Stephen Root
124 movies · 136 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 17, 1951 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Sarasota, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Steve Root
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).
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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.
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Stephen Root: movies and TV shows
Acting (260)
- Upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI : Launch Trailer
as Bryan Heder
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Bob's Best Friends
as Edgar (voice)
- Upcoming
- 2026 Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
as Brian Heder (voice) (uncredited)
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
as Chet
- 2026
- 2026 The Wrecking Crew
as Detective Rennert
- 2025 Playdate
as Gordon
- 2025 Heads of State
as Arthur Hammond
- 2025 Dog Man
as Grampa (voice)
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024 Lousy Carter
as Analyst
- 2024
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023 Paint
as Tony
- 2023 Velma · TV
as Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice) / Merie Cogburn (voice) / Chief Cogburn (voice) · 9 episodes
- 2022 To Leslie
as Dutch
- 2022 Bee and PuppyCat · TV
as Warlock G (voice) / Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice) / Warlock G / Police Officer (voice) · 3 episodes
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022 Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
- 2022
- 2022 We Baby Bears · TV
as Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice) / Zach / Bread Monster (voice) / Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice) · 3 episodes
- 2021
- 2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Porter
- 2021
- 2021 Queenpins
as Agent Flannigan
- 2021 Home
as Father Browning
- 2021
- 2021 Four Good Days
as Chris
- 2021 Happily
as Goodman
- 2021
- 2020 Uncle Frank
as Daddy Mac
- 2020
- 2020 The Empty Man
as Arthur Parsons
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019 Seberg
as Walt Breckman
- 2019 Bombshell
as Neil Mullin
- 2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Cockmando (voice)
- 2019
- 2018 On the Basis of Sex
as Professor Brown
- 2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
- 2018 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants · TV
as Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice) · 1 episode
- 2018 Summer Camp Island · TV
as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice) / Stuart (voice) / Additional Voices (voice) / Prime Monister (voice) · 8 episodes
- 2018
- 2018
- 2018 Life of the Party
as Mike Cook
- 2018
- 2017 Cook-Off!
as Morty Van Rookle
- 2017 Three Christs
as Dr. Rogers
- 2017
- 2017 Miles
as Ron Walton
- 2017 Infinity Baby
as Fenton
- 2017 Get Out
as Jim Hudson
- 2016 Spectral
as Dr. Mindala
- 2016 Looking for the Jackalope
as The Jackalope (voice)
- 2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Burt
- 2016 Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
as Uncle Henry (voice)
- 2016 Finding Dory
as Bubbles (voice)
- 2016 All the Way
as J. Edgar Hoover
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015 Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Todd
- 2015 Trumbo
as Hymie King
- 2015
- 2015 7 Chinese Brothers
as George
- 2015
- 2015
- 2014 Selma
as Col. Al Lingo
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013 Feels So Good
as Nick Celisco
- 2013 Sweetwater
as Hugh
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 Bad Milo!
as Roger
- 2013 The Lone Ranger
as Habberman
- 2013 Superman: Unbound
as Zor-El (voice)
- 2013 The Arrangement
as Avery Boomer
- 2012 The Company You Keep
as Billy Cusimano
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012 Big Miracle
as Governor Haskell
- 2011 J. Edgar
as Arthur Koehler
- 2011 Batman: Year One
as Brendon (voice)
- 2011 Red State
as Sherrif Wynan
- 2011 Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
- 2011
- 2011 Everything Must Go
as Elliot
- 2011 The Conspirator
as John Lloyd
- 2011
- 2011 Rango
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
- 2011 Son of Morning
as Senator Larder
- 2011 Cedar Rapids
as Bill Krogstad
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010 Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
as Burt (voice)
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010 Unthinkable
as Charles Thompson
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009 Glock
as Remington
- 2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Gus Lacey
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009 Squirly Town
as Lance (voice)
- 2009 Imagine That
as Fred Franklin
- 2009 The Soloist
as Curt Reynolds
- 2009 Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
as Turtle (voice)
- 2009 Bob Funk
as Steve
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold · TV
as Penguin / Planet Master (voice) / Woozy Winks (voice) / Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice) / Killer Croc / Penguin (voice) · 5 episodes
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008 Tripping the Rift: The Movie
as Chode (voice)
- 2008 Leatherheads
as Suds
- 2008 Drillbit Taylor
as Principal Doppler
- 2008 Over Her Dead Body
as Sculptor
- 2008 Mad Money
as Glover
- 2007 No Country for Old Men
as Man Who Hires Wells
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007 Have Dreams, Will Travel
as Sheriff Brock
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006 The Fox and the Hound 2
as Talent Scout (voice)
- 2006
- 2006 Idiocracy
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
- 2006 Gretchen
as Herb
- 2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Aardvark Dad (voice)
- 2005
- 2005 Just Friends
as KC
- 2005 Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Vince Masters
- 2004
- 2004 Surviving Christmas
as Dr. Freeman
- 2004 DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Gordon
- 2004 Jersey Girl
as Greenie
- 2004 The Ladykillers
as Fernand Gudge
- 2004 Raising Genius
as Dwight Nestor
- 2004
- 2003 Grind
as Cameron
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003 Finding Nemo
as Bubbles (voice)
- 2002 The Country Bears
as Zeb (voice)
- 2002 Kim Possible · TV
as Pop-Pop Porter (voice) / Mr. Nevius (voice) / Texan (voice) / Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice) / Chester Yapsby (voice) / Memphis (voice) · 6 episodes
- 2002 Ice Age
as Rhino / Start (voice)
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Radio Station Man
- 2000
- 1999 Bicentennial Man
as Dennis Mansky
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 The Sissy Duckling
as Big Ducky (voice)
- 1999
- 1999 Office Space
as Milton
+ 60 more credits
Talk shows and appearances (7)
- 2022
- 2020 Stars in the House
1 episode
- 2019 Lights Out with David Spade
1 episode
- 2014
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
1 episode
- 2014
- 2009