life of the Party
2018
as Mike Cook
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
2011
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
Crocodile Dundee II
1988
as DEA Agent (Toilet)
The Company You Keep
2012
as Billy Cusimano
Seberg
2019
as Walt Breckman
Surviving Christmas
2004
as Dr. Freeman
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
as Burt
Mad Money
2008
as Glover
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
as Gary Murray
The Fox and the Hound 2
2006
as Talent Scout (voice)
The Conspirator
2011
as John Lloyd
Big Miracle
2012
as Governor Haskell
Selma
2014
as Col. Al Lingo
Jersey Girl
2004
as Greenie
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005
as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
as Gus Lacey
Imagine That
2009
as Fred Franklin
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
as Vince Masters
Batman: Year One
2011
as Brendon (voice)
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as Cockmando (voice)
Grind
2003
as Cameron
Dave
1993
as Don Durenberger
Uncle Frank
2020
as Daddy Mac
Trumbo
2015
as Hymie King
Over Her Dead Body
2008
as Sculptor
Three Christs
2017
as Dr. Rogers
Leatherheads
2008
as Suds
Queenpins
2021
as Agent Flannigan
To Leslie
2022
as Dutch
On the Basis of Sex
2018
as Professor Brown
Sweetwater
2013
as Hugh
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
as Porter
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Todd
Golden Years
1991
as Major Moreland
Superman: Unbound
2013
as Zor-El (voice)
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
2016
as Uncle Henry (voice)
Guilty by Suspicion
1991
as RKO Guard
Happily
2021
as Goodman
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
Paint
2023
as Tony
The Country Bears
2002
as Zeb (voice)
Monkey Shines
1988
as Dean Burbage
Red State
2011
as Sherrif Wynan
Cedar Rapids
2011
as Bill Krogstad
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
2022
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
2009
as Turtle (voice)
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009
as Self
The Soloist
2009
as Curt Reynolds
Bad Milo!
2013
as Roger
Four Good Days
2021
as Chris
All the Way
2016
as J. Edgar Hoover
Stanley & Iris
1990
as Mr. Hentley
Cook-Off!
2017
as Morty Van Rookle
Everything Must Go
2011
as Elliot
I Know That Voice
2014
as Self
Have Dreams, Will Travel
2007
as Sheriff Brock
Bob Funk
2009
as Steve
Miles
2017
as Ron Walton
Glock
2009
as Remington
V.I. Warshawski
1991
as Mickey
Bed & Breakfast
1991
as Randolph
Bye Bye Love
1995
as Awakened Neighbor
October
Extreme Justice
1993
as Max Alvarez
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Gerald Adams
Night of the Scarecrow
1995
as Frank
The Monster Hunter
1999
as Mr. Crenshaw
O.W.C.A. Files
2015
as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
The Sissy Duckling
1999
as Big Ducky (voice)
The Arrangement
2013
as Avery Boomer
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
1993
as Dr. Kirby
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994
as Kevin McDonald
Class of '61
1993
as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
The Lottery
1996
as Graham Dunbar
Infinity Baby
2017
as Fenton
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
1992
as Kevin McDonald
Lousy Carter
2024
as Analyst
The Long Haul
Son of Morning
2011
as Senator Larder
7 Chinese Brothers
2015
as George
Raising Genius
2004
as Dwight Nestor
Home
2021
as Father Browning
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995
as Jaan Laaman
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
2008
as Chode (voice)
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
Unbearable Christmas
Feels So Good
2013
as Nick Celisco
Squirly Town
2009
as Lance (voice)
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
2003
About 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 includ… With 261 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Stephen Root has appeared in 124 films and 137 TV shows.
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Most Popular Stephen Root Movies
- The Wrecking Crew (2026) — as Detective Rennert
- Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026) — as Chet
- Finding Nemo (2003) — as Bubbles (voice)
- Ice Age (2002) — as Rhino / Start (voice)
- Rango (2011) — as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
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