Stephen Root

Stephen Root

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.

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🎬 Movies Featuring Stephen Root

Heads of State

Heads of State (2025)

as Arthur Hammond
Dog Man

Dog Man (2025)

as Grampa (voice)
Queenpins

Queenpins (2021)

as Agent Flannigan
Home

Home (2021)

as Father Browning
The Empty Man

The Empty Man (2020)

as Arthur Parsons
Seberg

Seberg (2019)

as Walt Breckman
Bombshell

Bombshell (2019)

as Neil Mullin
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
Cook-Off!

Cook-Off! (2017)

as Morty Van Rookle
Miles

Miles (2017)

as Ron Walton
Get Out

Get Out (2017)

as Jim Hudson
Spectral

Spectral (2016)

as Dr. Mindala
Looking for the Jackalope

Looking for the Jackalope (2016)

as The Jackalope (voice)
Finding Dory

Finding Dory (2016)

as Bubbles (voice)
All the Way

All the Way (2016)

as J. Edgar Hoover
O.W.C.A. Files

O.W.C.A. Files (2015)

as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
Trumbo

Trumbo (2015)

as Hymie King
Selma

Selma (2014)

as Col. Al Lingo
Big Miracle

Big Miracle (2012)

as Governor Haskell
J. Edgar

J. Edgar (2011)

as Arthur Koehler
Batman: Year One

Batman: Year One (2011)

as Brendon (voice)
Red State

Red State (2011)

as Sherrif Wynan
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)

as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
Rango

Rango (2011)

as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
Son of Morning

Son of Morning (2011)

as Senator Larder
Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids (2011)

as Bill Krogstad
Unthinkable

Unthinkable (2010)

as Charles Thompson
No Image

Glock (2009)

as Remington
Squirly Town

Squirly Town (2009)

as Lance (voice)
Imagine That

Imagine That (2009)

as Fred Franklin
The Soloist

The Soloist (2009)

as Curt Reynolds
Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor (2008)

as Principal Doppler
No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men (2007)

as Man Who Hires Wells
The Fox and the Hound 2

The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)

as Talent Scout (voice)
Idiocracy

Idiocracy (2006)

as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

as Aardvark Dad (voice)
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005)

as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
Raising Genius

Raising Genius (2004)

as Dwight Nestor
Grind

Grind (2003)

as Cameron
Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo (2003)

as Bubbles (voice)
The Country Bears

The Country Bears (2002)

as Zeb Zoober (voice)
Ice Age

Ice Age (2002)

as Frank / Start (voice)
The Sissy Duckling

The Sissy Duckling (1999)

as Big Ducky (voice)
Office Space

Office Space (1999)

as Milton Waddams
The Lottery

The Lottery (1996)

as Graham Dunbar
Bye Bye Love

Bye Bye Love (1995)

as Awakened Neighbor
Dave

Dave (1993)

as Don Durenberger
Class of '61

Class of '61 (1993)

as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
Golden Years

Golden Years (1991)

as Major Moreland
Ghost

Ghost (1990)

as Police Sgt.
Crocodile Dundee II

Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

as DEA Agent (Toilet)