Stephen Root

Acting

Born Nov 17, 1951 (age 74) · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Finding Nemo2003
as ⁨Bubbles (voice)⁩
Get Out2017
as ⁨Jim Hudson⁩
Ice Age2002
as ⁨Rhino / Start (voice)⁩
No Country for Old Men2007
as ⁨Man Who Hires Wells⁩
Finding Dory2016
as ⁨Bubbles (voice)⁩
Ice Age: The Meltdown2006
as ⁨Aardvark Dad (voice)⁩
Rango2011
as ⁨Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)⁩
The Lone Ranger2013
as ⁨Habberman⁩
as ⁨Police Sgt.⁩
as ⁨Radio Station Man⁩
as ⁨Teller (segment "Near Algodones")⁩
as ⁨Dennis Mansky⁩
as ⁨Gordon⁩
as ⁨Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Milton⁩
as ⁨Neil Mullin⁩
as ⁨Burt⁩
as ⁨Arthur Koehler⁩
as ⁨Gus Lacey⁩
as ⁨Col. Al Lingo⁩
as ⁨Dr. Mindala⁩
as ⁨KC⁩
as ⁨Fernand Gudge⁩
as ⁨Hymie King⁩
as ⁨Charles Thompson⁩
as ⁨Coontz⁩
as ⁨Detective Rennert⁩
as ⁨Berg⁩
as ⁨DEA Agent (Toilet)⁩
as ⁨Greenie⁩
as ⁨Arthur Hammond⁩
as ⁨Professor Brown⁩
as ⁨Principal Doppler⁩
as ⁨Arthur Parsons⁩
as ⁨Brendon (voice)⁩
as ⁨Sherrif Wynan⁩
as ⁨Mike Cook⁩
as ⁨Gary Murray⁩
as ⁨Porter⁩
as ⁨Don Durenberger⁩
as ⁨Curt Reynolds⁩
as ⁨Billy Cusimano⁩
as ⁨Glover⁩
as ⁨Talent Scout (voice)⁩
as ⁨Gordon⁩
as ⁨Elliot⁩
as ⁨Cockmando (voice)⁩
as ⁨Fred Franklin⁩
as ⁨Dr. Freeman⁩
as ⁨Governor Haskell⁩
as ⁨Todd⁩
as ⁨Agent Flannigan⁩
as ⁨Suds⁩
as ⁨John Lloyd⁩
as ⁨Sculptor⁩
as ⁨Chet⁩
as ⁨Zor-El (voice)⁩
as ⁨Bill Krogstad⁩
as ⁨Daddy Mac⁩
as ⁨Grampa (voice)⁩
as ⁨Dean Burbage⁩
as ⁨Brian Heder (voice) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Burt (voice)⁩
as ⁨J. Edgar Hoover⁩
as ⁨Chris⁩
as ⁨Walt Breckman⁩
as ⁨Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)⁩
as ⁨Roger⁩
as ⁨Dutch⁩
as ⁨Hugh⁩
as ⁨Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)⁩
as ⁨RKO Guard⁩
as ⁨Vince Masters⁩
as ⁨Mr. Hentley⁩
as ⁨Cameron⁩
as ⁨Tony⁩
as ⁨Dr. Rogers⁩
as ⁨Turtle (voice)⁩
as ⁨Goodman⁩
as ⁨Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)⁩
as ⁨Zeb (voice)⁩
as ⁨Mickey⁩
as ⁨Gerald Adams⁩
as ⁨Awakened Neighbor⁩
as ⁨Uncle Henry (voice)⁩
as ⁨Father Browning⁩
as ⁨Sheriff Brock⁩
as ⁨Major Moreland⁩
as ⁨Bryan Heder⁩
Out Thu, Nov 19
Out Thu, Jan 28

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Finding Nemo2003
as ⁨Bubbles (voice)⁩
Get Out2017
as ⁨Jim Hudson⁩
Ice Age2002
as ⁨Rhino / Start (voice)⁩
No Country for Old Men2007
as ⁨Man Who Hires Wells⁩
Finding Dory2016
as ⁨Bubbles (voice)⁩
Ice Age: The Meltdown2006
as ⁨Aardvark Dad (voice)⁩
Rango2011
as ⁨Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)⁩
The Lone Ranger2013
as ⁨Habberman⁩
as ⁨Police Sgt.⁩
as ⁨Radio Station Man⁩
as ⁨Teller (segment "Near Algodones")⁩
as ⁨Dennis Mansky⁩
as ⁨Gordon⁩
as ⁨Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Milton⁩
as ⁨Neil Mullin⁩
as ⁨Burt⁩
as ⁨Arthur Koehler⁩
as ⁨Gus Lacey⁩
as ⁨Col. Al Lingo⁩
as ⁨Dr. Mindala⁩
as ⁨KC⁩
as ⁨Fernand Gudge⁩
as ⁨Hymie King⁩
as ⁨Charles Thompson⁩
as ⁨Coontz⁩
as ⁨Detective Rennert⁩
as ⁨Berg⁩
as ⁨DEA Agent (Toilet)⁩
as ⁨Greenie⁩
as ⁨Arthur Hammond⁩
as ⁨Professor Brown⁩
as ⁨Principal Doppler⁩
as ⁨Arthur Parsons⁩
as ⁨Brendon (voice)⁩
as ⁨Sherrif Wynan⁩
as ⁨Mike Cook⁩
as ⁨Gary Murray⁩
as ⁨Porter⁩
as ⁨Don Durenberger⁩
as ⁨Curt Reynolds⁩
as ⁨Billy Cusimano⁩
as ⁨Glover⁩
as ⁨Talent Scout (voice)⁩
as ⁨Gordon⁩
as ⁨Elliot⁩
as ⁨Cockmando (voice)⁩
as ⁨Fred Franklin⁩
as ⁨Dr. Freeman⁩
as ⁨Governor Haskell⁩
as ⁨Todd⁩
as ⁨Agent Flannigan⁩
as ⁨Suds⁩
as ⁨John Lloyd⁩
as ⁨Sculptor⁩
as ⁨Chet⁩
as ⁨Zor-El (voice)⁩
as ⁨Bill Krogstad⁩
as ⁨Daddy Mac⁩
as ⁨Grampa (voice)⁩
as ⁨Dean Burbage⁩
as ⁨Brian Heder (voice) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Burt (voice)⁩
as ⁨J. Edgar Hoover⁩
as ⁨Chris⁩
as ⁨Walt Breckman⁩
as ⁨Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)⁩
as ⁨Roger⁩
as ⁨Dutch⁩
as ⁨Hugh⁩
as ⁨Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)⁩
as ⁨RKO Guard⁩
as ⁨Vince Masters⁩
as ⁨Mr. Hentley⁩
as ⁨Cameron⁩
as ⁨Tony⁩
as ⁨Dr. Rogers⁩
as ⁨Turtle (voice)⁩
as ⁨Goodman⁩
as ⁨Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)⁩
as ⁨Zeb (voice)⁩
as ⁨Mickey⁩
as ⁨Gerald Adams⁩
as ⁨Awakened Neighbor⁩
as ⁨Uncle Henry (voice)⁩
as ⁨Father Browning⁩
as ⁨Sheriff Brock⁩
as ⁨Major Moreland⁩
as ⁨Bryan Heder⁩
Out Thu, Nov 19
Out Thu, Jan 28