1951-11-17 Sarasota, Florida, USA
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.
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Lousy Carter | Analyst | 2024-03-29 |
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Paint | Tony | 2023-04-06 |
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe | Jail Tattoo Artist (voice) | 2022-06-23 |
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To Leslie | Dutch | 2022-10-07 |
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Happily | Goodman | 2021-03-19 |
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Four Good Days | Chris | 2021-04-30 |
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The Tragedy of Macbeth | Porter | 2021-12-05 |
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Home | Father Browning | 2021-07-29 |
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Queenpins | Agent Flannigan | 2021-08-26 |
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Uncle Frank | Mac Bledsoe | 2020-11-25 |
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The Empty Man | Arthur Parsons | 2020-10-22 |
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Seberg | Walt Breckman | 2019-12-13 |
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Cockmando (voice) | 2019-10-15 |
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Bombshell | Neil Mullin | 2019-12-13 |
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Teller (segment "Near Algodones") | 2018-11-09 |
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On the Basis of Sex | Professor Brown | 2018-12-25 |
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Life of the Party | Mike Cook | 2018-05-10 |
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Miles | Ron Walton | 2017-06-09 |
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Get Out | Jim Hudson | 2017-02-24 |
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Infinity Baby | Fenton | 2017-03-11 |
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Three Christs | Dr. Rogers | 2017-09-23 |
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Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz | Uncle Henry (voice) | 2016-06-21 |
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All the Way | J. Edgar Hoover | 2016-05-23 |
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Finding Dory | Bubbles (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Burt | 2016-07-07 |
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Looking for the Jackalope | The Jackalope (voice) | 2016-11-03 |
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Spectral | Dr. Mindala | 2016-12-09 |
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Hello, My Name Is Doris | Todd | 2015-11-27 |
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7 Chinese Brothers | George | 2015-08-14 |
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Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files | Floyd / Additional Voices (voice) | 2015-11-09 |
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Trumbo | Hymie King | 2015-10-27 |
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Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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I Know That Voice | Self | 2014-01-07 |
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Selma | Col. Al Lingo | 2014-12-25 |
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The Lone Ranger | Habberman | 2013-07-03 |
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Bad Milo! | Roger | 2013-08-28 |
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The Arrangement | Avery Boomer | 2013-01-01 |
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Superman: Unbound | Zor-El (voice) | 2013-04-23 |
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Sweetwater | Hugh | 2013-10-09 |
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Big Miracle | Governor Haskell | 2012-02-02 |
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The Company You Keep | Billy Cusimano | 2012-09-06 |
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Everything Must Go | Elliot | 2011-05-13 |
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Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz | Uncle Henry / Crows (voice) | 2011-08-23 |
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Rango | Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) | 2011-03-02 |
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Son of Morning | Senator Larder | 2011-02-28 |
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The Conspirator | John Lloyd | 2011-04-15 |
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Batman: Year One | Brendon (voice) | 2011-09-27 |
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Cedar Rapids | Bill Krogstad | 2011-02-11 |
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J. Edgar | Arthur Koehler | 2011-11-09 |
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Red State | Sherrif Wynan | 2011-08-19 |
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Unthinkable | Charles Thompson | 2010-06-14 |
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Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare | Burt (voice) | 2010-09-14 |
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Glock | Remington | 2009-12-31 |
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Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Turtle (voice) | 2009-04-08 |
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13 Scarier Movie Moments | Self | 2009-10-10 |
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The Soloist | Curt Reynolds | 2009-04-24 |
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Bob Funk | Steve | 2009-03-20 |
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Squirly Town | Lance (voice) | 2009-08-16 |
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The Men Who Stare at Goats | Gus Lacey | 2009-10-17 |
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Imagine That | Fred Franklin | 2009-06-19 |
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Drillbit Taylor | Principal Doppler | 2008-02-04 |
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Mad Money | Glover | 2008-01-17 |
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Leatherheads | Suds | 2008-03-24 |
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Tripping the Rift: The Movie | Chode (voice) | 2008-03-25 |
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Over Her Dead Body | Sculptor | 2008-02-01 |
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Have Dreams, Will Travel | Sheriff Brock | 2007-05-21 |
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Cook-Off! | Morty Van Rookle | 2007-11-17 |
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No Country for Old Men | Man Who Hires Wells | 2007-06-13 |
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Ice Age: The Meltdown | Aardvark Dad (voice) | 2006-03-29 |
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Idiocracy | Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited) | 2006-09-01 |
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Gretchen | Herb | 2006-08-05 |
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The Fox and the Hound 2 | Talent Scout (voice) | 2006-11-09 |
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Kim Possible: So the Drama | Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited) | 2005-04-08 |
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Just Friends | KC | 2005-11-23 |
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Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Vince Masters | 2004-12-28 |
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The Ladykillers | Fernand Gudge | 2004-03-25 |
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Jersey Girl | Greenie | 2004-03-25 |
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Surviving Christmas | Dr. Freeman | 2004-09-21 |
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Gordon | 2004-06-18 |
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Raising Genius | Dwight Nestor | 2004-03-10 |
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Finding Nemo | Bubbles (voice) | 2003-05-30 |
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Grind | Cameron | 2003-08-15 |
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Ice Age | Frank / Start (voice) | 2002-03-10 |
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The Country Bears | Zeb Zoober (voice) | 2002-07-26 |
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Radio Station Man | 2000-08-30 |
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Office Space | Milton Waddams | 1999-02-19 |
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The Sissy Duckling | Big Ducky (voice) | 1999-09-14 |
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The Monster Hunter | Mr. Crenshaw | 1999-01-01 |
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Bicentennial Man | Dennis Mansky | 1999-12-17 |
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Krippendorf's Tribe | Gerald Adams | 1998-02-27 |
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steve.oedekerk.com | 1997-09-03 | |
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The Lottery | Graham Dunbar | 1996-09-29 |
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The Road to Galveston | Ed Kirkman | 1996-01-24 |
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In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Jaan Laaman | 1995-10-01 |
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Night of the Scarecrow | Frank | 1995-08-08 |
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Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter | Kevin McDonald | 1994-10-14 |
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Dave | Don Durenberger | 1993-05-07 |
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RoboCop 3 | Coontz | 1993-01-21 |
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Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story | Dr. Kirby | 1993-05-03 |
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Extreme Justice | Max Alvarez | 1993-06-26 |
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Class of '61 | 1993-04-12 | |
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A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story | Kevin McDonald | 1992-03-01 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Gary Murray | 1992-07-24 |
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Guilty by Suspicion | RKO Guard | 1991-03-15 |
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V.I. Warshawski | Mickey | 1991-07-26 |
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Golden Years | Major Moreland | 1991-07-16 |
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Bed & Breakfast | Randolph | 1991-09-22 |
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Ghost | Police Sgt. | 1990-07-13 |
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Stanley & Iris | Mr. Hentley | 1990-02-09 |
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Black Rain | Berg | 1989-09-22 |
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Crocodile Dundee II | DEA Agent (Toilet) | 1988-05-19 |
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Monkey Shines | Dean Burbage | 1988-07-29 |
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