Stephen Root

Actor

Stephen Root

Born November 17, 1951 in Sarasota, Florida, USA123 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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Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look poster8.8Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look2026Unthinkable poster6.8Unthinkable2010Uncle Frank poster7.3Uncle Frank2020Night of the Scarecrow poster4.9Night of the Scarecrow1995Hello, My Name Is Doris poster6.4Hello, My Name Is Doris2015Jersey Girl poster6.2Jersey Girl2004Sweetwater poster6.1Sweetwater2013Cedar Rapids poster5.9Cedar Rapids2011

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Filmography

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