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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Heads of State | 2025-07-01 | |
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Dog Man | Grampa (voice) | 2025-01-24 |
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Wednesdays with Gramps | Gramps | 2025-08-01 |
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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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Home | Father Browning | 2021-07-29 |
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Queenpins | Agent Flannigan | 2021-08-26 |
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The Tragedy of Macbeth | Porter | 2021-12-05 |
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Four Good Days | Chris | 2021-04-30 |
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The Empty Man | Arthur Parsons | 2020-10-22 |
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Uncle Frank | Daddy Mac | 2020-11-25 |
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Bombshell | Neil Mullin | 2019-12-13 |
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Cockmando (voice) | 2019-10-15 |
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Seberg | Walt Breckman | 2019-12-13 |
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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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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Teller (segment "Near Algodones") | 2018-11-09 |
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Get Out | Jim Hudson | 2017-02-24 |
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Three Christs | Dr. Rogers | 2017-09-23 |
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Cook-Off! | Morty Van Rookle | 2017-11-17 |
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Miles | Ron Walton | 2017-06-09 |
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Infinity Baby | Fenton | 2017-03-11 |
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Looking for the Jackalope | The Jackalope (voice) | 2016-11-03 |
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Finding Dory | Bubbles (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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Spectral | Dr. Mindala | 2016-12-09 |
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All the Way | J. Edgar Hoover | 2016-05-23 |
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Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz | Uncle Henry (voice) | 2016-06-21 |
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Burt | 2016-07-07 |
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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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Hello, My Name Is Doris | Todd | 2015-11-27 |
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7 Chinese Brothers | George | 2015-08-14 |
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Selma | Col. Al Lingo | 2014-12-25 |
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I Know That Voice | Self | 2014-01-07 |
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Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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Superman: Unbound | Zor-El (voice) | 2013-04-23 |
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The Lone Ranger | Habberman | 2013-07-03 |
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The Arrangement | Avery Boomer | 2013-01-01 |
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Bad Milo! | Roger | 2013-08-28 |
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Sweetwater | Hugh | 2013-10-09 |
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The Company You Keep | Billy Cusimano | 2012-12-20 |
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Big Miracle | Governor Haskell | 2012-02-02 |
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Red State | Sherrif Wynan | 2011-08-19 |
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Everything Must Go | Elliot | 2011-05-13 |
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Rango | Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) | 2011-03-02 |
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Batman: Year One | Brendon (voice) | 2011-09-27 |
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The Conspirator | John Lloyd | 2011-04-15 |
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Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz | Uncle Henry / Crows (voice) | 2011-08-23 |
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J. Edgar | Arthur Koehler | 2011-11-09 |
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Cedar Rapids | Bill Krogstad | 2011-02-11 |
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Son of Morning | Senator Larder | 2011-02-28 |
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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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The Soloist | Curt Reynolds | 2009-04-24 |
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Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Turtle (voice) | 2009-04-08 |
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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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Bob Funk | Steve | 2009-03-20 |
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13 Scarier Movie Moments | Self | 2009-10-10 |
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Imagine That | Fred Franklin | 2009-06-19 |
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Glock | Remington | 2009-12-31 |
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Drillbit Taylor | Principal Doppler | 2008-02-04 |
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Over Her Dead Body | Sculptor | 2008-02-01 |
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Tripping the Rift: The Movie | Chode (voice) | 2008-03-25 |
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Mad Money | Glover | 2008-01-17 |
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Leatherheads | Suds | 2008-03-24 |
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No Country for Old Men | Man Who Hires Wells | 2007-06-13 |
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Have Dreams, Will Travel | Sheriff Brock | 2007-05-21 |
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The Fox and the Hound 2 | Talent Scout (voice) | 2006-11-09 |
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Idiocracy | Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited) | 2006-09-01 |
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Ice Age: The Meltdown | Aardvark Dad (voice) | 2006-03-29 |
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Gretchen | Herb | 2006-08-05 |
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Just Friends | KC | 2005-11-23 |
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Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited) | 2005-04-08 |
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Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Vince Masters | 2004-12-28 |
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Surviving Christmas | Dr. Freeman | 2004-09-21 |
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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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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Gordon | 2004-06-18 |
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Raising Genius | Dwight Nestor | 2004-03-10 |
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Grind | Cameron | 2003-08-15 |
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Finding Nemo | Bubbles (voice) | 2003-05-30 |
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The Country Bears | Zeb Zoober (voice) | 2002-07-26 |
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Ice Age | Frank / Start (voice) | 2002-03-10 |
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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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Gut Feeling | Kane Cohen | 1999-01-01 |
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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 Road to Galveston | Ed Kirkman | 1996-01-24 |
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The Lottery | Graham Dunbar | 1996-09-29 |
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Bye Bye Love | Awakened Neighbor | 1995-03-16 |
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Night of the Scarecrow | Frank | 1995-08-08 |
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In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Jaan Laaman | 1995-10-01 |
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Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter | Kevin McDonald | 1994-10-14 |
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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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Dave | Don Durenberger | 1993-05-07 |
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Class of '61 | Secretary of War Edwin Stanton | 1993-04-12 |
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RoboCop 3 | Coontz | 1993-01-21 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Gary Murray | 1992-07-24 |
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A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story | Kevin McDonald | 1992-03-01 |
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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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V.I. Warshawski | Mickey | 1991-07-26 |
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Guilty by Suspicion | RKO Guard | 1991-03-15 |
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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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Unbearable Christmas | ||
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Thelma | ||
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Playdate | Gordon | |
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