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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Dog Man | Grampa (voice) | 2025-01-09 |
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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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Queenpins | Agent Flannigan | 2021-08-26 |
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Four Good Days | Chris | 2021-04-30 |
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Happily | Goodman | 2021-03-19 |
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Home | Father Browning | 2021-07-29 |
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The Tragedy of Macbeth | Porter | 2021-12-05 |
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Uncle Frank | Daddy Mac | 2020-11-25 |
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The Empty Man | Arthur Parsons | 2020-10-22 |
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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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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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Life of the Party | Mike Cook | 2018-05-10 |
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On the Basis of Sex | Professor Brown | 2018-12-25 |
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Miles | Ron Walton | 2017-06-09 |
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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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Get Out | Jim Hudson | 2017-02-24 |
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All the Way | J. Edgar Hoover | 2016-05-23 |
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Spectral | Dr. Mindala | 2016-12-09 |
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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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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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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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Hello, My Name Is Doris | Todd | 2015-11-27 |
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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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Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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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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Superman: Unbound | Zor-El (voice) | 2013-04-23 |
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The Lone Ranger | Habberman | 2013-07-03 |
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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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The Conspirator | John Lloyd | 2011-04-15 |
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J. Edgar | Arthur Koehler | 2011-11-09 |
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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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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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Red State | Sherrif Wynan | 2011-08-19 |
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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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Squirly Town | Lance (voice) | 2009-08-16 |
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Imagine That | Fred Franklin | 2009-06-19 |
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The Men Who Stare at Goats | Gus Lacey | 2009-10-17 |
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Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Turtle (voice) | 2009-04-08 |
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Glock | Remington | 2009-12-31 |
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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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Leatherheads | Suds | 2008-03-24 |
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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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Over Her Dead Body | Sculptor | 2008-02-01 |
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Drillbit Taylor | Principal Doppler | 2008-02-04 |
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Have Dreams, Will Travel | Sheriff Brock | 2007-05-21 |
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No Country for Old Men | Man Who Hires Wells | 2007-06-13 |
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Cook-Off! | Morty Van Rookle | 2007-11-17 |
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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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Ice Age: The Meltdown | Aardvark Dad (voice) | 2006-03-29 |
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The Fox and the Hound 2 | Talent Scout (voice) | 2006-11-09 |
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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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Jersey Girl | Greenie | 2004-03-25 |
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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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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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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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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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Office Space | Milton Waddams | 1999-02-19 |
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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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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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Class of '61 | 1993-04-12 | |
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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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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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Guilty by Suspicion | RKO Guard | 1991-03-15 |
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V.I. Warshawski | Mickey | 1991-07-26 |
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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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Heads of State | ||
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Playdate | Gordon | |
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