Acting
Stephen Root
EN cinema · 129 credits
Born
17 November 1951 (age 74)
Birthplace
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Also known as Steve Root
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.
Known for
Filmography
Bob's Best Friends
as Edgar (voice)
The Wrecking Crew
as Detective Rennert
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
as Brian Heder (voice) (uncredited)
Grand Theft Auto VI : Launch Trailer
as Bryan Heder
Heads of State
as Arthur Hammond
Playdate
as Gordon
Dog Man
as Grampa (voice)
Lousy Carter
as Analyst
Paint
as Tony
Invincible: Atom Eve
as Dr. Elias Brandyworth
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
To Leslie
as Dutch
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Porter
Queenpins
as Agent Flannigan
Four Good Days
as Chris
Happily
as Goodman
Home
as Father Browning
The Empty Man
as Arthur Parsons
Uncle Frank
as Daddy Mac
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Cockmando (voice)
Seberg
as Walt Breckman
Bombshell
as Neil Mullin
Life of the Party
as Mike Cook
On the Basis of Sex
as Professor Brown
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
Miles
as Ron Walton
Cook-Off!
as Morty Van Rookle
Infinity Baby
as Fenton
Get Out
as Jim Hudson
Three Christs
as Dr. Rogers
Looking for the Jackalope
as The Jackalope (voice)
All the Way
as J. Edgar Hoover
Finding Dory
as Bubbles (voice)
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
as Uncle Henry (voice)
Spectral
as Dr. Mindala
7 Chinese Brothers
as George
Trumbo
as Hymie King
Selma
as Col. Al Lingo
Sweetwater
as Hugh
Superman: Unbound
as Zor-El (voice)
Bad Milo!
as Roger
The Arrangement
as Avery Boomer
The Lone Ranger
as Habberman
Feels So Good
as Nick Celisco
Big Miracle
as Governor Haskell
The Company You Keep
as Billy Cusimano
The Conspirator
as John Lloyd
Rango
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
Everything Must Go
as Elliot
Red State
as Sherrif Wynan
Batman: Year One
as Brendon (voice)
Cedar Rapids
as Bill Krogstad
Son of Morning
as Senator Larder
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
J. Edgar
as Arthur Koehler
Unthinkable
as Charles Thompson
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
as Burt (voice)
The Soloist
as Curt Reynolds
Bob Funk
as Steve
Imagine That
as Fred Franklin
Squirly Town
as Lance (voice)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Gus Lacey
Glock
2009
Glock
as Remington
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
as Turtle (voice)
Leatherheads
as Suds
Mad Money
as Glover
Over Her Dead Body
as Sculptor
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
as Chode (voice)
Drillbit Taylor
as Principal Doppler
No Country for Old Men
as Man Who Hires Wells
Have Dreams, Will Travel
as Sheriff Brock
The Fox and the Hound 2
as Talent Scout (voice)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Aardvark Dad (voice)
Idiocracy
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
Gretchen
as Herb
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
Jersey Girl
as Greenie
Surviving Christmas
as Dr. Freeman
Raising Genius
as Dwight Nestor
The Ladykillers
as Fernand Gudge
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Vince Masters
Finding Nemo
as Bubbles (voice)
Grind
as Cameron
Ice Age
as Rhino / Start (voice)
The Country Bears
as Zeb (voice)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Radio Station Man
Office Space
as Milton
Bicentennial Man
as Dennis Mansky
The Sissy Duckling
as Big Ducky (voice)
Gut Feeling
as Kane Cohen
The Monster Hunter
as Mr. Crenshaw
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Gerald Adams
The Lottery
as Graham Dunbar
The Road to Galveston
as Ed Kirkman
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
as Jaan Laaman
Bye Bye Love
as Awakened Neighbor
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
as Kevin McDonald
RoboCop 3
as Coontz
Dave
as Don Durenberger
Extreme Justice
as Max Alvarez
Class of '61
as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
as Kevin McDonald
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Gary Murray
Golden Years
as Major Moreland
Bed & Breakfast
as Randolph
V.I. Warshawski
as Mickey
Guilty by Suspicion
as RKO Guard
Ghost
as Police Sgt.
Stanley & Iris
as Mr. Hentley
Black Rain
as Berg
Monkey Shines
as Dean Burbage
Crocodile Dundee II
as DEA Agent (Toilet)