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Stephen Root
ActorBorn November 17, 1951 (73 years)
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.
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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| 2025 | Wednesdays with Gramps · as Gramps |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | King of the Hill (2026) (TV Series) · as Bill |
| 2025 | Dog Man · as Grampa (voice) |
| 2024 | It's Florida, Man. (TV Series) · as Title Narrator |
| 2024 | Masters of the Universe: Revolution (TV Series) · as Cringer (voice) |
| 2023 | Lousy Carter · as Analyst |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (TV Series) · as The Nanomachines (voice) |
| 2023 | Krapopolis (TV Series) · as Salt |
| 2023 | Beacon 23 (TV Series) · as Solomon Smythe |
| 2023 | Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake (TV Series) · as Martin Mertens (voice) |
| 2023 | Praise Petey (TV Series) · as Petey's Father (voice) |
| 2023 | Invincible: Atom Eve · as Brandyworth |
| 2023 | Clone High (2023) (TV Series) · as Mr. Big Corporation (voice) |
| 2023 | Fired on Mars (TV Series) · as Mark (voice) |
| 2023 | Paint · as Tony |
| 2023 | Velma (TV Series) · as Chief Cogburn (voice) |
| 2022 | To Leslie · as Dutch |
| 2022 | Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space (TV Series) · as Warlock G (voice) |
| 2022 | Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head (TV Series) · as Gary (voice) |
| 2022 | Hamster & Gretel (TV Series) · as Jeff Strawberry (voice) |
| 2022 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe · as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice) |
| 2022 | The Legend of Vox Machina (TV Series) · as Professor Anders (voice) |
| 2022 | We Baby Bears (TV Series) · as Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice) |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth · as Porter |
| 2021 | Blade Runner: Black Lotus (TV Series) · as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice) |
| 2021 | Queenpins · as Agent Flannigan |
| 2021 | Masters of the Universe: Revelation (TV Series) · as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice) |
| 2021 | Blindspotting (TV Series) · as Rick |
| 2021 | The Book of Boba Fett (TV Series) · as Lortha Peel |
| 2021 | Happily · as Goodman |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Poupelle of Chimney Town · as Bruno |
| 2020 | Uncle Frank · as Daddy Mac |
| 2020 | The Mighty Ones (TV Series) · as Bernard (voice) |
| 2020 | The Empty Man · as Arthur Parsons |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Lower Decks (TV Series) · as Gene Jakobowski (voice) |
| 2020 | Adventure Time: Distant Lands (TV Series) · as Mr. M / Bob (voice) |
| 2020 | Perry Mason (2020) (TV Series) · as Maynard Barnes |
| 2020 | Solar Opposites (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2020 | The Midnight Gospel (TV Series) · as Blithrreyus |
| 2020 | Four Good Days · as Chris |
| 2019 | Bombshell · as Neil Mullin |
| 2019 | Seberg · as Walt Breckman |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot · as Cockmando (voice) |
| 2019 | Bless the Harts (TV Series) · as Rick Ocean |
| 2019 | Amphibia (TV Series) · as Mayor Toadstool (voice) |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex · as Professor Brown |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs · as Teller (segment "near Algodones") |
| 2018 | A New Film: The Man in the High Castle Viewer's Guide · as Narrator |
| 2018 | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (TV Series) · as Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice) |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island (TV Series) · as Stuart (voice) |
| 2018 | Dallas & Robo (TV Series) · as Uncle Danny |
| 2018 | Life of the Party · as Mike Cook |
| 2018 | Succession (TV Series) · as Ron Petkus |
| 2018 | Barry (TV Series) · as Monroe Fuches |
| 2018 | The Terror (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2017 | Three Christs · as Dr. Rogers |
| 2017 | DuckTales (2017) (TV Series) · as J.w. Guidebook (voice) |
| 2017 | Infinity Baby · as Fenton |
| 2017 | Get Out · as Jim Hudson |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Spectral · as Dr. Mindala |
| 2016 | Looking for the Jackalope · as The Jackalope (voice) |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates · as Burt |
| 2016 | Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz · as Uncle Henry (voice) |
| 2016 | Finding Dory · as Bubbles (voice) |
| 2016 | All the Way · as J. Edgar Hoover |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca (TV Series) · as Mortimer Begoyle |
| 2015 | Trumbo · as Hymie King |
| 2015 | Hello, My Name Is Doris · as Todd |
| 2015 | Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files · as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2015 | Con Man (TV Series) · as Pascal |
| 2015 | 7 Chinese Brothers · as George |
| 2015 | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (TV Series) · as Neeza |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castle (TV Series) · as Hawthorne Abendsen |
| 2015 | Niko and the Sword of Light (TV Series) · as Diggantus |
| 2014 | Selma · as Col. Al Lingo |
| 2014 | Mike Tyson Mysteries (TV Series) · as Thomas J. Watson |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice) |
| 2014 | Fargo (TV Series) · as Burt Canton |
| 2014 | TURN: Washington's Spies (TV Series) · as Nathaniel Sackett |
| 2014 | Idiotsitter (TV Series) · as Ken Russel |
| 2013 | Feels So Good · as Nick Celisco |
| 2013 | Gravity Falls (Shorts) (TV Series) · as Bud Gleeful |
| 2013 | Sweetwater · as Hugh |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex (TV Series) · as Harvey Toplin |
| 2013 | The Arrangement · as Avery Boomer |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series) · as Lynn Boyle |
| 2013 | The Legend of Korra: The Re-telling of Korra's Journey · as White Lotus Leader |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Mr. Pickles (TV Series) · as Plantation Owner |
| 2013 | Bee and PuppyCat (TV Series) · as Farmer (voice) |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger · as Habberman |
| 2013 | Superman: Unbound · as Zor-El (voice) |
| 2013 | Out There (2013) (TV Series) · as Mr. Shooty |
| 2012 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil (TV Series) · as Brian (voice) |
| 2012 | The Company You Keep · as Billy Cusimano |
| 2012 | Outlaw Country · as Jack Folcum |
| 2012 | Dragons (TV Series) · as Mildew (voice) |
| 2012 | The Newsroom (2012) (TV Series) · as General Stomtonovich |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls (TV Series) · as Bud Gleeful (voice) |
| 2012 | Veep (TV Series) · as Judge Walsh |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korra (TV Series) · as Hobo |
| 2012 | Big Miracle · as Governor Haskell |
| 2011 | J. Edgar · as Arthur Koehler |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Batman: Year One · as Brendon (voice) |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (TV Series) · as Junjie |
| 2011 | Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz · as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice) |
| 2011 | ThunderCats (2011) (TV Series) · as Hattanzo The Drifter (voice) |
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids · as Bill Krogstad |
| 2011 | Rango · as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) |
| 2011 | Son of Morning · as Senator Larder |
| 2011 | Workaholics (TV Series) · as Carty |
| 2010 | Young Justice (TV Series) · as Jack Haly (voice) |
| 2010 | Everything Must Go · as Elliot |
| 2010 | The Defenders (2010) (TV Series) · as Judge Taylor |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) · as Gaston Means |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare · as Burt (voice) |
| 2010 | The Conspirator · as John Lloyd |
| 2010 | Raising Hope (TV Series) · as Cap Collins |
| 2010 | Louie (2010) (TV Series) · as Dr. Hepa |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland (TV Series) · as Brian |
| 2010 | Unthinkable · as Charles Thompson |
| 2010 | Adventure Time (TV Series) · as Martin (voice) |
| 2010 | Justified (TV Series) · as Mike Reardon |
| 2009 | The Men Who Stare at Goats · as Gus Lacey |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show (TV Series) · as Allister Monkarsh |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Judge Murphy Wicks |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin DDS (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Squirly Town · as Lance (voice) |
| 2009 | Imagine That · as Fred Franklin |
| 2009 | The Soloist · as Curt Reynolds |
| 2009 | Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts · as Turtle (voice) |
| 2009 | Bob Funk · as Steve |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital (TV Series) · as Hank Maestro |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series) · as Woozy Winks (voice) |
| 2008 | The Life & Times of Tim (TV Series) · as Lou |
| 2008 | Fringe (TV Series) · as Raymond |
| 2008 | True Blood (TV Series) · as Eddie |
| 2008 | Leatherheads · as Suds |
| 2008 | Tripping the Rift: The Movie · as Chode (voice) |
| 2008 | Drillbit Taylor · as Principal Doppler |
| 2008 | Over Her Dead Body · as Sculptor |
| 2008 | Mad Money · as Glover |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men · as Man Who Hires Wells |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Chowder (TV Series) · as Dancer |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies (TV Series) · as Dwight Dixon |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory (TV Series) · as Dan |
| 2007 | WordGirl (TV Series) · as Professor Robert Tubing |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb (TV Series) · as Floyd (voice) |
| 2007 | Slacker Cats (TV Series) · as Tommy |
| 2007 | Californication (TV Series) · as Ricardo Collini |
| 2007 | A West Texas Children's Story · as Sheriff Brock |
| 2007 | Head Case (TV Series) · as Pat Jennings |
| 2007 | Random! Cartoons (TV Series) · as Lance (voice) |
| 2007 | The Sarah Silverman Program (TV Series) · as Johnny Forrealz |
| 2007 | Sunny & Share Love You · as Clive Anderson |
| 2006 | The Fox and the Hound 2 · as Talent Scout (voice) |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 (TV Series) · as Richard Clarke |
| 2006 | Idiocracy · as Judge Hector "the Hangman" (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown · as Aardvark Dad (voice) |
| 2005 | The X's (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Just Friends · as Kc |
| 2005 | Disney Channel Holiday · as Memphis |
| 2005 | Kim Possible: So the Drama · as Cowboy Gambler (voice; Uncredited) |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Predator Wilson |
| 2005 | Gretchen · as Herb |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Dick (voice) |
| 2004 | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy · as Vince Masters |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmas · as Dr. Freeman |
| 2004 | Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Ethan Melman |
| 2004 | Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (TV Series) · as Santa Claus |
| 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story · as Gordon |
| 2004 | The Ladykillers · as Fernand Gudge |
| 2004 | Jersey Girl · as Greenie |
| 2004 | Raising Genius · as Dwight Nestor |
| 2004 | Tripping the Rift (TV Series) · as Chode (voice) |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Teen Titans (TV Series) · as Val Yor (voice) |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo · as Bubbles (voice) |
| 2002 | White Oleander · as Michael |
| 2002 | The Country Bears · as Zeb Zoober (voice) |
| 2002 | Kim Possible (TV Series) · as Pop-Pop Porter (voice) |
| 2002 | Ice Age · as Frank / Start (voice) |
| 2002 | Teamo Supremo (TV Series) · as Angler |
| 2001 | Justice League (TV Series) · as Cat Man (voice) |
| 2001 | 24 (TV Series) |
| 2001 | According to Jim (TV Series) · as Al Crannis |
| 2001 | The Proud Family (TV Series) · as Mr. Andrews (voice) |
| 2001 | The Legend of Tarzan (TV Series) · as Theodore 'teddy' Roosevelt (voice) |
| 2001 | The Andy Dick Show (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Grounded for Life (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Tripping the Rift · as Chode |
| 2000 | DAG (TV Series) · as Senator Culpepper |
| 2000 | Ed (TV Series) · as George Macpherson |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Michael Kirkwood |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (TV Series) · as Sheriff (voice) |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? · as Radio Station Man |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle (TV Series) · as John Pratt |
| 1999 | Bicentennial Man · as Dennis Mansky |
| 1999 | Courage the Cowardly Dog (TV Series) |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Bob Mayer |
| 1999 | Ladies Man (TV Series) · as Gene |
| 1999 | Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (TV Series) · as Dr. Donovan (voice) |
| 1999 | The Sissy Duckling · as Big Ducky (voice) |
| 1999 | The Norm Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Sweeney |
| 1999 | Office Space · as Milton Waddams |
| 1999 | Natural Selection · as Mr. Crenshaw |
| 1999 | Gut Feeling · as Kane Cohen |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon (TV Series) · as Chris Kraft |
| 1998 | Krippendorf's Tribe · as Gerald Adams |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Johnny Bravo (TV Series) · as Announcer |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! (TV Series) · as Dr. Drake Kelson |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Bill Dauterive (voice) |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock (TV Series) · as Mark Hastings |
| 1996 | The Lottery · as Graham Dunbar |
| 1996 | Profiler (TV Series) |
| 1996 | All Dogs Go to Heaven (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice) |
| 1996 | The Road to Galveston · as Ed Kirkman |
| 1995 | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice · as Jaan Laaman |
| 1995 | Night of the Scarecrow · as Frank |
| 1995 | NewsRadio (TV Series) · as Jimmy James |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Love · as Awakened Neighbor |
| 1995 | VR.5 (TV Series) · as F.a.a. Negotiator |
| 1995 | Cybill (TV Series) · as Phil Asher |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Sweet Justice (TV Series) · as Bowles |
| 1994 | Party of Five (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Christy (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Charlie Lane |
| 1993 | Harts of the West (TV Series) · as R.o |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Iab Sgt. Fulmer |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Harbin |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice · as Max Alvarez |
| 1993 | Dave · as Don Durenberger |
| 1993 | Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story · as Dr. Kirby |
| 1993 | RoboCop 3 · as Coontz |
| 1993 | Class of '61 · as Secretary Of War Edwin Stanton |
| 1993 | Sirens (TV Series) · as George Bailey |
| 1992 | Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter · as Kevin Mcdonald |
| 1992 | The Golden Palace (TV Series) · as Mr. Tucker |
| 1992 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer · as Gary Murray |
| 1992 | A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story · as Kevin Mcdonald |
| 1991 | Civil Wars (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Bed & Breakfast · as Randolph |
| 1991 | The Torkelsons (TV Series) · as Sheriff Bobby |
| 1991 | Home Improvement (TV Series) · as Exterminator |
| 1991 | Eerie, Indiana (TV Series) · as Mr. Chaney |
| 1991 | V.I. Warshawski · as Mickey |
| 1991 | Golden Years · as Major Moreland |
| 1991 | Golden Years (TV Series) · as Major Moreland |
| 1991 | My Life and Times (TV Series) · as Ross |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion · as Rko Guard |
| 1991 | Davis Rules (TV Series) · as Porter |
| 1990 | Ghost · as Police Sgt. |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Blossom (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Stanley & Iris · as Mr. Hentley |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Bildorf (voice) |
| 1989 | Cross Fire · as Beggs |
| 1989 | Black Rain · as Berg |
| 1989 | The Young Riders (TV Series) · as Luke |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Mr. Lager |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as John Tremaine Jr. |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Monkey Shines · as Dean Burbage |
| 1988 | Crocodile Dundee II · as Dea Agent (toilet) |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) · as Raymond Mercer |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) · as Captain K'vada |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | Head of the Class (TV Series) · as Mr. Birch |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Atty. Brandon Mccafferty |
| 1984 | Night Court (TV Series) · as Mr. Willard |