Stephen Root
Acting
Born: Nov 17, 1951
From: Sarasota, Florida, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tragedy of Macbeth | Porter | 2021 | 6.9 |
| Queenpins | Agent Flannigan | 2021 | 6.515 |
| Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Cockmando (voice) | 2019 | 5.675 |
| The Conspirator | John Lloyd | 2011 | 6.561 |
| Rango | Doc / Merrimack / Mr. … | 2011 | 6.892 |
| Everything Must Go | Elliot | 2011 | 6.2 |
| Unthinkable | Charles Thompson | 2010 | 6.803 |
| The Soloist | Curt Reynolds | 2009 | 6.671 |
| Leatherheads | Suds | 2008 | 5.885 |
| Mad Money | Glover | 2008 | 6.46 |
| Over Her Dead Body | Sculptor | 2008 | 5.509 |
| Tripping the Rift: The Movie | Chode (voice) | 2008 | 5.2 |
| No Country for Old Men | Man Who Hires Wells | 2007 | 7.951 |
| Have Dreams, Will Travel | Sheriff Brock | 2007 | 7.616 |
| The Fox and the Hound 2 | Talent Scout (voice) | 2006 | 6.026 |
| Just Friends | KC | 2005 | 6.205 |
| DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Gordon | 2004 | 6.362 |
| Jersey Girl | Greenie | 2004 | 6.191 |
| Surviving Christmas | Dr. Freeman | 2004 | 5.73 |
| Finding Nemo | Bubbles (voice) | 2003 | 7.817 |
| Ice Age | Frank / Start (voice) | 2002 | 7.369 |
| Office Space | Milton Waddams | 1999 | 7.372 |
| Bicentennial Man | Dennis Mansky | 1999 | 7.265 |
| The Sissy Duckling | Big Ducky (voice) | 1999 | 5.1 |
| Krippendorf's Tribe | Gerald Adams | 1998 | 4.588 |
| RoboCop 3 | Coontz | 1993 | 4.906 |
| Dave | Don Durenberger | 1993 | 6.646 |
| Golden Years | Major Moreland | 1991 | 5.75 |
| Ghost | Police Sgt. | 1990 | 7.232 |
| Monkey Shines | Dean Burbage | 1988 | 6.311 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1951 |
| From | Sarasota, Florida, USA |