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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 (199…
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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.
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Stephen Root's Filmography
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Slayground
Grand Theft Auto VI : Launch Trailer
as Bryan Heder
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
as Brian Heder (voice) (uncredited)
The Long Haul
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
as Chet
The Wrecking Crew
as Detective Rennert
Playdate
as Gordon
Heads of State
as Arthur Hammond
Dog Man
as Grampa (voice)
Lousy Carter
as Analyst
Paint
as Tony
To Leslie
as Dutch
Starting Now: the Making of Barry
as Self
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Porter
Queenpins
as Agent Flannigan
Home
as Father Browning
Four Good Days
as Chris
Happily
as Goodman
Uncle Frank
as Daddy Mac
The Empty Man
as Arthur Parsons
Bombshell
as Neil Mullin
Seberg
as Walt Breckman
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Cockmando (voice)
On the Basis of Sex
as Professor Brown
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
Life of the Party
as Mike Cook
Cook-Off!
as Morty Van Rookle
Three Christs
as Dr. Rogers
Miles
as Ron Walton
Infinity Baby
as Fenton
Get Out
as Jim Hudson
Spectral
as Dr. Mindala
Looking for the Jackalope
as The Jackalope (voice)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Burt
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
as Uncle Henry (voice)
Finding Dory
as Bubbles (voice)
All the Way
as J. Edgar Hoover
Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Todd
Trumbo
as Hymie King
7 Chinese Brothers
as George
Selma
as Col. Al Lingo
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
I Know That Voice
as Self
Feels So Good
as Nick Celisco
Sweetwater
as Hugh
Bad Milo!
as Roger
The Lone Ranger
as Habberman
Superman: Unbound
as Zor-El (voice)
The Arrangement
as Avery Boomer
The Company You Keep
as Billy Cusimano
Big Miracle
as Governor Haskell
J. Edgar
as Arthur Koehler
Batman: Year One
as Brendon (voice)
Red State
as Sherrif Wynan
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
Everything Must Go
as Elliot
The Conspirator
as John Lloyd
Rango
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
Son of Morning
as Senator Larder
Cedar Rapids
as Bill Krogstad
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
as Burt (voice)
Unthinkable
as Charles Thompson
No Poster
Glock
as Remington
The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Gus Lacey
13 Scarier Movie Moments
as Self
Squirly Town
as Lance (voice)
Imagine That
as Fred Franklin
The Soloist
as Curt Reynolds
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
as Turtle (voice)
Bob Funk
as Steve
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
as Chode (voice)
Leatherheads
as Suds
Drillbit Taylor
as Principal Doppler
Over Her Dead Body
as Sculptor
Mad Money
as Glover
No Country for Old Men
as Man Who Hires Wells
Have Dreams, Will Travel
as Sheriff Brock
The Fox and the Hound 2
as Talent Scout (voice)
Idiocracy
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
Gretchen
as Herb
Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Aardvark Dad (voice)
Just Friends
as KC
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Vince Masters
Surviving Christmas
as Dr. Freeman
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Gordon
The Ladykillers
as Fernand Gudge
Jersey Girl
as Greenie
Raising Genius
as Dwight Nestor
Grind
as Cameron
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
Finding Nemo
as Bubbles (voice)
The Country Bears
as Zeb (voice)
Ice Age
as Rhino / Start (voice)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Radio Station Man
Bicentennial Man
as Dennis Mansky
The Sissy Duckling
as Big Ducky (voice)
Office Space
as Milton
The Monster Hunter
as Mr. Crenshaw
Gut Feeling
as Kane Cohen
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Gerald Adams
steve.oedekerk.com
The Lottery
as Graham Dunbar
The Road to Galveston
as Ed Kirkman
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
as Jaan Laaman
Night of the Scarecrow
as Frank
Bye Bye Love
as Awakened Neighbor
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
as Kevin McDonald
Extreme Justice
as Max Alvarez
Dave
as Don Durenberger
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
as Dr. Kirby
Class of '61
as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
RoboCop 3
as Coontz
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Gary Murray
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
as Kevin McDonald
Bed & Breakfast
as Randolph
V.I. Warshawski
as Mickey
Golden Years
as Major Moreland
Guilty by Suspicion
as RKO Guard
Ghost
as Police Sgt.
Stanley & Iris
as Mr. Hentley
Black Rain
as Berg
Monkey Shines
as Dean Burbage
Crocodile Dundee II
as DEA Agent (Toilet)
No Poster
The Girlfriend
Bob's Best Friends
as Edgar (voice)
No Poster