Stephen Root
Born: 1951-11-17 in Sarasota, Florida, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
2025
- Playdate as Gordon
- Heads of State as Arthur Hammond
- Dog Man as Grampa (voice)
- StuGo as Dr. Rostrum (voice)
2024
- It's Florida, Man. as Title Narrator
- Masters of the Universe: Revolution as Cringer (voice)
- Lousy Carter as Analyst
2023
- Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake as Martin Mertens (voice)
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as The Nanomachines (voice)
- Velma as Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice)
- Beacon 23 as Solomon Smythe
- Paint as Tony
- Clone High as Mr. Big Corporation (voice)
- Fired on Mars as Mark (voice)
- Praise Petey as Petey's Father (voice)
2022
- The Legend of Vox Machina as Professor Anders (voice)
- We Baby Bears as Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice)
- Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head as Gary (voice)
- Hamster & Gretel as Jeff Strawberry (voice)
- Bee and PuppyCat as Warlock G (voice)
- To Leslie as Dutch
- Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
- Amphibia: The Hardest Thing as Mayor Toadstool
2021
- Resident Alien as Ed Vanderspeigle
- The Book of Boba Fett as Lortha Peel
- The Tragedy of Macbeth as Porter
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice)
- Happily as Goodman
- Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
- Four Good Days as Chris
- Queenpins as Agent Flannigan
- Home as Father Browning
2020
- Stars in the House as Self
- Star Trek: Lower Decks as Gene Jakobowski (voice)
- Solar Opposites
- Perry Mason as Maynard Barnes
- Uncle Frank as Daddy Mac
- The Mighty Ones as Bernard (voice)
- Adventure Time: Distant Lands as Mr. M / Bob / Additional Voices (voice)
- The Empty Man as Arthur Parsons
2019
- Amphibia as Mayor Toadstool (voice)
- Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
- Bombshell as Neil Mullin
- Seberg as Walt Breckman
- Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Cockmando (voice)
2018
- Succession as Ron Petkus
- Summer Camp Island as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice)
- Barry as Monroe Fuches
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants as Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice)
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
- Life of the Party as Mike Cook
- On the Basis of Sex as Professor Brown
- Dallas & Robo as Uncle Danny
- Inside The Episode: Barry as Self
2017
- DuckTales as J.W. Guidebook (voice)
- Get Out as Jim Hudson
- Three Christs as Dr. Rogers
- Infinity Baby as Fenton
- Cook-Off! as Morty Van Rookle
- Miles as Ron Walton
2016
- Finding Dory as Bubbles (voice)
- Angie Tribeca as Mortimer Begoyle
- Spectral as Dr. Mindala
- Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates as Burt
- All the Way as J. Edgar Hoover
- Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz as Uncle Henry (voice)
- Looking for the Jackalope as The Jackalope (voice)
- Idiotsitter as Ken Russel
2015
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Brian (voice)
- The Man in the High Castle as Hawthorne Abendsen
- Con Man as Pascal
- Trumbo as Hymie King
- 7 Chinese Brothers as George
- O.W.C.A. Files as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
- Hello, My Name Is Doris as Todd
2014
- BoJack Horseman as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
- Bee and PuppyCat as Farmer (voice)
- Selma as Col. Al Lingo
- I Know That Voice as Self
- Lennon or McCartney as Self
2013
- Rick and Morty as Gromflomite General (voice)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Lynn Boyle
- Masters of Sex as Harvey Toplin
- The Lone Ranger as Habberman
- The Arrangement as Avery Boomer
- Superman: Unbound as Zor-El (voice)
- Bad Milo! as Roger
- Sweetwater as Hugh
2012
- Gravity Falls as Bud Gleeful (voice)
- The Legend of Korra as White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice)
- Veep as Judge Walsh
- The Newsroom as General Stomtonovich
- DreamWorks Dragons as Mildew (voice)
- Big Miracle as Governor Haskell
- The Company You Keep as Billy Cusimano
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Jackson (voice)
- Workaholics as Carty
- Rango as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
- J. Edgar as Arthur Koehler
- ThunderCats as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)
- Red State as Sherrif Wynan
- Everything Must Go as Elliot
- Cedar Rapids as Bill Krogstad
- The Conspirator as John Lloyd
- Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
- Batman: Year One as Brendon (voice)
- Son of Morning as Senator Larder
2010
- Adventure Time as Martin (voice)
- Young Justice as Jack Haly (voice)
- Justified as Mike Reardon
- Boardwalk Empire as Gaston Means
- Hot in Cleveland as Brian
- Raising Hope as Cap Collins
- Unthinkable as Charles Thompson
- Louie as Dr. Hepa
- The Defenders as Judge Taylor
- Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare as Burt (voice)
2009
- The Good Wife as Judge Murphy Wicks
- Glenn Martin, DDS
- Bob Funk as Steve
- Imagine That as Fred Franklin
- Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts as Turtle (voice)
- The Men Who Stare at Goats as Gus Lacey
- Squirly Town as Lance (voice)
- The Soloist as Curt Reynolds
- 13 Scarier Movie Moments as Self
- Glock as Remington
2008
- Fringe as Raymond
- True Blood as Eddie
- Childrens Hospital as Hank Maestro
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Penguin / Planet Master (voice)
- Drillbit Taylor as Principal Doppler
- Random! Cartoons as Lance (voice)
- Mad Money as Glover
- Leatherheads as Suds
- Over Her Dead Body as Sculptor
- Tripping the Rift: The Movie as Chode (voice)
2007
- The Big Bang Theory as Dan
- Phineas and Ferb as Floyd (voice)
- Californication as Ricardo Collini
- No Country for Old Men as Man Who Hires Wells
- Pushing Daisies as Dwight Dixon
- The Sarah Silverman Program. as Johnny Forrealz
- Head Case as Pat Jennings
- Have Dreams, Will Travel as Sheriff Brock
2006
- Ice Age: The Meltdown as Aardvark Dad (voice)
- Idiocracy as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
- Gretchen as Herb
- The Fox and the Hound 2 as Talent Scout (voice)
- The Path to 9/11 as Richard Clarke
2005
- American Dad! as Dick (voice)
- Just Friends as KC
- Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
- Unscripted as Self
- The X's
2004
- Boston Legal as Ethan Melman
- Surviving Christmas as Dr. Freeman
- DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Gordon
- Jersey Girl as Greenie
- The Ladykillers as Fernand Gudge
- Tripping the Rift as Chode (voice)
- Raising Genius as Dwight Nestor
- Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Vince Masters
2003
- Finding Nemo as Bubbles (voice)
- Teen Titans as Val Yor (voice)
- Grind as Cameron
2002
- Ice Age as Frank / Start (voice)
- Kim Possible as Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
- The Country Bears as Zeb Zoober (voice)
2001
- 24 as Bill Prady
- According to Jim as Al Crannis
- The Legend of Tarzan as Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice)
- Grounded for Life
- The Proud Family as Mr. Andrews (voice)
- Justice League as Cat Man (voice)
- The Andy Dick Show
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Michael Kirkwood
- Malcolm in the Middle as John Pratt
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Sheriff (voice)
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Radio Station Man
- Ed as George MacPherson
- DAG as Senator Culpepper
1999
- Family Guy as Professor O'Callaghan (voice)
- The West Wing as Bob Mayer
- Courage the Cowardly Dog
- Office Space as Milton Waddams
- Bicentennial Man as Dennis Mansky
- Ladies Man as Gene
- Gut Feeling as Kane Cohen
- The Norm Show as Mr. Sweeney
- The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot as Dr. Donovan (voice)
- The Sissy Duckling as Big Ducky (voice)
- The Monster Hunter as Mr. Crenshaw
1998
- From the Earth to the Moon as Chris Kraft
- Krippendorf's Tribe as Gerald Adams
1997
- King of the Hill as Bill Dauterive (voice)
- Just Shoot Me! as Dr. Drake Kelson
- steve.oedekerk.com
1996
- Superman: The Animated Series as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
- Profiler as Houston Plant Manager
- Pandora's Clock as Mark Hastings
- The Road to Galveston as Ed Kirkman
- The Lottery as Graham Dunbar
1995
- NewsRadio as Jimmy James
- Cybill as Phil Asher
- Night of the Scarecrow as Frank
- VR.5 as F.A.A. Negotiator
- In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice as Jaan Laaman
- Bye Bye Love as Awakened Neighbor
1994
- Chicago Hope as Trumpet Playing Mental Patient
- Party of Five as Football Coach
- Christy as Clarence Sweetwater
- Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter as Kevin McDonald
1993
- Frasier as Harbin
- Diagnosis: Murder as Charlie Lane
- RoboCop 3 as Coontz
- Extreme Justice as Max Alvarez
- Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story as Dr. Kirby
- Class of '61 as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
- Harts of the West as R.O
- Dave as Don Durenberger
1992
- The Golden Palace as Mr. Tucker
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Gary Murray
- A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story as Kevin McDonald
1991
- Home Improvement as Exterminator
- The Torkelsons as Sheriff Bobby
- Eerie, Indiana as Mr. Chaney
- Bed & Breakfast as Randolph
- Golden Years as Major Moreland
- Civil Wars
- V.I. Warshawski as Mickey
- Golden Years as Major Moreland
- Guilty by Suspicion as RKO Guard
1990
- Northern Exposure as Brother Timothy
- Ghost as Police Sgt.
- Blossom
- Stanley & Iris as Mr. Hentley
1989
- The Simpsons as Bildorf (voice)
- Seinfeld as Mr. Lager
- Quantum Leap as John Tremaine Jr.
- Black Rain as Berg
1988
- Murphy Brown
- Crocodile Dundee II as DEA Agent (Toilet)
- Roseanne
- Monkey Shines as Dean Burbage
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Captain K'Vada
- Jake and the Fatman
- Wiseguy
1986
- L.A. Law as Atty. Brandon McCafferty
1984
- Night Court as Spirit of Death