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Stephen Root

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Stephen Root

Born November 17, 1951 in Sarasota, Florida, USA122 films

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]

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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).

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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Finding Nemo poster7.8Finding Nemo2003Get Out poster7.6Get Out2017Ice Age poster7.4Ice Age2002Finding Dory poster7.0Finding Dory2016Ghost poster7.2Ghost1990Ice Age: The Meltdown poster6.7Ice Age: The Meltdown2006O Brother, Where Art Thou? poster7.3O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000Rango poster6.9Rango2011

Filmography

122 films as actor
  1. TBAUnbearable Christmas
  2. TBABob's Best FriendsEdgar (voice)
  3. TBAThe Girlfriend
  4. 2027Slayground
  5. 2026Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended LookBrian Heder (voice) (uncredited)
  6. 2026The Long Haul
  7. 2026Mike & Nick & Nick & AliceChet
  8. 2026The Wrecking CrewDetective Rennert
  9. 2025PlaydateGordon
  10. 2025Heads of StateArthur Hammond
  11. 2025Dog ManGrampa (voice)
  12. 2024Lousy CarterAnalyst
  13. 2023PaintTony
  14. 2022To LeslieDutch
  15. 2022Beavis and Butt-Head Do the UniverseJail Tattoo Artist (voice)
  16. 2021The Tragedy of MacbethPorter
  17. 2021QueenpinsAgent Flannigan
  18. 2021HomeFather Browning
  19. 2021Four Good DaysChris
  20. 2021HappilyGoodman
  21. 2020Uncle FrankDaddy Mac
  22. 2020The Empty ManArthur Parsons
  23. 2019SebergWalt Breckman
  24. 2019BombshellNeil Mullin
  25. 2019Jay and Silent Bob RebootCockmando (voice)
  26. 2018On the Basis of SexProfessor Brown
  27. 2018The Ballad of Buster ScruggsTeller (segment "Near Algodones")
  28. 2018Life of the PartyMike Cook
  29. 2017Cook-Off!Morty Van Rookle
  30. 2017Three ChristsDr. Rogers
  31. 2017MilesRon Walton
  32. 2017Infinity BabyFenton
  33. 2017Get OutJim Hudson
  34. 2016SpectralDr. Mindala
  35. 2016Looking for the JackalopeThe Jackalope (voice)
  36. 2016Mike and Dave Need Wedding DatesBurt
  37. 2016Tom and Jerry: Back to OzUncle Henry (voice)
  38. 2016Finding DoryBubbles (voice)
  39. 2016All the WayJ. Edgar Hoover
  40. 2015Hello, My Name Is DorisTodd
  41. 2015TrumboHymie King
  42. 20157 Chinese BrothersGeorge
  43. 2014SelmaCol. Al Lingo
  44. 2013Feels So GoodNick Celisco
  45. 2013SweetwaterHugh
  46. 2013Bad Milo!Roger
  47. 2013The Lone RangerHabberman
  48. 2013Superman: UnboundZor-El (voice)
  49. 2013The ArrangementAvery Boomer
  50. 2012The Company You KeepBilly Cusimano
  51. 2012Big MiracleGovernor Haskell
  52. 2011J. EdgarArthur Koehler
  53. 2011Batman: Year OneBrendon (voice)
  54. 2011Red StateSherrif Wynan
  55. 2011Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of OzUncle Henry / Crows (voice)
  56. 2011Everything Must GoElliot
  57. 2011The ConspiratorJohn Lloyd
  58. 2011RangoDoc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
  59. 2011Son of MorningSenator Larder
  60. 2011Cedar RapidsBill Krogstad
  61. 2010Scooby-Doo! Camp ScareBurt (voice)
  62. 2010UnthinkableCharles Thompson
  63. 2009GlockRemington
  64. 2009The Men Who Stare at GoatsGus Lacey
  65. 2009Squirly TownLance (voice)
  66. 2009Imagine ThatFred Franklin
  67. 2009The SoloistCurt Reynolds
  68. 2009Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar MuttsTurtle (voice)
  69. 2009Bob FunkSteve
  70. 2008Tripping the Rift: The MovieChode (voice)
  71. 2008LeatherheadsSuds
  72. 2008Drillbit TaylorPrincipal Doppler
  73. 2008Over Her Dead BodySculptor
  74. 2008Mad MoneyGlover
  75. 2007No Country for Old MenMan Who Hires Wells
  76. 2007Have Dreams, Will TravelSheriff Brock
  77. 2006The Fox and the Hound 2Talent Scout (voice)
  78. 2006IdiocracyJudge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
  79. 2006GretchenHerb
  80. 2006Ice Age: The MeltdownAardvark Dad (voice)
  81. 2005Just FriendsKC
  82. 2005Kim Possible Movie: So the DramaCowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
  83. 2004Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost MovieVince Masters
  84. 2004Surviving ChristmasDr. Freeman
  85. 2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog StoryGordon
  86. 2004Jersey GirlGreenie
  87. 2004The LadykillersFernand Gudge
  88. 2004Raising GeniusDwight Nestor
  89. 2003GrindCameron
  90. 2003Finding NemoBubbles (voice)
  91. 2002The Country BearsZeb (voice)
  92. 2002Ice AgeRhino / Start (voice)
  93. 2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?Radio Station Man
  94. 1999Bicentennial ManDennis Mansky
  95. 1999The Sissy DucklingBig Ducky (voice)
  96. 1999Office SpaceMilton
  97. 1999Gut FeelingKane Cohen
  98. 1999The Monster HunterMr. Crenshaw
  99. 1998Krippendorf's TribeGerald Adams
  100. 1997steve.oedekerk.com
  101. 1996The LotteryGraham Dunbar
  102. 1996The Road to GalvestonEd Kirkman
  103. 1995In the Line of Duty: Hunt for JusticeJaan Laaman
  104. 1995Night of the ScarecrowFrank
  105. 1995Bye Bye LoveAwakened Neighbor
  106. 1994Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last ChapterKevin McDonald
  107. 1993Extreme JusticeMax Alvarez
  108. 1993DaveDon Durenberger
  109. 1993Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore StoryDr. Kirby
  110. 1993Class of '61Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
  111. 1993RoboCop 3Coontz
  112. 1992Buffy the Vampire SlayerGary Murray
  113. 1992A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick StoryKevin McDonald
  114. 1991Bed & BreakfastRandolph
  115. 1991V.I. WarshawskiMickey
  116. 1991Golden YearsMajor Moreland
  117. 1991Guilty by SuspicionRKO Guard
  118. 1990GhostPolice Sgt.
  119. 1990Stanley & IrisMr. Hentley
  120. 1989Black RainBerg