
Stephen Root
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, 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). 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), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include in 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), 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 notably starred as Monroe Fuches / The Raven on the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Dog Man as Grampa (voice)
- 2024 · It's Florida, Man. as Title Narrator
- 2024 · Masters of the Universe: Revolution as Cringer (voice)
- 2023 · Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as The Nanomachines (voice)
- 2023 · Beacon 23 as Solomon Smythe
- 2023 · Praise Petey as Petey's Father (voice)
- 2023 · Clone High as Mr. Big Corporation (voice)
- 2023 · Fired on Mars as Mark (voice)
- 2023 · Paint as Tony
- 2022 · To Leslie as Dutch
- 2022 · Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space as Warlock G (voice)
- 2022 · Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space as Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
- 2022 · Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space as Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)
- 2022 · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
- 2021 · The Tragedy of Macbeth as Porter
- 2021 · Queenpins as Agent Flannigan
- 2021 · Four Good Days as Chris
- 2021 · Happily as Goodman
- 2020 · Uncle Frank as Daddy Mac
- 2020 · The Empty Man as Arthur Parsons
- 2019 · Bombshell as Neil Mullin
- 2019 · Seberg as Walt Breckman
- 2019 · Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Cockmando (voice)
- 2018 · On the Basis of Sex as Professor Brown
- 2018 · The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
- 2018 · Dallas & Robo as Uncle Danny
- 2018 · Life of the Party as Mike Cook
- 2018 · Inside The Episode: Barry as Self
- 2017 · Cook-Off! as Morty Van Rookle
- 2017 · Three Christs as Dr. Rogers
- 2016 · Spectral as Dr. Mindala
- 2016 · Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates as Burt
- 2016 · Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz as Uncle Henry (voice)
- 2016 · All the Way as J. Edgar Hoover
- 2016 · Idiotsitter as Ken Russel
- 2015 · Hello, My Name Is Doris as Todd
- 2015 · Trumbo as Hymie King
- 2014 · Selma as Col. Al Lingo
- 2014 · Lennon or McCartney as Self
- 2014 · I Know That Voice as Self
- 2013 · Sweetwater as Hugh
- 2013 · Bad Milo! as Roger
- 2013 · The Lone Ranger as Habberman
- 2013 · Superman: Unbound as Zor-El (voice)
- 2012 · The Company You Keep as Billy Cusimano
- 2012 · Big Miracle as Governor Haskell
- 2011 · J. Edgar as Arthur Koehler
- 2011 · Batman: Year One as Brendon (voice)
- 2011 · Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
- 2011 · Red State as Sherrif Wynan
- 2011 · Everything Must Go as Elliot
- 2011 · The Conspirator as John Lloyd
- 2011 · Cedar Rapids as Bill Krogstad
- 2010 · The Defenders as Judge Taylor
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare as Burt (voice)
- 2010 · Unthinkable as Charles Thompson
- 2009 · The Men Who Stare at Goats as Gus Lacey
- 2009 · Imagine That as Fred Franklin
- 2009 · The Soloist as Curt Reynolds
- 2009 · Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts as Turtle (voice)
- 2008 · Random! Cartoons as Lance (voice)
- 2008 · Leatherheads as Suds
- 2008 · Drillbit Taylor as Principal Doppler
- 2008 · Over Her Dead Body as Sculptor
- 2008 · Mad Money as Glover
- 2006 · The Fox and the Hound 2 as Talent Scout (voice)
- 2006 · The Path to 9/11 as Richard Clarke
- 2005 · Just Friends as KC
- 2005 · Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
- 2005 · Unscripted as Self
- 2004 · Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Vince Masters
- 2004 · Surviving Christmas as Dr. Freeman
- 2004 · DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Gordon
- 2004 · The Ladykillers as Fernand Gudge
- 2004 · Jersey Girl as Greenie
- 2003 · Grind as Cameron
- 2002 · The Country Bears as Zeb Zoober (voice)
- 2000 · DAG as Senator Culpepper
- 2000 · O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Radio Station Man
- 1999 · Bicentennial Man as Dennis Mansky
- 1999 · Office Space as Milton Waddams
- 1998 · Krippendorf's Tribe as Gerald Adams
- 1996 · Pandora's Clock as Mark Hastings
- 1996 · The Lottery as Graham Dunbar
- 1995 · Bye Bye Love as Awakened Neighbor
- 1993 · Harts of the West as R.O
- 1993 · Extreme Justice as Max Alvarez
- 1993 · Dave as Don Durenberger
- 1993 · RoboCop 3 as Coontz
- 1992 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Gary Murray
- 1991 · Civil Wars as
- 1991 · The Torkelsons as Sheriff Bobby
- 1991 · Eerie, Indiana as Mr. Chaney
- 1991 · V.I. Warshawski as Mickey
- 1991 · Golden Years as Major Moreland
- 1991 · Golden Years as Major Moreland
- 1991 · Guilty by Suspicion as RKO Guard
- 1990 · Stanley & Iris as Mr. Hentley
- 1989 · Black Rain as Berg
- 1988 · Monkey Shines as Dean Burbage
- Future · Untitled King of the Hill Reboot as Bill (voice)
- Future · Heads of State as
- 2025 · Wednesdays with Gramps as Gramps
- 2024 · Lousy Carter as Analyst
- 2023 · Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake as Martin Mertens (voice)
- 2023 · Velma as Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice)
- 2023 · Velma as Merie Cogburn (voice)
- 2023 · Velma as Chief Cogburn (voice)
- 2022 · Hamster & Gretel as Jeff Strawberry (voice)
- 2022 · Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head as Gary (voice)
- 2022 · The Legend of Vox Machina as Professor Anders (voice)
- 2022 · We Baby Bears as Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice)
- 2022 · We Baby Bears as Zach / Bread Monster (voice)
- 2022 · We Baby Bears as Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)
- 2021 · The Book of Boba Fett as Lortha Peel
- 2021 · Blade Runner: Black Lotus as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice)
- 2021 · Home as Father Browning
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
- 2021 · INVINCIBLE as Brandyworth (voice)
- 2020 · The Mighty Ones as Bernard (voice)
- 2020 · Star Trek: Lower Decks as Gene Jakobowski (voice)
- 2020 · Adventure Time: Distant Lands as Mr. M / Bob (voice)
- 2020 · Perry Mason as Maynard Barnes
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2019 · Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
- 2019 · Amphibia as Mayor Toadstool (voice)
- 2018 · The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants as Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice)
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Stuart (voice)
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Prime Monister (voice)
- 2018 · Succession as Ron Petkus
- 2018 · Barry as Monroe Fuches
- 2017 · DuckTales as J.W. Guidebook (voice)
- 2017 · Miles as Ron Walton
- 2017 · Infinity Baby as Fenton
- 2017 · Get Out as Jim Hudson
- 2016 · Looking for the Jackalope as The Jackalope (voice)
- 2016 · Finding Dory as Bubbles (voice)
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Mortimer Begoyle
- 2015 · Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2015 · Con Man as Pascal
- 2015 · 7 Chinese Brothers as George
- 2015 · Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Brian (voice)
- 2015 · The Man in the High Castle as Hawthorne Abendsen
- 2014 · Bee and PuppyCat as Farmer (voice)
- 2014 · Bee and PuppyCat as Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)
- 2014 · Bee and PuppyCat as Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
- 2014 · Bee and PuppyCat as Warlock G (voice)
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
- 2013 · Masters of Sex as Harvey Toplin
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Lynn Boyle
- 2013 · The Arrangement as Avery Boomer
- 2012 · DreamWorks Dragons as Mildew (voice)
- 2012 · The Newsroom as General Stomtonovich
- 2012 · Gravity Falls as Bud Gleeful (voice)
- 2012 · Gravity Falls as Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2012 · Veep as Judge Walsh
- 2011 · ThunderCats as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)
- 2011 · Workaholics as Carty
- 2011 · Rango as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
- 2011 · Son of Morning as Senator Larder
- 2010 · Young Justice as Jack Haly (voice)
- 2010 · Raising Hope as Cap Collins
- 2010 · Boardwalk Empire as Gaston Means
- 2010 · Louie as Dr. Hepa
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Brian
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Martin (voice)
- 2010 · Justified as Mike Reardon
- 2009 · Glock as Remington
- 2009 · 13 Scarier Movie Moments as Self
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Judge Murphy Wicks
- 2009 · Glenn Martin, DDS as
- 2009 · Squirly Town as Lance (voice)
- 2009 · Bob Funk as Steve
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Hank Maestro
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Penguin / Planet Master (voice)
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Woozy Winks (voice)
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice)
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Killer Croc / Penguin (voice)
- 2008 · Fringe as Raymond
- 2008 · True Blood as Eddie
- 2008 · Tripping the Rift: The Movie as Chode (voice)
- 2007 · Pushing Daisies as Dwight Dixon
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as Dan
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Floyd (voice)
- 2007 · Californication as Ricardo Collini
- 2007 · No Country for Old Men as Man Who Hires Wells
- 2007 · Have Dreams, Will Travel as Sheriff Brock
- 2007 · Head Case as Pat Jennings
- 2007 · The Sarah Silverman Program. as Johnny Forrealz
- 2006 · Idiocracy as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
- 2006 · Gretchen as Herb
- 2006 · Ice Age: The Meltdown as Aardvark Dad (voice)
- 2005 · The X's as
- 2005 · American Dad! as Dick (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Ethan Melman
- 2004 · Raising Genius as Dwight Nestor
- 2004 · Tripping the Rift as Chode (voice)
- 2003 · Teen Titans as Val Yor (voice)
- 2003 · Finding Nemo as Bubbles (voice)
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Mr. Nevius (voice)
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Texan (voice)
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Chester Yapsby (voice)
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Memphis (voice)
- 2002 · Ice Age as Frank / Start (voice)
- 2001 · Justice League as Cat Man (voice)
- 2001 · 24 as
- 2001 · According to Jim as Al Crannis
- 2001 · The Proud Family as Mr. Andrews (voice)
- 2001 · The Legend of Tarzan as Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice)
- 2001 · The Andy Dick Show as
- 2001 · Grounded for Life as
- 2000 · Ed as George MacPherson
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Michael Kirkwood
- 2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Sheriff (voice)
- 2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Sheriff / Sentry #2 (voice)
- 2000 · Malcolm in the Middle as John Pratt
- 1999 · Courage the Cowardly Dog as
- 1999 · The West Wing as Bob Mayer
- 1999 · Ladies Man as Gene
- 1999 · The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot as Dr. Donovan (voice)
- 1999 · The Sissy Duckling as Big Ducky (voice)
- 1999 · The Norm Show as
- 1999 · The Monster Hunter as Mr. Crenshaw
- 1999 · Gut Feeling as Kane Cohen
- 1998 · From the Earth to the Moon as Chris Kraft
- 1997 · steve.oedekerk.com as
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as Dr. Drake Kelson
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Bill Dauterive (voice)
- 1996 · Profiler as
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
- 1996 · The Road to Galveston as Ed Kirkman
- 1995 · In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice as Jaan Laaman
- 1995 · Night of the Scarecrow as Frank
- 1995 · NewsRadio as Jimmy James
- 1995 · VR.5 as F.A.A. Negotiator
- 1995 · Cybill as Phil Asher
- 1994 · Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter as Kevin McDonald
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · Party of Five as
- 1994 · Christy as
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Charlie Lane
- 1993 · Frasier as Harbin
- 1993 · Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story as Dr. Kirby
- 1993 · Class of '61 as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
- 1992 · The Golden Palace as Mr. Tucker
- 1992 · A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story as Kevin McDonald
- Future · Playdate as Gordon
- Future · Thelma as
- 1991 · Bed & Breakfast as Randolph
- 1991 · Home Improvement as Exterminator
- 1990 · Ghost as Police Sgt.
- 1990 · Northern Exposure as
- 1990 · Blossom as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Bildorf (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Mr. Lager
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as John Tremaine Jr.
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- 1988 · Crocodile Dundee II as DEA Agent (Toilet)
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Captain K'Vada
- 1987 · Jake and the Fatman as
- 1987 · Wiseguy as
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Atty. Brandon McCafferty
- 1984 · Night Court as Spirit of Death
- 1984 · Night Court as Mr. Willard
- Future · The Wrecking Crew as