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