Stephen Root
Biography
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
Acting
2003
asBubbles (voice)
1990
asPolice Sgt.
2002
asFrank / Start (voice)
1999
asMilton Waddams
2005
asKC
1999
asDennis Mansky
1999
asBig Ducky (voice)
2008
asSuds
1993
asCoontz
1993
asDon Durenberger
1991
asMajor Moreland
1998
asGerald Adams
2007
asMan Who Hires Wells
2021
asPorter
2008
asGlover
2004
asGordon
2004
asGreenie
2006
asTalent Scout (voice)
2008
asSculptor
2021
asAgent Flannigan
1988
asDean Burbage
2007
asSheriff Brock
2011
asJohn Lloyd
2008
asChode (voice)
2004
asDr. Freeman
2019
asCockmando (voice)
2010
asCharles Thompson
2011
asDoc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
2011
asElliot
2009
asCurt Reynolds
2011
asSherrif Wynan
2002
asZeb Zoober (voice)
2011
asBrendon (voice)
2009
asSteve
2004
asDwight Nestor
2009
asFred Franklin
2011
asBill Krogstad
as
2009
asLance (voice)
2011
asSenator Larder
2016
asThe Jackalope (voice)
2012
asGovernor Haskell
2012
asBilly Cusimano
2024
asAnalyst
1999
asKane Cohen
1999
asMr. Crenshaw
2013
asHugh
2013
asZor-El (voice)
2013
asRoger
1991
asRandolph
1992
asKevin McDonald
as
2015
asFloyd / Additional Voices (voice)
2022
asJail Tattoo Artist (voice)
2013
asAvery Boomer
1993
asMax Alvarez
1995
asFrank
1997
as
1995
asJaan Laaman
2015
asTodd
1988
asDEA Agent (Toilet)
2015
asGeorge
1993
asSecretary of War Edwin Stanton
1994
asKevin McDonald
2009
asGus Lacey
2016
asJ. Edgar Hoover
2004
asFernand Gudge
asGordon
2017
asRon Walton
2017
asMorty Van Rookle
2015
asHymie King
2016
asBurt
2008
asPrincipal Doppler
2016
asBubbles (voice)
1989
asBerg
2014
asSelf
1992
asGary Murray
2000
asRadio Station Man
as 
2017
asFenton
2013
asHabberman
2017
asJim Hudson
2006
asAardvark Dad (voice)
2014
asCol. Al Lingo
2011
asUncle Henry / Crows (voice)
2003
asCameron
2018
asMike Cook
2018
asProfessor Brown
2010
asBurt (voice)
2006
asJudge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
2014
asSelf
1991
asMickey
2019
asWalt Breckman
2020
asArthur Parsons
2018
asTeller (segment "Near Algodones")
1991
asRKO Guard
1996
asGraham Dunbar
2004
asVince Masters
2006
asHerb
2020
asDaddy Mac
2021
asChris
2005
asCowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
2019
asNeil Mullin
2017
asDr. Rogers
2009
asRemington
1996
asEd Kirkman
2021
asGoodman
2009
asSelf
2009
asTurtle (voice)
2011
asArthur Koehler
2016
asUncle Henry (voice)
2021
asFather Browning
2023
asTony
2022
asDutch
2016
asDr. Mindala
1990
asMr. Hentley
2025
asGrampa (voice)
1995
asAwakened Neighbor
1993
asDr. Kirby
2025
asGramps
as 
as
asMr. Lager
asVal Yor (voice)
asMichael Kirkwood
asDick (voice)
asCaptain K'Vada
asAtty. Brandon McCafferty
asRicardo Collini
asExterminator
as
asAl Crannis
asSheriff Bobby
asPop-Pop Porter (voice)
asGeorge MacPherson
asTheodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice)
asF.A.A. Negotiator
as
asJohn Pratt
asPhil Asher
as
as
asCharlie Lane
asJimmy James
as
asJohn Tremaine Jr.
asBildorf (voice)
asMr. Chaney
asMr. Tucker
as
asReverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
as
as
as
asDwight Dixon
as
as
as
as
as
asDr. Drake Kelson
asChode (voice)
as
asEthan Melman
asRichard Clarke
asBud Gleeful (voice)
asGene
asSenator Culpepper
as
asSelf
as
asR.O
asCringer / Battle Cat (voice)
asDr. Donovan (voice)
asCat Man (voice)
asMark (voice)
asEddie
asBob Mayer
asMr. Big Corporation (voice)
asDan
asSelf
asFarmer (voice)
asChester Yapsby (voice)
asTexan (voice)
asMr. Nevius (voice)
asPhillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
asChris Kraft
asHank Maestro
asMemphis (voice)
asDick / Dentist's Father (voice)
asBrandyworth (voice)
asLortha Peel
asJack Haly (voice)
asCarty
asHarbin
asLance (voice)
asPolice Chief Earl Grant (voice)
asJudge Murphy Wicks
asProfessor Anders (voice)
asRexford / Zach / Rover (voice)
asZach / Bread Monster (voice)
asDean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice)
asMonroe Fuches
asMildew (voice)
asMartin Mertens (voice)
asRaymond
asBernard (voice)
asMartin (voice)
asGary (voice)
asSolomon Smythe
asRon Petkus
asBill Dauterive (voice)
asMike Reardon
asThe Nanomachines (voice)
asFloyd (voice)
asJeff Strawberry (voice)
asMark Hastings
asPat Jennings
asUncle Danny
asSheriff (voice)
asSheriff / Sentry #2 (voice)
asCringer (voice)
asDr. Hepa
asRexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)
asKen Russel
asStuart (voice)
asHarvey Toplin
asAdditional Voices (voice)
asMr. Andrews (voice)
asPrime Monister (voice)
asWarlock G / Police Officer (voice)
asWarlock G (voice)
asWarlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
asMortimer Begoyle
asMayor Toadstool (voice)
asJudge Walsh
asHattanzo the Drifter (voice)
asLynn Boyle
asSelf - Panelist
asChief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice)
asMerie Cogburn (voice)
asSelf
asSpirit of Death
asJeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
asHawthorne Abendsen
asMr. Willard
asPetey's Father (voice)
asChief Cogburn (voice)
asBrian
asBill (voice)
asJ.W. Guidebook (voice)
asWarlock G / Police Officer (voice)
asWarlock G (voice)
asWarlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
asMr. M / Bob (voice)
asMaynard Barnes
asJohnny Forrealz
asPascal
asGeneral Stomtonovich
asGaston Means
asBrian (voice)
asWoozy Winks (voice)
asPenguin / Planet Master (voice)
asPenguin / Carnival Barker (voice)
asKiller Croc / Penguin (voice)
asJudge Taylor
asGene Jakobowski (voice)
asTitle Narrator
asBud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice)
asMajor Moreland
asMr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice)
asCap Collins
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