Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 17, 1951
Place of Birth:
Sarasota, Florida, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Heads of State | |
| 2025 | Dog Man | Grampa (voice) |
| 2024 | Lousy Carter | Analyst |
| 2023 | Paint | Tony |
| 2022 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe | Jail Tattoo Artist (voice) |
| 2022 | To Leslie | Dutch |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Porter |
| 2021 | Queenpins | Agent Flannigan |
| 2021 | Four Good Days | Chris |
| 2021 | Happily | Goodman |
| 2021 | Home | Father Browning |
| 2020 | The Empty Man | Arthur Parsons |
| 2020 | Uncle Frank | Daddy Mac |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Cockmando (voice) |
| 2019 | Seberg | Walt Breckman |
| 2019 | Bombshell | Neil Mullin |
| 2018 | Life of the Party | Mike Cook |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | Professor Brown |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Teller (segment "Near Algodones") |
| 2017 | Miles | Ron Walton |
| 2017 | Cook-Off! | Morty Van Rookle |
| 2017 | Infinity Baby | Fenton |
| 2017 | Get Out | Jim Hudson |
| 2017 | Three Christs | Dr. Rogers |
| 2016 | Looking for the Jackalope | The Jackalope (voice) |
| 2016 | All the Way | J. Edgar Hoover |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Burt |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Bubbles (voice) |
| 2016 | Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz | Uncle Henry (voice) |
| 2016 | Spectral | Dr. Mindala |
| 2015 | O.W.C.A. Files | Floyd / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2015 | Hello, My Name Is Doris | Todd |
| 2015 | 7 Chinese Brothers | George |
| 2015 | Trumbo | Hymie King |
| 2014 | Lennon or McCartney | Self |
| 2014 | Selma | Col. Al Lingo |
| 2014 | I Know That Voice | Self |
| 2013 | Sweetwater | Hugh |
| 2013 | Superman: Unbound | Zor-El (voice) |
| 2013 | Bad Milo! | Roger |
| 2013 | The Arrangement | Avery Boomer |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Habberman |
| 2012 | Big Miracle | Governor Haskell |
| 2012 | The Company You Keep | Billy Cusimano |
| 2011 | The Conspirator | John Lloyd |
| 2011 | Rango | Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) |
| 2011 | Everything Must Go | Elliot |
| 2011 | Red State | Sherrif Wynan |
| 2011 | Batman: Year One | Brendon (voice) |
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Bill Krogstad |
| 2011 | Son of Morning | Senator Larder |
| 2011 | Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz | Uncle Henry / Crows (voice) |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Arthur Koehler |
| 2010 | Unthinkable | Charles Thompson |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare | Burt (voice) |
| 2009 | The Soloist | Curt Reynolds |
| 2009 | Bob Funk | Steve |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Fred Franklin |
| 2009 | Squirly Town | Lance (voice) |
| 2009 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Gus Lacey |
| 2009 | Glock | Remington |
| 2009 | 13 Scarier Movie Moments | Self |
| 2009 | Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Turtle (voice) |
| 2008 | Leatherheads | Suds |
| 2008 | Mad Money | Glover |
| 2008 | Over Her Dead Body | Sculptor |
| 2008 | Tripping the Rift: The Movie | Chode (voice) |
| 2008 | Drillbit Taylor | Principal Doppler |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Man Who Hires Wells |
| 2007 | Have Dreams, Will Travel | Sheriff Brock |
| 2006 | The Fox and the Hound 2 | Talent Scout (voice) |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Aardvark Dad (voice) |
| 2006 | Idiocracy | Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Gretchen | Herb |
| 2005 | Just Friends | KC |
| 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited) |
| 2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Gordon |
| 2004 | Jersey Girl | Greenie |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmas | Dr. Freeman |
| 2004 | Raising Genius | Dwight Nestor |
| 2004 | The Ladykillers | Fernand Gudge |
| 2004 | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Vince Masters |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Bubbles (voice) |
| 2003 | Grind | Cameron |
| 2002 | Ice Age | Frank / Start (voice) |
| 2002 | The Country Bears | Zeb Zoober (voice) |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Radio Station Man |
| 1999 | Office Space | Milton Waddams |
| 1999 | Bicentennial Man | Dennis Mansky |
| 1999 | The Sissy Duckling | Big Ducky (voice) |
| 1999 | Gut Feeling | Kane Cohen |
| 1999 | The Monster Hunter | Mr. Crenshaw |
| 1998 | Krippendorf's Tribe | Gerald Adams |
| 1997 | steve.oedekerk.com | |
| 1996 | The Lottery | Graham Dunbar |
| 1996 | The Road to Galveston | Ed Kirkman |
| 1995 | Night of the Scarecrow | Frank |
| 1995 | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Jaan Laaman |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Love | Awakened Neighbor |
| 1994 | Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter | Kevin McDonald |
| 1993 | RoboCop 3 | Coontz |
| 1993 | Dave | Don Durenberger |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice | Max Alvarez |
| 1993 | Class of '61 | Secretary of War Edwin Stanton |
| 1993 | Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story | Dr. Kirby |
| 1992 | A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story | Kevin McDonald |
| 1992 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Gary Murray |
| 1991 | Golden Years | Major Moreland |
| 1991 | Bed & Breakfast | Randolph |
| 1991 | V.I. Warshawski | Mickey |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion | RKO Guard |
| 1990 | Ghost | Police Sgt. |
| 1990 | Stanley & Iris | Mr. Hentley |
| 1989 | Black Rain | Berg |
| 1988 | Monkey Shines | Dean Burbage |
| 1988 | Crocodile Dundee II | DEA Agent (Toilet) |
| Thelma | ||
| Playdate | Gordon | |
| The Wrecking Crew | ||
| Unbearable Christmas |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | StuGo | Dr. Rostrum (voice) |
| 2024 | Masters of the Universe: Revolution | Cringer (voice) |
| 2024 | It's Florida, Man. | Title Narrator |
| 2023 | Fired on Mars | Mark (voice) |
| 2023 | Clone High | Mr. Big Corporation (voice) |
| 2023 | Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake | Martin Mertens (voice) |
| 2023 | Beacon 23 | Solomon Smythe |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | The Nanomachines (voice) |
| 2023 | Velma | Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice) |
| 2023 | Velma | Merie Cogburn (voice) |
| 2023 | Praise Petey | Petey's Father (voice) |
| 2023 | Velma | Chief Cogburn (voice) |
| 2022 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Professor Anders (voice) |
| 2022 | We Baby Bears | Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice) |
| 2022 | We Baby Bears | Zach / Bread Monster (voice) |
| 2022 | Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head | Gary (voice) |
| 2022 | Hamster & Gretel | Jeff Strawberry (voice) |
| 2022 | We Baby Bears | Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice) |
| 2022 | Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space | Warlock G (voice) |
| 2022 | Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space | Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice) |
| 2022 | Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space | Warlock G / Police Officer (voice) |
| 2021 | Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Cringer / Battle Cat (voice) |
| 2021 | The Book of Boba Fett | Lortha Peel |
| 2021 | Blade Runner: Black Lotus | Police Chief Earl Grant (voice) |
| 2020 | The Mighty Ones | Bernard (voice) |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self |
| 2020 | Adventure Time: Distant Lands | Mr. M / Bob (voice) |
| 2020 | Perry Mason | Maynard Barnes |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Gene Jakobowski (voice) |
| 2019 | Amphibia | Mayor Toadstool (voice) |
| 2019 | Lights Out with David Spade | Self - Panelist |
| 2018 | Inside The Episode: Barry | Self |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2018 | Barry | Monroe Fuches |
| 2018 | Succession | Ron Petkus |
| 2018 | Dallas & Robo | Uncle Danny |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Stuart (voice) |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Prime Monister (voice) |
| 2018 | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice) |
| 2017 | DuckTales | J.W. Guidebook (voice) |
| 2016 | Idiotsitter | Ken Russel |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Mortimer Begoyle |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castle | Hawthorne Abendsen |
| 2015 | Con Man | Pascal |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Brian (voice) |
| 2014 | Bee and PuppyCat | Farmer (voice) |
| 2014 | Bee and PuppyCat | Warlock G / Police Officer (voice) |
| 2014 | Bee and PuppyCat | Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice) |
| 2014 | Bee and PuppyCat | Warlock G (voice) |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice) |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Harvey Toplin |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Lynn Boyle |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty | Gromflomite General (voice) |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Bud Gleeful (voice) |
| 2012 | DreamWorks Dragons | Mildew (voice) |
| 2012 | Veep | Judge Walsh |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | General Stomtonovich |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2011 | Workaholics | Carty |
| 2011 | ThunderCats | Hattanzo the Drifter (voice) |
| 2010 | Young Justice | Jack Haly (voice) |
| 2010 | Adventure Time | Martin (voice) |
| 2010 | Justified | Mike Reardon |
| 2010 | Louie | Dr. Hepa |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Brian |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire | Gaston Means |
| 2010 | The Defenders | Judge Taylor |
| 2010 | Raising Hope | Cap Collins |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin, DDS | |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Judge Murphy Wicks |
| 2008 | True Blood | Eddie |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Hank Maestro |
| 2008 | Random! Cartoons | Lance (voice) |
| 2008 | Fringe | Raymond |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Penguin / Planet Master (voice) |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Woozy Winks (voice) |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice) |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Killer Croc / Penguin (voice) |
| 2007 | Californication | Ricardo Collini |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies | Dwight Dixon |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory | Dan |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb | Floyd (voice) |
| 2007 | Head Case | Pat Jennings |
| 2007 | The Sarah Silverman Program. | Johnny Forrealz |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 | Richard Clarke |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Dick (voice) |
| 2005 | The X's | |
| 2005 | Unscripted | Self |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Dick / Dentist's Father (voice) |
| 2004 | Tripping the Rift | Chode (voice) |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Ethan Melman |
| 2003 | Teen Titans | Val Yor (voice) |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Pop-Pop Porter (voice) |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Mr. Nevius (voice) |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Texan (voice) |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice) |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Chester Yapsby (voice) |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Memphis (voice) |
| 2001 | According to Jim | Al Crannis |
| 2001 | The Legend of Tarzan | Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice) |
| 2001 | 24 | |
| 2001 | Grounded for Life | |
| 2001 | The Andy Dick Show | |
| 2001 | Justice League | Cat Man (voice) |
| 2001 | The Proud Family | Mr. Andrews (voice) |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Michael Kirkwood |
| 2000 | Ed | George MacPherson |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle | John Pratt |
| 2000 | DAG | Senator Culpepper |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Sheriff (voice) |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Sheriff / Sentry #2 (voice) |
| 1999 | The Norm Show | |
| 1999 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | |
| 1999 | Ladies Man | Gene |
| 1999 | The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | Dr. Donovan (voice) |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Bob Mayer |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Chris Kraft |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Dr. Drake Kelson |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Bill Dauterive (voice) |
| 1996 | Profiler | |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice) |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock | Mark Hastings |
| 1995 | VR.5 | F.A.A. Negotiator |
| 1995 | Cybill | Phil Asher |
| 1995 | NewsRadio | Jimmy James |
| 1994 | Party of Five | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | |
| 1994 | Christy | Clarence Sweetwater |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Charlie Lane |
| 1993 | Harts of the West | R.O |
| 1993 | Frasier | Harbin |
| 1992 | The Golden Palace | Mr. Tucker |
| 1991 | Home Improvement | Exterminator |
| 1991 | The Torkelsons | Sheriff Bobby |
| 1991 | Eerie, Indiana | Mr. Chaney |
| 1991 | Civil Wars | |
| 1991 | Golden Years | Major Moreland |
| 1990 | Blossom | |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure | Brother Timothy |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Mr. Lager |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | John Tremaine Jr. |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Bildorf (voice) |
| 1988 | Roseanne | |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Captain K'Vada |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Atty. Brandon McCafferty |
| 1984 | Night Court | Spirit of Death |
| 1984 | Night Court | Mr. Willard |