Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, 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).
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), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include in 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), 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 notably starred as Monroe Fuches / The Raven on the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019.
Known For
Ice Age
(2002)
Frank / Start (voice)
Get Out
(2017)
Jim Hudson
Finding Nemo
(2003)
Bubbles (voice)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
(2006)
Aardvark Dad (voice)
Ghost
(1990)
Police Sgt.
No Country for Old Men
(2007)
Man Who Hires Wells
Rango
(2011)
Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
Idiocracy
(2006)
Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
RoboCop 3
(1993)
Coontz
Finding Dory
(2016)
Bubbles (voice)
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
(2004)
Gordon
Queenpins
(2021)
Agent Flannigan
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
(2018)
Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
The Lone Ranger
(2013)
Habberman
Spectral
(2016)
Dr. Mindala
The Tragedy of Macbeth
(2021)
Porter
Full Filmography
Acting
Monkey Shines
(1988)
Dean Burbage
Crocodile Dundee II
(1988)
DEA Agent (Toilet)
Black Rain
(1989)
Berg
Ghost
(1990)
Police Sgt.
Stanley & Iris
(1990)
Mr. Hentley
Bed & Breakfast
(1991)
Randolph
V.I. Warshawski
(1991)
Mickey
Guilty by Suspicion
(1991)
RKO Guard
Golden Years
(1991)
Major Moreland
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
(1992)
Kevin McDonald
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(1992)
Gary Murray
RoboCop 3
(1993)
Coontz
Dave
(1993)
Don Durenberger
Extreme Justice
(1993)
Max Alvarez
Class of '61
(1993)
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
(1993)
Dr. Kirby
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
(1994)
Kevin McDonald
Night of the Scarecrow
(1995)
Frank
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
(1995)
Jaan Laaman
The Lottery
(1996)
Graham Dunbar
The Road to Galveston
(1996)
Ed Kirkman
steve.oedekerk.com
(1997)
Krippendorf's Tribe
(1998)
Gerald Adams
Office Space
(1999)
Milton Waddams
Bicentennial Man
(1999)
Dennis Mansky
The Monster Hunter
(1999)
Mr. Crenshaw
The Sissy Duckling
(1999)
Big Ducky (voice)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
(2000)
Radio Station Man
The Country Bears
(2002)
Zeb Zoober (voice)
Ice Age
(2002)
Frank / Start (voice)
Finding Nemo
(2003)
Bubbles (voice)
Grind
(2003)
Cameron
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
(2004)
Gordon
Jersey Girl
(2004)
Greenie
Surviving Christmas
(2004)
Dr. Freeman
Raising Genius
(2004)
Dwight Nestor
The Ladykillers
(2004)
Fernand Gudge
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
(2004)
Vince Masters
Just Friends
(2005)
KC
Kim Possible: So the Drama
(2005)
Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
The Fox and the Hound 2
(2006)
Talent Scout (voice)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
(2006)
Aardvark Dad (voice)
Idiocracy
(2006)
Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
Gretchen
(2006)
Herb
No Country for Old Men
(2007)
Man Who Hires Wells
Have Dreams, Will Travel
(2007)
Sheriff Brock
Cook-Off!
(2007)
Morty Van Rookle
Leatherheads
(2008)
Suds
Mad Money
(2008)
Glover
Over Her Dead Body
(2008)
Sculptor
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
(2008)
Chode (voice)
Drillbit Taylor
(2008)
Principal Doppler
The Soloist
(2009)
Curt Reynolds
Bob Funk
(2009)
Steve
Imagine That
(2009)
Fred Franklin
The Men Who Stare at Goats
(2009)
Gus Lacey
Glock
(2009)
Remington
13 Scarier Movie Moments
(2009)
Self
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
(2009)
Turtle (voice)
Squirly Town
(2009)
Lance (voice)
Unthinkable
(2010)
Charles Thompson
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
(2010)
Burt (voice)
The Conspirator
(2011)
John Lloyd
Rango
(2011)
Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
Everything Must Go
(2011)
Elliot
Red State
(2011)
Sherrif Wynan
Batman: Year One
(2011)
Brendon (voice)
Cedar Rapids
(2011)
Bill Krogstad
Son of Morning
(2011)
Senator Larder
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
(2011)
Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
J. Edgar
(2011)
Arthur Koehler
Big Miracle
(2012)
Governor Haskell
The Company You Keep
(2012)
Billy Cusimano
Sweetwater
(2013)
Hugh
Superman: Unbound
(2013)
Zor-El (voice)
Bad Milo!
(2013)
Roger
The Arrangement
(2013)
Avery Boomer
The Lone Ranger
(2013)
Habberman
Lennon or McCartney
(2014)
Self
Selma
(2014)
Col. Al Lingo
I Know That Voice
(2014)
Self
Hello, My Name Is Doris
(2015)
Todd
7 Chinese Brothers
(2015)
George
Trumbo
(2015)
Hymie King
Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files
(2015)
Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
All the Way
(2016)
J. Edgar Hoover
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
(2016)
Burt
Finding Dory
(2016)
Bubbles (voice)
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
(2016)
Uncle Henry (voice)
Spectral
(2016)
Dr. Mindala
Looking for the Jackalope
(2016)
The Jackalope (voice)
Miles
(2017)
Ron Walton
Infinity Baby
(2017)
Fenton
Get Out
(2017)
Jim Hudson
Three Christs
(2017)
Dr. Rogers
On the Basis of Sex
(2018)
Professor Brown
Life of the Party
(2018)
Mike Cook
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
(2018)
Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
Seberg
(2019)
Walt Breckman
Bombshell
(2019)
Neil Mullin
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
(2019)
Cockmando (voice)
The Empty Man
(2020)
Arthur Parsons
Uncle Frank
(2020)
Mac Bledsoe
Four Good Days
(2021)
Chris
Happily
(2021)
Goodman
Home
(2021)
Father Browning
The Tragedy of Macbeth
(2021)
Porter
Queenpins
(2021)
Agent Flannigan
To Leslie
(2022)
Dutch
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
(2022)
Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
Paint
(2023)
Tony
Lousy Carter
(2024)
Analyst