Stephen Root
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 17, 1951
- Birthplace
- Sarasota, Florida, USA
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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- The Girlfriend
The Girlfriend TBA
Actor
Bob's Best Friends TBA
as Edgar (voice)
Unbearable Christmas TBA
as Bob
Slayground 2027
as Kenneth Adams
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look 2026
as Brian Heder (voice) (uncredited)
The Long Haul 2026
Actor
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice 2026
as Chet
The Wrecking Crew 2026
as Detective Rennert
Playdate 2025
as Gordon
Heads of State 2025
as Arthur Hammond
Dog Man 2025
as Grampa (voice)
Lousy Carter 2024
as Analyst
Paint 2023
as Tony
To Leslie 2022
as Dutch
Starting Now: the Making of Barry 2022
as Self
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021
as Porter
Queenpins 2021
as Agent Flannigan
Home 2021
as Father Browning
Four Good Days 2021
as Chris
Happily 2021
as Goodman
Uncle Frank 2020
as Daddy Mac
The Empty Man 2020
as Arthur Parsons
Bombshell 2019
as Neil Mullin
Seberg 2019
as Walt Breckman
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot 2019
as Cockmando (voice)
On the Basis of Sex 2018
as Professor Brown
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
Life of the Party 2018
as Mike Cook
Cook-Off! 2017
as Morty Van Rookle
Three Christs 2017
as Dr. Rogers
Miles 2017
as Ron Walton
Infinity Baby 2017
as Fenton
Get Out 2017
as Jim Hudson
Spectral 2016
as Dr. Mindala
Looking for the Jackalope 2016
as The Jackalope (voice)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016
as Burt
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz 2016
as Uncle Henry (voice)
Finding Dory 2016
as Bubbles (voice)
All the Way 2016
as J. Edgar Hoover
Hello, My Name Is Doris 2015
as Todd
Trumbo 2015
as Hymie King
7 Chinese Brothers 2015
as George
Selma 2014
as Col. Al Lingo
Lennon or McCartney 2014
as Self
I Know That Voice 2014
as Self
Feels So Good 2013
as Nick Celisco
Sweetwater 2013
as Hugh
Bad Milo! 2013
as Roger
The Lone Ranger 2013
as Habberman
Superman: Unbound 2013
as Zor-El (voice)
The Arrangement 2013
as Avery Boomer
The Company You Keep 2012
as Billy Cusimano
Big Miracle 2012
as Governor Haskell
J. Edgar 2011
as Arthur Koehler
Batman: Year One 2011
as Brendon (voice)
Red State 2011
as Sherrif Wynan
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz 2011
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
Everything Must Go 2011
as Elliot
The Conspirator 2011
as John Lloyd
Rango 2011
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
Son of Morning 2011
as Senator Larder
Cedar Rapids 2011
as Bill Krogstad
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare 2010
as Burt (voice)
Unthinkable 2010
as Charles Thompson
- Glock
Glock 2009
as Remington
The Men Who Stare at Goats 2009
as Gus Lacey
13 Scarier Movie Moments 2009
as Self
Squirly Town 2009
as Lance (voice)
Imagine That 2009
as Fred Franklin
The Soloist 2009
as Curt Reynolds
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts 2009
as Turtle (voice)
Bob Funk 2009
as Steve
Tripping the Rift: The Movie 2008
as Chode (voice)
Leatherheads 2008
as Suds
Drillbit Taylor 2008
as Principal Doppler
Over Her Dead Body 2008
as Sculptor
Mad Money 2008
as Glover
No Country for Old Men 2007
as Man Who Hires Wells
Have Dreams, Will Travel 2007
as Sheriff Brock
The Fox and the Hound 2 2006
as Talent Scout (voice)
Idiocracy 2006
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
Gretchen 2006
as Herb
Ice Age: The Meltdown 2006
as Aardvark Dad (voice)
Just Friends 2005
as KC
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama 2005
as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie 2004
as Vince Masters
Surviving Christmas 2004
as Dr. Freeman
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 2004
as Gordon
The Ladykillers 2004
as Fernand Gudge
Jersey Girl 2004
as Greenie
Raising Genius 2004
as Dwight Nestor
Grind 2003
as Cameron
The Making of 'King of the Hill' 2003
Actor
Finding Nemo 2003
as Bubbles (voice)
The Country Bears 2002
as Zeb (voice)
Ice Age 2002
as Rhino / Start (voice)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000
as Radio Station Man
Bicentennial Man 1999
as Dennis Mansky
The Sissy Duckling 1999
as Big Ducky (voice)
Office Space 1999
as Milton
The Monster Hunter 1999
as Mr. Crenshaw
Gut Feeling 1999
as Kane Cohen
Krippendorf's Tribe 1998
as Gerald Adams
steve.oedekerk.com 1997
Actor
The Lottery 1996
as Graham Dunbar
The Road to Galveston 1996
as Ed Kirkman
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice 1995
as Jaan Laaman
Night of the Scarecrow 1995
as Frank
Bye Bye Love 1995
as Awakened Neighbor
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter 1994
as Kevin McDonald
Extreme Justice 1993
as Max Alvarez
Dave 1993
as Don Durenberger
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story 1993
as Dr. Kirby
Class of '61 1993
as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
RoboCop 3 1993
as Coontz
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1992
as Gary Murray
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story 1992
as Kevin McDonald
Bed & Breakfast 1991
as Randolph
V.I. Warshawski 1991
as Mickey
Golden Years 1991
as Major Moreland
Guilty by Suspicion 1991
as RKO Guard
Ghost 1990
as Police Sgt.
Stanley & Iris 1990
as Mr. Hentley
Black Rain 1989
as Berg
Monkey Shines 1988
as Dean Burbage
Crocodile Dundee II 1988
as DEA Agent (Toilet)
Credits from TMDB.