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