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