Stephen Root

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

283

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-11-17 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Sarasota, Florida, USA

Stephen Root

Biography

Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), 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, 2025–present). 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), 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) and 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 starred as Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy series Barry, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Wrecking Crew

    The Wrecking Crew

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • 24

    24

  • Rick and Morty

    Rick and Morty

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • Adventure Time

    Adventure Time

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Brooklyn Nine-Nine

  • Fringe

    Fringe

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Malcolm in the Middle

    Malcolm in the Middle

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

  • Succession

    Succession

  • Phineas and Ferb

    Phineas and Ferb

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • Young Justice

    Young Justice

  • Californication

    Californication

  • Gravity Falls

    Gravity Falls

  • Gravity Falls

    Gravity Falls

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Playdate

    Playdate

  • The Man in the High Castle

    The Man in the High Castle

  • Star vs. the Forces of Evil

    Star vs. the Forces of Evil

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Justified

    Justified

  • According to Jim

    According to Jim

  • Solar Opposites

    Solar Opposites

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • Kim Possible

    Kim Possible

  • Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake

    Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold

    Batman: The Brave and the Bold

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold

    Batman: The Brave and the Bold

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold

    Batman: The Brave and the Bold

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold

    Batman: The Brave and the Bold

  • Boardwalk Empire

    Boardwalk Empire

  • DuckTales

    DuckTales

  • The Legend of Korra

    The Legend of Korra

  • The Legend of Korra

    The Legend of Korra

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Finding Nemo

    Finding Nemo

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • Home Improvement

    Home Improvement

  • Barry

    Barry

  • Superman: The Animated Series

    Superman: The Animated Series

  • Veep

    Veep

  • The Legend of Vox Machina

    The Legend of Vox Machina

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Resident Alien

    Resident Alien

  • Courage the Cowardly Dog

    Courage the Cowardly Dog

  • Ice Age

    Ice Age

  • Masters of Sex

    Masters of Sex

  • Star Trek: Lower Decks

    Star Trek: Lower Decks

  • Teen Titans

    Teen Titans

  • Party of Five

    Party of Five

  • Heads of State

    Heads of State

  • Childrens Hospital

    Childrens Hospital

  • Krapopolis

    Krapopolis

  • Workaholics

    Workaholics

  • Get Out

    Get Out

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

  • The Book of Boba Fett

    The Book of Boba Fett

  • Unthinkable

    Unthinkable

  • Amphibia

    Amphibia

  • Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head

    Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head

  • No Country for Old Men

    No Country for Old Men

  • The Newsroom

    The Newsroom

  • Angie Tribeca

    Angie Tribeca

  • Raising Hope

    Raising Hope

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

  • Just Shoot Me!

    Just Shoot Me!

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • We Baby Bears

    We Baby Bears

  • We Baby Bears

    We Baby Bears

  • We Baby Bears

    We Baby Bears

  • Grounded for Life

    Grounded for Life

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • Idiocracy

    Idiocracy

  • October

    October

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • DreamWorks Dragons

    DreamWorks Dragons

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Jake and the Fatman

    Jake and the Fatman

  • Ghost

    Ghost

  • Ed

    Ed

  • Profiler

    Profiler

  • NewsRadio

    NewsRadio

  • The Sarah Silverman Program.

    The Sarah Silverman Program.

  • Rango

    Rango

  • Blossom

    Blossom

  • Wiseguy

    Wiseguy

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Mad Money

    Mad Money

  • Just Friends

    Just Friends

  • Infinity Baby

    Infinity Baby

  • Ice Age: The Meltdown

    Ice Age: The Meltdown

  • Random! Cartoons

    Random! Cartoons

  • Louie

    Louie

  • Pushing Daisies

    Pushing Daisies

  • The Mighty Ones

    The Mighty Ones

  • Con Man

    Con Man

  • Dog Man

    Dog Man

  • The Legend of Tarzan

    The Legend of Tarzan

  • Gretchen

    Gretchen

  • Velma

    Velma

  • Velma

    Velma

  • Velma

    Velma

  • Finding Dory

    Finding Dory

  • Cybill

    Cybill

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Arrangement

    The Arrangement

  • Leatherheads

    Leatherheads

  • Adventure Time: Distant Lands

    Adventure Time: Distant Lands

  • Raising Genius

    Raising Genius

  • Cook-Off!

    Cook-Off!

  • The Proud Family

    The Proud Family

  • Bob Funk

    Bob Funk

  • Hamster & Gretel

    Hamster & Gretel

  • Blade Runner: Black Lotus

    Blade Runner: Black Lotus

  • 7 Chinese Brothers

    7 Chinese Brothers

  • The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

    The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

  • ThunderCats

    ThunderCats

  • Beacon 23

    Beacon 23

  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

    The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

  • StuGo

    StuGo

  • The Torkelsons

    The Torkelsons

  • Lights Out with David Spade

    Lights Out with David Spade

  • Eerie, Indiana

    Eerie, Indiana

  • Bombshell

    Bombshell

  • Masters of the Universe: Revelation

    Masters of the Universe: Revelation

  • Masters of the Universe: Revolution

    Masters of the Universe: Revolution

  • Bee and PuppyCat

    Bee and PuppyCat

  • Bee and PuppyCat

    Bee and PuppyCat

  • Bee and PuppyCat

    Bee and PuppyCat

  • Bee and PuppyCat

    Bee and PuppyCat

  • Thelma

    Thelma

  • Spectral

    Spectral

  • Glenn Martin, DDS

    Glenn Martin, DDS

  • Unbearable Christmas

    Unbearable Christmas

  • Sweetwater

    Sweetwater

  • Office Space

    Office Space

  • The Company You Keep

    The Company You Keep

  • To Leslie

    To Leslie

  • Imagine That

    Imagine That

  • Grind

    Grind

  • Feels So Good

    Feels So Good

  • DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

    DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

  • Happily

    Happily

  • Lousy Carter

    Lousy Carter

  • The Norm Show

    The Norm Show

  • Jersey Girl

    Jersey Girl

  • It's Florida, Man.

    It's Florida, Man.

  • On the Basis of Sex

    On the Basis of Sex

  • The Golden Palace

    The Golden Palace

  • Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

    Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

  • Dead Letters

    Dead Letters

  • Head Case

    Head Case

  • Tripping the Rift

    Tripping the Rift

  • 13 Scarier Movie Moments

    13 Scarier Movie Moments

  • Unscripted

    Unscripted

  • J. Edgar

    J. Edgar

  • Black Rain

    Black Rain

  • Looking for the Jackalope

    Looking for the Jackalope

  • Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare

    Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare

  • Bicentennial Man

    Bicentennial Man

  • Krippendorf's Tribe

    Krippendorf's Tribe

  • Civil Wars

    Civil Wars

  • Bye Bye Love

    Bye Bye Love

  • Clone High

    Clone High

  • The Empty Man

    The Empty Man

  • Selma

    Selma

  • Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

    Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

  • The Ladykillers

    The Ladykillers

  • Bed & Breakfast

    Bed & Breakfast

  • Golden Years

    Golden Years

  • Crocodile Dundee II

    Crocodile Dundee II

  • Christy

    Christy

  • RoboCop 3

    RoboCop 3

  • Queenpins

    Queenpins

  • Fired on Mars

    Fired on Mars

  • DAG

    DAG

  • Praise Petey

    Praise Petey

  • Trumbo

    Trumbo

  • The Tragedy of Macbeth

    The Tragedy of Macbeth

  • The Fox and the Hound 2

    The Fox and the Hound 2

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

    The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

  • Cedar Rapids

    Cedar Rapids

  • Drillbit Taylor

    Drillbit Taylor

  • Batman: Year One

    Batman: Year One

  • Ladies Man

    Ladies Man

  • Strip Law

    Strip Law

  • Dave

    Dave

  • Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

    Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

  • The Men Who Stare at Goats

    The Men Who Stare at Goats

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • Squirly Town

    Squirly Town

  • Home

    Home

  • Life of the Party

    Life of the Party

  • The Andy Dick Show

    The Andy Dick Show

  • Surviving Christmas

    Surviving Christmas

  • VR.5

    VR.5

  • Guilty by Suspicion

    Guilty by Suspicion

  • Big Miracle

    Big Miracle

  • Harts of the West

    Harts of the West

  • Red State

    Red State

  • Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

    Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

  • Three Christs

    Three Christs

  • Idiotsitter

    Idiotsitter

  • The X's

    The X's

  • Glock

    Glock

  • The Path to 9/11

    The Path to 9/11

  • Inside The Episode: Barry

    Inside The Episode: Barry

  • Superman: Unbound

    Superman: Unbound

  • Four Good Days

    Four Good Days

  • Seberg

    Seberg

  • Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

    Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

  • Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank

  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

    Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

  • Stanley & Iris

    Stanley & Iris

  • I Know That Voice

    I Know That Voice

  • Over Her Dead Body

    Over Her Dead Body

  • Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

    Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

  • Amphibia: The Hardest Thing

    Amphibia: The Hardest Thing

  • The Country Bears

    The Country Bears

  • The Conspirator

    The Conspirator

  • Paint

    Paint

  • All the Way

    All the Way

  • Pandora's Clock

    Pandora's Clock

  • Lennon or McCartney

    Lennon or McCartney

  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

    Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

  • Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts

    Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts

  • Monkey Shines

    Monkey Shines

  • Widow's Bay

    Widow's Bay

  • The Soloist

    The Soloist

  • The Monster Hunter

    The Monster Hunter

  • Hello, My Name Is Doris

    Hello, My Name Is Doris

  • Dallas & Robo

    Dallas & Robo

  • Everything Must Go

    Everything Must Go

  • V.I. Warshawski

    V.I. Warshawski

  • Bad Milo!

    Bad Milo!

  • Have Dreams, Will Travel

    Have Dreams, Will Travel

  • Night of the Scarecrow

    Night of the Scarecrow

  • Class of '61

    Class of '61

  • Extreme Justice

    Extreme Justice

  • Son of Morning

    Son of Morning

  • steve.oedekerk.com

    steve.oedekerk.com

  • The Lottery

    The Lottery

  • Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter

    Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter

  • O.W.C.A. Files

    O.W.C.A. Files

  • Miles

    Miles

  • Golden Years

    Golden Years

  • Gut Feeling

    Gut Feeling

  • Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

    Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

  • A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story

    A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story

  • Tripping the Rift: The Movie

    Tripping the Rift: The Movie

  • In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

    In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

  • The Sissy Duckling

    The Sissy Duckling

  • The Road to Galveston

    The Road to Galveston