Stephen Root

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

254

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-11-17 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Sarasota, Florida, USA

Also Known As

  • Steve Root
  • Стивен Рут

Stephen Root

Biography

Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, 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).

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), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include in 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), 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 notably starred as Monroe Fuches / The Raven on the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019.

Known For

Finding Nemo
7.8%

Finding Nemo

May 30, 2003

Get Out
7.6%

Get Out

Feb 24, 2017

Ice Age
7.4%

Ice Age

Mar 10, 2002

Finding Dory
7.0%

Finding Dory

Jun 16, 2016

No Country for Old Men
7.9%

No Country for Old Men

Jun 13, 2007

The Big Bang Theory
7.9%

The Big Bang Theory

Sep 24, 2007

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

Ice Age: The Meltdown
6.7%

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Mar 29, 2006

Rango
6.8%

Rango

Mar 2, 2011

The Lone Ranger
6.1%

The Lone Ranger

Jul 3, 2013

Ghost
7.2%

Ghost

Jul 13, 1990

Invincible
8.7%

Invincible

Mar 25, 2021

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Acting

Thelma
Heads of State
Gut Feeling as Kane Cohen
Playdate
Untitled King Of The Hill Reboot as Bill (voice)
2024
Lousy Carter as Analyst
2024
Masters of the Universe: Revolution as Cringer (voice)
2023
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as The Nanomachines (voice)
2023
Beacon 23 as Solomon Smythe
2023
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake as Martin Mertens (voice)
2023
Praise Petey as Petey's Father (voice)
2023
Clone High as Mr. Big Corporation (voice)
2023
Fired on Mars
2023
Paint as Tony
2023
Velma as Chief Cogburn (voice)
2022
To Leslie as Dutch
2022
Hamster & Gretel as Jeff Strawberry (voice)
2022
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head as Gary (voice)
2022
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
2022
The Legend of Vox Machina as Professor Anders (voice)
2022
We Baby Bears as Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)
2022
We Baby Bears as Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice)
2022
We Baby Bears as Zach / Bread Monster (voice)
2021
The Book of Boba Fett as Lortha Peel
2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth as Porter
2021
Blade Runner: Black Lotus as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice)
2021
Queenpins as Agent Flannigan
2021
Home as Father Browning
2021
Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
2021
Four Good Days as Chris
2021
Invincible as Brandyworth (voice)
2021
Happily as Goodman
2020
Uncle Frank as Mac Bledsoe
2020
The Mighty Ones as Bernard (voice)
2020
The Empty Man as Arthur Parsons
2020
Adventure Time: Distant Lands as Mr. M / Bob (voice)
2020
Perry Mason as Maynard Barnes
2019
Bombshell as Neil Mullin
2019
Seberg as Walt Breckman
2019
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Cockmando (voice)
2019
Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
2019
Amphibia as Mayor Toadstool (voice)
2018
On the Basis of Sex as Professor Brown
2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
2018
Summer Camp Island as Stuart (voice)
2018
Summer Camp Island as Additional Voices (voice)
2018
Summer Camp Island as Prime Monister (voice)
2018
Summer Camp Island as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice)
2018
Succession as Ron Petkus
2018
Dallas & Robo as Uncle Danny
2018
Life of the Party as Mike Cook
2018
Inside The Episode: Barry as Self
2018
Barry as Monroe Fuches
2017
Three Christs as Dr. Rogers
2017
DuckTales as J.W. Guidebook (voice)
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
Angie Tribeca as Mortimer Begoyle
2016
Idiotsitter as Ken Russel
2015
Hello, My Name Is Doris as Todd
2015
Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
2015
Trumbo as Hymie King
2015
Con Man as Pascal
2015
7 Chinese Brothers as George
2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Brian (voice)
2015
The Man in the High Castle as Hawthorne Abendsen
2014
Selma as Col. Al Lingo
2014
Lennon or McCartney as Self
2014
Bee and PuppyCat as Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)
2014
Bee and PuppyCat as Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
2014
Bee and PuppyCat as Warlock G (voice)
2014
Bee and PuppyCat as Farmer (voice)
2014
BoJack Horseman as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
2014
I Know That Voice as Self
2013
Sweetwater as Hugh
2013
Masters of Sex as Harvey Toplin
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Lynn Boyle
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
DreamWorks Dragons as Mildew (voice)
2012
The Newsroom as General Stomtonovich
2012
Gravity Falls as Bud Gleeful (voice) / Additional Voices (voice)
2012
Gravity Falls as Bud Gleeful (voice)
2012
Veep as Judge Walsh
2012
Big Miracle as Governor Haskell
2011
J. Edgar as Arthur Koehler
2011
Batman: Year One as Brendon (voice)
2011
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
2011
Red State as Sherrif Wynan
2011
ThunderCats as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)
2011
Everything Must Go as Elliot
2011
The Conspirator as John Lloyd
2011
Workaholics as Carty
2011
Rango as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
2011
Son of Morning as Senator Larder
2011
Cedar Rapids as Bill Krogstad
2010
Young Justice as Jack Haly (voice)
2010
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare as Burt (voice)
2010
Louie as Dr. Hepa
2010
Hot in Cleveland as Brian
2010
Unthinkable as Charles Thompson
2010
Adventure Time as Martin (voice)
2010
Justified as Mike Reardon
2009
Glock as Remington
2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats as Gus Lacey
2009
13 Scarier Movie Moments as Self
2009
The Good Wife as Judge Murphy Wicks
2009
Glenn Martin, DDS
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
Childrens Hospital as Hank Maestro
2008
Random! Cartoons as Lance (voice)
2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Woozy Winks (voice)
2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Penguin / Planet Master (voice)
2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice)
2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Killer Croc / Penguin (voice)
2008
Fringe as Raymond
2008
True Blood as Eddie
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
Cook-Off! as Morty Van Rookle
2007
Pushing Daisies as Dwight Dixon
2007
The Big Bang Theory as Dan
2007
Phineas and Ferb as Floyd (voice)
2007
Californication as Ricardo Collini
2007
No Country for Old Men as Man Who Hires Wells
2007
Have Dreams, Will Travel as Sheriff Brock
2007
Head Case as Pat Jennings
2006
The Fox and the Hound 2 as Talent Scout (voice)
2006
The Path to 9/11 as Richard Clarke
2006
Idiocracy as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
2006
Gretchen as Herb
2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown as Aardvark Dad (voice)
2005
The X's
2005
Just Friends as KC
2005
Kim Possible: So the Drama as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
2005
American Dad! as Dick (voice)
2005
American Dad! as Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
2005
Unscripted as Himself
2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Vince Masters
2004
Boston Legal as Ethan Melman
2004
Surviving Christmas as Dr. Freeman
2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Gordon
2004
The Ladykillers as Fernand Gudge
2004
Jersey Girl as Greenie
2004
Raising Genius as Dwight Nestor
2004
Tripping the Rift as Chode (voice)
2003
Grind as Cameron
2003
Teen Titans as Val Yor (voice)
2003
Finding Nemo as Bubbles (voice)
2002
The Country Bears as Zeb Zoober (voice)
2002
Kim Possible as Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
2002
Kim Possible as Texan (voice)
2002
Kim Possible as Chester Yapsby (voice)
2002
Kim Possible as Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
2002
Kim Possible as Mr. Nevius (voice)
2002
Kim Possible as Memphis (voice)
2002
Ice Age as Frank / Start (voice)
2001
Justice League as Cat Man / T. Blake (voice)
2001
24
2001
According to Jim as Al Crannis
2001
The Proud Family as Mr. Andrews (voice)
2001
The Legend of Tarzan as Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice)
2001
The Andy Dick Show
2001
Grounded for Life
2000
DAG
2000
Ed as George MacPherson
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Michael Kirkwood
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Sheriff (voice)
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Sheriff / Sentry #2 (voice)
2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Radio Station Man
2000
Malcolm in the Middle as John Pratt
1999
Bicentennial Man as Dennis Mansky
1999
Courage the Cowardly Dog
1999
The West Wing as Bob Mayer
1999
Ladies Man as Gene
1999
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot as Dr. Donovan (voice)
1999
The Sissy Duckling as Big Ducky (voice)
1999
Norm
1999
Office Space as Milton Waddams
1999
The Monster Hunter as Mr. Crenshaw
1998
From the Earth to the Moon as Chris Kraft
1998
Krippendorf's Tribe as Gerald Adams
1997
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
Just Shoot Me!
1997
King of the Hill as Bill Dauterive (voice)
1996
Pandora's Clock as Mark Hastings
1996
The Lottery as Graham Dunbar
1996
Profiler
1996
Superman: The Animated Series as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
1996
The Road to Galveston as Ed Kirkman
1995
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice as Jaan Laaman
1995
Night of the Scarecrow as Frank
1995
NewsRadio as Jimmy James
1995
VR.5
1995
Cybill as Phil Asher
1994
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter as Kevin McDonald
1994
Chicago Hope
1994
Party of Five
1994
Christy
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Charlie Lane
1993
Harts of the West as R.O
1993
Frasier as Harbin
1993
Extreme Justice as Max Alvarez
1993
Dave as Don Durenberger
1993
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story as Dr. Kirby
1993
Class of '61
1993
RoboCop 3 as Coontz
1992
The Golden Palace as Mr. Tucker
1992
Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Gary Murray
1992
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story as Kevin McDonald
1991
Civil Wars
1991
Bed & Breakfast as Randolph
1991
The Torkelsons as Sheriff Bobby
1991
Home Improvement as Exterminator
1991
Eerie, Indiana as Mr. Chaney
1991
V.I. Warshawski as Mickey
1991
Golden Years as Major Moreland
1991
Golden Years as Major Moreland
1991
Guilty by Suspicion as RKO Guard
1990
Ghost as Police Sgt.
1990
Northern Exposure
1990
Blossom
1990
Stanley & Iris as Mr. Hentley
1989
The Simpsons as Bildorf (voice)
1989
Black Rain as Berg
1989
Seinfeld as Mr. Lager
1989
Quantum Leap as John Tremaine Jr.
1988
Murphy Brown
1988
Roseanne
1988
Monkey Shines as Dean Burbage
1988
Crocodile Dundee II as DEA Agent (Toilet)
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation as Captain K'Vada
1987
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Wiseguy
1986
L.A. Law as Atty. Brandon McCafferty
1984
Night Court as Spirit of Death
1984
Night Court as Mr. Willard
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