
Stephen Root
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
Credits
- 2025 · Heads of State as Arthur Hammond
- 2025 · Dog Man as Grampa (voice)
- 2025 · StuGo as Dr. Rostrum (voice)
- 2024 · Masters of the Universe: Revolution as Cringer (voice)
- 2023 · Beacon 23 as Solomon Smythe
- 2023 · Clone High as Mr. Big Corporation (voice)
- 2023 · Fired on Mars as Mark (voice)
- 2023 · Paint as Tony
- 2022 · Bee and PuppyCat as Warlock G (voice)
- 2022 · Bee and PuppyCat as Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
- 2022 · Bee and PuppyCat as Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)
- 2021 · The Tragedy of Macbeth as Porter
- 2021 · Blade Runner: Black Lotus as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice)
- 2021 · Queenpins as Agent Flannigan
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
- 2021 · Four Good Days as Chris
- 2021 · Happily as Goodman
- 2020 · Uncle Frank as Daddy Mac
- 2020 · The Empty Man as Arthur Parsons
- 2019 · Seberg as Walt Breckman
- 2019 · Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Cockmando (voice)
- 2018 · Life of the Party as Mike Cook
- 2017 · Three Christs as Dr. Rogers
- 2016 · All the Way as J. Edgar Hoover
- 2015 · Con Man as Pascal
- 2014 · Bee and PuppyCat as Farmer (voice)
- 2011 · J. Edgar as Arthur Koehler
- 2011 · Batman: Year One as Brendon (voice)
- 2011 · Red State as Sherrif Wynan
- 2011 · ThunderCats as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)
- 2011 · Everything Must Go as Elliot
- 2011 · Cedar Rapids as Bill Krogstad
- 2010 · Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare as Burt (voice)
- 2010 · Unthinkable as Charles Thompson
- 2009 · The Men Who Stare at Goats as Gus Lacey
- 2009 · Glenn Martin, DDS as
- 2009 · Imagine That as Fred Franklin
- 2008 · Random! Cartoons as Lance (voice)
- 2008 · Leatherheads as Suds
- 2008 · Drillbit Taylor as Principal Doppler
- 2008 · Mad Money as Glover
- 2007 · Head Case as Pat Jennings
- 2006 · The Fox and the Hound 2 as Talent Scout (voice)
- 2006 · Gretchen as Herb
- 2005 · Just Friends as KC
- 2005 · Unscripted as Self
- 2004 · Surviving Christmas as Dr. Freeman
- 2004 · The Ladykillers as Fernand Gudge
- 2004 · Jersey Girl as Greenie
- 2004 · Tripping the Rift as Chode (voice)
- 2003 · Grind as Cameron
- 1999 · Ladies Man as Gene
- 1999 · The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot as Dr. Donovan (voice)
- 1999 · Office Space as Milton Waddams
- 1999 · Gut Feeling as Kane Cohen
- 1999 · The Monster Hunter as Mr. Crenshaw
- 1998 · Krippendorf's Tribe as Gerald Adams
- 1995 · Night of the Scarecrow as Frank
- 1995 · Bye Bye Love as Awakened Neighbor
- 1994 · Christy as Clarence Sweetwater
- 1993 · Extreme Justice as Max Alvarez
- 1993 · Dave as Don Durenberger
- 1993 · Class of '61 as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
- 1993 · RoboCop 3 as Coontz
- 1991 · Civil Wars as
- 1991 · The Torkelsons as Sheriff Bobby
- 1991 · Eerie, Indiana as Mr. Chaney
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- Future · October as
- 2026 · Strip Law as
- 2025 · Playdate as Gordon
- 2024 · It's Florida, Man. as Title Narrator
- 2024 · Lousy Carter as Analyst
- 2023 · Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as The Nanomachines (voice)
- 2023 · Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake as Martin Mertens (voice)
- 2023 · Praise Petey as Petey's Father (voice)
- 2023 · Velma as Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice)
- 2023 · Velma as Merie Cogburn (voice)
- 2023 · Velma as Chief Cogburn (voice)
- 2022 · To Leslie as Dutch
- 2022 · Hamster & Gretel as Jeff Strawberry (voice)
- 2022 · Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head as Gary (voice)
- 2022 · Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe as Jail Tattoo Artist (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 · Home as Father Browning
- 2021 · Resident Alien as Ed Vanderspeigle
- 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 · Solar Opposites as
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2019 · Bombshell as Neil Mullin
- 2019 · Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
- 2019 · Amphibia as Mayor Toadstool (voice)
- 2018 · On the Basis of Sex as Professor Brown
- 2018 · The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
- 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 · Dallas & Robo as Uncle Danny
- 2018 · Inside The Episode: Barry as Self
- 2018 · Barry as Monroe Fuches
- 2017 · Cook-Off! as Morty Van Rookle
- 2017 · DuckTales as J.W. Guidebook (voice)
- 2017 · Miles as Ron Walton
- 2017 · Infinity Baby as Fenton
- 2017 · Get Out as Jim Hudson
- 2016 · Spectral as Dr. Mindala
- 2016 · Looking for the Jackalope as The Jackalope (voice)
- 2016 · Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates as Burt
- 2016 · Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz as Uncle Henry (voice)
- 2016 · Finding Dory as Bubbles (voice)
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Mortimer Begoyle
- 2016 · Idiotsitter as Ken Russel
- 2015 · Hello, My Name Is Doris as Todd
- 2015 · O.W.C.A. Files as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2015 · Trumbo as Hymie King
- 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 · Selma as Col. Al Lingo
- 2014 · Lennon or McCartney as Self
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
- 2014 · I Know That Voice as Self
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Gromflomite General (voice)
- 2013 · Sweetwater as Hugh
- 2013 · Masters of Sex as Harvey Toplin
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Lynn Boyle
- 2013 · Bad Milo! as Roger
- 2013 · The Lone Ranger as Habberman
- 2013 · Superman: Unbound as Zor-El (voice)
- 2013 · The Arrangement as Avery Boomer
- 2012 · The Company You Keep as Billy Cusimano
- 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
- 2012 · The Legend of Korra as White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice)
- 2012 · The Legend of Korra as Gommu (voice)
- 2012 · Big Miracle as Governor Haskell
- 2011 · Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
- 2011 · The Conspirator as John Lloyd
- 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 · The Defenders as Judge Taylor
- 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 · Squirly Town as Lance (voice)
- 2009 · The Soloist as Curt Reynolds
- 2009 · Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts as Turtle (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)
- 2008 · Over Her Dead Body as Sculptor
- 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 · The Sarah Silverman Program. as Johnny Forrealz
- 2006 · The Path to 9/11 as Richard Clarke
- 2006 · Idiocracy as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
- 2006 · Ice Age: The Meltdown as Aardvark Dad (voice)
- 2005 · The X's as
- 2005 · Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Dick (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
- 2004 · Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Vince Masters
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Ethan Melman
- 2004 · DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Gordon
- 2004 · Raising Genius as Dwight Nestor
- 2003 · Teen Titans as Val Yor (voice)
- 2003 · Finding Nemo as Bubbles (voice)
- 2002 · The Country Bears as Zeb Zoober (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 Bill Prady
- 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 · DAG as Senator Culpepper
- 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 · O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Radio Station Man
- 2000 · Malcolm in the Middle as John Pratt
- 1999 · Bicentennial Man as Dennis Mansky
- 1999 · Courage the Cowardly Dog as
- 1999 · The West Wing as Bob Mayer
- 1999 · The Sissy Duckling as Big Ducky (voice)
- 1999 · The Norm Show as Mr. Sweeney
- 1999 · Family Guy as Professor O'Callaghan (voice)
- 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 · Pandora's Clock as Mark Hastings
- 1996 · The Lottery as Graham Dunbar
- 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 · 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
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Charlie Lane
- 1993 · Harts of the West as R.O
- 1993 · Frasier as Harbin
- 1993 · Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story as Dr. Kirby
- 1992 · The Golden Palace as Mr. Tucker
- 1992 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Gary Murray
- 1991 · Bed & Breakfast as Randolph
- 1991 · Home Improvement as Exterminator
- 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 · Ghost as Police Sgt.
- 1990 · Northern Exposure as Brother Timothy
- 1990 · Blossom as
- 1990 · Stanley & Iris as Mr. Hentley
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Bildorf (voice)
- 1989 · Black Rain as Berg
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Mr. Lager
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as John Tremaine Jr.
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as
- 1988 · Monkey Shines as Dean Burbage
- 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 · Thelma as
- Future · The Wrecking Crew as
- 1992 · A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story as Kevin McDonald
- Future · Dead Letters as
- Future · Unbearable Christmas as