Stephen Root
Acting
Born: November 17, 1951 (age 74) · Sarasota, Florida, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor and voice actor. Known for his extensive character actor roles in film and television, he gained attention for his roles as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the comedy film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present).[1] 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), Bicentennial Man (1999), Dodgeball (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Cedar Rapids (2011), Selma (2014), Trumbo (2015), Get Out (2017), and On the Basis of Sex (2018), as well as his voice roles in Ice Age (2002) and Finding Nemo (2003). On television, he played supporting roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991), True Blood (2008–2009), Boardwalk Empire (2012–2013), Fargo (2014), The Man in the High Castle (2016–2019), Perry Mason (2020), and Succession (2021–2023). He has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, in 2019 for the role of manipulative hitman handler Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy crime series Barry (2018–2023) and in 2026 for the role of fisherman and outspoken superstitious Wyck Crawford in the Apple TV comedy horror series Widow's Bay (2026–present), which he won. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Finding Nemo
2003
Get Out
2017
Ice Age
2002
No Country for Old Men
2007
Finding Dory
2016
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Rick and Morty
2013
The Simpsons
1989
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
Rango
2011
The Lone Ranger
2013
Ghost
1990
Photos (8)
Movies (118)
The Wrecking Crew
Detective Rennert
Finding Nemo
Bubbles (voice)
Heads of State
Arthur Hammond
Get Out
Jim Hudson
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
Brian Heder (voice) (uncredited)
Ice Age
Rhino / Start (voice)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Aardvark Dad (voice)
Playdate
Gordon
No Country for Old Men
Man Who Hires Wells
Rango
Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
Idiocracy
Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
Finding Dory
Bubbles (voice)
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Gordon
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Porter
Ghost
Police Sgt.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Radio Station Man
Dog Man
Grampa (voice)
Bicentennial Man
Dennis Mansky
The Ladykillers
Fernand Gudge
Office Space
Milton
Bombshell
Neil Mullin
Three Christs
Dr. Rogers
The Lone Ranger
Habberman
The Conspirator
John Lloyd
Drillbit Taylor
Principal Doppler
Life of the Party
Mike Cook
Big Miracle
Governor Haskell
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
Uncle Henry (voice)
The Company You Keep
Billy Cusimano
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Chet
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Gary Murray
Spectral
Dr. Mindala
RoboCop 3
Coontz
The Empty Man
Arthur Parsons
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
J. Edgar
Arthur Koehler
Just Friends
KC
Over Her Dead Body
Sculptor
Unthinkable
Charles Thompson
The Fox and the Hound 2
Talent Scout (voice)
Trumbo
Hymie King
Guilty by Suspicion
RKO Guard
On the Basis of Sex
Professor Brown
Imagine That
Fred Franklin
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Cockmando (voice)
Bad Milo!
Roger
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Gus Lacey
The Soloist
Curt Reynolds
Surviving Christmas
Dr. Freeman
Black Rain
Berg
Four Good Days
Chris
Crocodile Dundee II
DEA Agent (Toilet)
Mad Money
Glover
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Todd
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
Burt (voice)
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
Jersey Girl
Greenie
All the Way
J. Edgar Hoover
The Country Bears
Zeb (voice)
Red State
Sherrif Wynan
Cedar Rapids
Bill Krogstad
Krippendorf's Tribe
Gerald Adams
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Burt
Batman: Year One
Brendon (voice)
To Leslie
Dutch
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Vince Masters
Everything Must Go
Elliot
Superman: Unbound
Zor-El (voice)
Seberg
Walt Breckman
Queenpins
Agent Flannigan
V.I. Warshawski
Mickey
Monkey Shines
Dean Burbage
Cook-Off!
Morty Van Rookle
Paint
Tony
Uncle Frank
Daddy Mac
Stanley & Iris
Mr. Hentley
Selma
Col. Al Lingo
Grind
Cameron
Leatherheads
Suds
Dave
Don Durenberger
Happily
Goodman
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
Turtle (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
Bye Bye Love
Awakened Neighbor
The Arrangement
Avery Boomer
Night of the Scarecrow
Frank
Have Dreams, Will Travel
Sheriff Brock
Sweetwater
Hugh
The Lottery
Graham Dunbar
Home
Father Browning
Son of Morning
Senator Larder
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
Dr. Kirby
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
Jaan Laaman
Bob Funk
Steve
Lousy Carter
Analyst
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
Kevin McDonald
Infinity Baby
Fenton
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
Chode (voice)
Extreme Justice
Max Alvarez
Squirly Town
Lance (voice)
The Sissy Duckling
Big Ducky (voice)
Looking for the Jackalope
The Jackalope (voice)
Golden Years
Major Moreland
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Kevin McDonald
Feels So Good
Nick Celisco
The Road to Galveston
Ed Kirkman
Miles
Ron Walton
7 Chinese Brothers
George
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
2003
Raising Genius
Dwight Nestor
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
The Long Haul
2026
Bed & Breakfast
Randolph
The Monster Hunter
Mr. Crenshaw
Class of '61
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
Gut Feeling
Kane Cohen
Gretchen
Herb
TV Shows (162)
The Simpsons
Bildorf (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Professor O'Callaghan (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Priest (voice) · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Michael Kirkwood · 1 eps
Rick and Morty
Gromflomite General (voice) · 1 eps
Rick and Morty
Carl (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Dick (voice) · 6 eps
American Dad!
Dick / Dentist's Father (voice) · 1 eps
Seinfeld
Mr. Lager · 1 eps
Adventure Time
Martin (voice) · 1 eps
24
Bill Prady · 3 eps
The Good Wife
Judge Murphy Wicks · 2 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Charlie Lane · 1 eps
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Lynn Boyle · 4 eps
Bob's Burgers
Jackson (voice) · 1 eps
Frasier
Harbin · 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Floyd (voice) · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Captain K'Vada · 2 eps
King of the Hill
Bill Dauterive (voice) · 275 eps
The West Wing
Bob Mayer · 9 eps
Fringe
Raymond · 1 eps
Fargo
Burt Canton · 2 eps
Quantum Leap
John Tremaine Jr. · 1 eps
Gravity Falls
Bud Gleeful (voice) · 5 eps
Gravity Falls
Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice) · 2 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
John Pratt · 2 eps
Californication
Ricardo Collini · 1 eps
The Big Bang Theory
Dan · 2 eps
Boston Legal
Ethan Melman · 1 eps
Home Improvement
Exterminator · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice) · 1 eps
Young Justice
Jack Haly (voice) · 2 eps
Chicago Hope
Trumpet Playing Mental Patient · 1 eps
True Blood
Eddie · 5 eps
The Legend of Korra
White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice) · 1 eps
The Legend of Korra
Gommu (voice) · 1 eps
Succession
Ron Petkus · 2 eps
The Legend of Vox Machina
Professor Anders (voice) · 4 eps
L.A. Law
Brandon McCafferty · 3 eps
L.A. Law
Ferret · 1 eps
DuckTales
J.W. Guidebook (voice) · 1 eps
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Brian (voice) · 2 eps
Boardwalk Empire
Gaston Means · 1 eps
Solar Opposites
Train Store Owner (voice) · 1 eps
Night Court
Spirit of Death · 1 eps
Night Court
Mr. Willard · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Pop-Pop Porter (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Mr. Nevius (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Texan (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Chester Yapsby (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Memphis (voice) · 1 eps
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Gene Jakobowski (voice) · 1 eps
Summer Camp Island
Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
Summer Camp Island
Stuart (voice) · 5 eps
Summer Camp Island
Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
Summer Camp Island
Prime Monister (voice) · 1 eps
Justified
Mike Reardon · 7 eps
According to Jim
Al Crannis · 1 eps
Party of Five
Football Coach · 1 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Brian · 1 eps
Northern Exposure
Brother Timothy · 1 eps
President Curtis
Toomoo (voice) · 1 eps
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Penguin / Planet Master (voice) · 1 eps
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Woozy Winks (voice) · 2 eps
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice) · 1 eps
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Killer Croc / Penguin (voice) · 1 eps
Veep
Judge Walsh · 1 eps
The Man in the High Castle
Hawthorne Abendsen · 10 eps
Amphibia
Mayor Toadstool (voice) · 15 eps
Widow's Bay
Wyck Crawford · 10 eps
Barry
Monroe Fuches · 32 eps
Resident Alien
Ed Vanderspeigle · 1 eps
Murphy Brown
1 eps
Raising Hope
Cap Collins · 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice) · 1 eps
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
Jampft (voice) · 2 eps
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
Mark (voice) · 1 eps
We Baby Bears
Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice) · 1 eps
We Baby Bears
Zach / Bread Monster (voice) · 1 eps
We Baby Bears
Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice) · 1 eps
Just Shoot Me!
Dr. Drake Kelson · 1 eps
Teen Titans
Val Yor (voice) · 1 eps
Hamster & Gretel
Jeff Strawberry (voice) · 1 eps
Masters of Sex
Harvey Toplin · 1 eps
Profiler
Houston Plant Manager · 2 eps
Childrens Hospital
Hank Maestro · 1 eps
Workaholics
Carty · 1 eps
Blossom
4 eps
Grounded for Life
Tony Bustamante · 3 eps
Courage the Cowardly Dog
1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
2 eps
NewsRadio
Jimmy James · 97 eps
The Newsroom
General Stomtonovich · 2 eps
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Sheriff (voice) · 2 eps
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Sheriff / Sentry #2 (voice) · 1 eps
Wiseguy
1 eps
Angie Tribeca
Mortimer Begoyle · 1 eps
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
Gary (voice) · 1 eps
The Proud Family
Mr. Andrews (voice) · 1 eps
Cybill
Phil Asher · 1 eps
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
The Nanomachines (voice) · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Maynard Barnes · 7 eps
The Book of Boba Fett
Lortha Peel · 1 eps
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Martin Mertens (voice) · 1 eps
Krapopolis
Salt (voice) · 1 eps
The Mighty Ones
Bernard (voice) · 4 eps
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice) · 1 eps
Louie
Dr. Hepa · 1 eps
Pushing Daisies
Dwight Dixon · 5 eps
Beacon 23
Solomon Smythe · 4 eps
The Sarah Silverman Program
Johnny Forrealz · 1 eps
Justice League
Cat Man (voice) · 2 eps
Velma
Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice) · 1 eps
Velma
Merie Cogburn (voice) · 4 eps
Velma
Chief Cogburn (voice) · 4 eps
The Legend of Tarzan
Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice) · 1 eps
Ed
George MacPherson · 1 eps
The Terror: Devil in Silver
Dr. Badger · 4 eps
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Cringer / Battle Cat (voice) · 10 eps
DreamWorks Dragons
Mildew (voice) · 16 eps
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
Mr. M / Bob / Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
Clone High
Mr. Big Corporation (voice) · 1 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
Chris Kraft · 5 eps
Eerie, Indiana
Mr. Chaney · 1 eps
ThunderCats
Hattanzo the Drifter (voice) · 1 eps
Con Man
Pascal · 1 eps
Random! Cartoons
Lance (voice) · 1 eps
StuGo
Dr. Rostrum (voice) · 1 eps
The Defenders
Judge Taylor · 1 eps
Tripping the Rift
Chode (voice) · 39 eps
The Golden Palace
Mr. Tucker · 1 eps
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Police Chief Earl Grant (voice) · 6 eps
Glenn Martin, DDS
1 eps
Strip Law
Glem Blorchman (voice) · 10 eps
Roseanne
1 eps
The Torkelsons
Sheriff Bobby · 1 eps
The Norm Show
Mr. Sweeney · 2 eps
Civil Wars
1 eps
Bee and PuppyCat
Warlock G (voice) · 1 eps
Bee and PuppyCat
Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice) · 1 eps
Bee and PuppyCat
Warlock G / Police Officer (voice) · 1 eps
Ladies Man
Gene · 30 eps
Bee and PuppyCat
Farmer (voice) · 2 eps
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Cringer (voice) · 5 eps
Christy
Clarence Sweetwater · 2 eps
Unscripted
Stephen Root · 1 eps
It's Florida, Man.
Title Narrator (voice) · 12 eps
Head Case
Pat Jennings · 1 eps
Fired on Mars
Mark (voice) · 3 eps
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Dr. Donovan (voice) · 26 eps
Golden Years
Major Moreland · 6 eps
The X's
2 eps
Praise Petey
Petey's Father (voice) · 10 eps
The Andy Dick Show
1 eps
VR.5
F.A.A. Negotiator · 1 eps
DAG
Senator Culpepper · 1 eps
Harts of the West
R.O · 15 eps
Dallas & Robo
Uncle Danny · 8 eps
The Path to 9/11
Richard Clarke · 2 eps
Idiotsitter
Ken Russel · 17 eps
Pandora's Clock
Mark Hastings · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self · 1 eps
Lights Out with David Spade
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
I Know That Voice
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Self
Starting Now: the Making of Barry
Self
