Birth Day: 1951-11-17
Place of birth: Sarasota, Florida, USA
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.
Credits
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As Brian Heder (voice) (uncredited) -
As Gordon -
As Grampa (voice) -
As Arthur Hammond -
As Analyst -
As Tony -
As Self -
As Jail Tattoo Artist (voice) -
As Dutch -
As Agent Flannigan -
As Goodman -
As Father Browning -
As Porter -
As Chris -
As Daddy Mac -
As Arthur Parsons -
As Neil Mullin -
As Walt Breckman -
As Cockmando (voice) -
As Teller (segment "Near Algodones") -
As Professor Brown -
As Mike Cook -
As Dr. Rogers -
As Jim Hudson -
As Fenton -
As Ron Walton -
As Morty Van Rookle -
As The Jackalope (voice) -
As Uncle Henry (voice) -
As J. Edgar Hoover -
As Dr. Mindala -
As Bubbles (voice) -
As Burt -
As George -
As Todd -
As Hymie King -
As Self -
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As Col. Al Lingo -
As Nick Celisco -
As Hugh -
As Zor-El (voice) -
As Roger -
As Habberman -
As Avery Boomer -
As Governor Haskell -
As Billy Cusimano -
As Elliot -
As Uncle Henry / Crows (voice) -
As Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) -
As Sherrif Wynan -
As Arthur Koehler -
As Brendon (voice) -
As Bill Krogstad -
As John Lloyd -
As Senator Larder -
As Charles Thompson -
As Burt (voice) -
As Turtle (voice) -
As Fred Franklin -
As Lance (voice) -
As Remington
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As Self -
As Steve -
As Gus Lacey -
As Curt Reynolds -
As Glover -
As Principal Doppler -
As Chode (voice) -
As Suds -
As Sculptor -
As Man Who Hires Wells -
As Sheriff Brock -
As Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited) -
As Aardvark Dad (voice) -
As Herb -
As Talent Scout (voice) -
As Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited) -
As KC -
As Vince Masters -
As Fernand Gudge -
As Dwight Nestor -
As Gordon -
As Greenie -
As Dr. Freeman -
As Cameron -
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As Bubbles (voice) -
As Zeb (voice) -
As Rhino / Start (voice) -
As Radio Station Man -
As Milton -
As Big Ducky (voice) -
As Dennis Mansky -
As Kane Cohen -
As Mr. Crenshaw -
As Gerald Adams -
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As Ed Kirkman -
As Graham Dunbar -
As Frank -
As Jaan Laaman -
As Awakened Neighbor -
As Kevin McDonald -
As Max Alvarez -
As Dr. Kirby -
As Secretary of War Edwin Stanton -
As Coontz -
As Don Durenberger -
As Kevin McDonald -
As Gary Murray -
As RKO Guard -
As Major Moreland -
As Mickey -
As Randolph -
As Mr. Hentley -
As Police Sgt. -
As Berg -
As Dean Burbage -
As DEA Agent (Toilet) -
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As Edgar (voice) -