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Acting
November 17, 1951
Sarasota, Florida, USA
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.
2025
Grampa (voice)
2025
Dr. Rostrum (voice)
2025
Title Narrator
2024
Analyst
2024
Cringer (voice)
2024
The Nanomachines (voice)
2023
Solomon Smythe
2023
Martin Mertens (voice)
2023
Petey's Father (voice)
2023
as Grampa (voice)
as Dr. Rostrum (voice)
as Title Narrator
as Analyst
as Cringer (voice)
as The Nanomachines (voice)
as Solomon Smythe
as Martin Mertens (voice)
as Petey's Father (voice)
as Mr. Big Corporation (voice)
as Mark (voice)
as Tony
as Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice)
as Merie Cogburn (voice)
as Chief Cogburn (voice)
as Dutch
as Warlock G (voice)
as Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
as Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)
as Jeff Strawberry (voice)
as Gary (voice)
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
as Professor Anders (voice)
as Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice)
as Zach / Bread Monster (voice)
as Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)
as Lortha Peel
as Porter
as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice)
as Agent Flannigan
as Father Browning
as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
as Chris
as Goodman
as Daddy Mac
as Bernard (voice)
as Arthur Parsons
as Gene Jakobowski (voice)
as Mr. M / Bob (voice)
as Maynard Barnes
as Self
as Neil Mullin
as Walt Breckman
as Cockmando (voice)
as Self - Panelist
as Mayor Toadstool (voice)
as Professor Brown
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
as Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice)
as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice)
as Stuart (voice)
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Prime Monister (voice)
as Ron Petkus
as Uncle Danny
as Mike Cook
as Self
as Monroe Fuches
as Morty Van Rookle
as Dr. Rogers
as J.W. Guidebook (voice)
as Ron Walton
as Fenton
as Jim Hudson
as Dr. Mindala
as The Jackalope (voice)
as Burt
as Uncle Henry (voice)
as Bubbles (voice)
as J. Edgar Hoover
as Mortimer Begoyle
as Ken Russel
as Todd
as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
as Hymie King
as Pascal
as George
as Brian (voice)
as Hawthorne Abendsen
as Col. Al Lingo
as Self
as Farmer (voice)
as Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)
as Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
as Warlock G (voice)
as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
as Self
as Gromflomite General (voice)
as Hugh
as Harvey Toplin
as Lynn Boyle
as Roger
as Habberman
as Zor-El (voice)
as Avery Boomer
as Billy Cusimano
as Mildew (voice)
as General Stomtonovich
as Bud Gleeful (voice)
as Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice)
as Judge Walsh
as Governor Haskell
as Arthur Koehler
as Brendon (voice)
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
as Sherrif Wynan
as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)
as Elliot
as John Lloyd
as Carty
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
as Senator Larder
as Bill Krogstad
as Jack Haly (voice)
as Judge Taylor
as Cap Collins
as Gaston Means
as Burt (voice)
as Dr. Hepa
as Brian
as Charles Thompson
as Martin (voice)
as Mike Reardon
as Remington
as Gus Lacey
as Self
as Judge Murphy Wicks
as Lance (voice)
as Fred Franklin
as Curt Reynolds
as Turtle (voice)
as Steve
as Hank Maestro
as Lance (voice)
as Woozy Winks (voice)
as Penguin / Planet Master (voice)
as Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice)
as Killer Croc / Penguin (voice)
as Raymond
as Eddie
as Chode (voice)
as Suds
as Principal Doppler
as Sculptor
as Glover
as Dwight Dixon
as Dan
as Floyd (voice)
as Ricardo Collini
as Man Who Hires Wells
as Sheriff Brock
as Pat Jennings
as Johnny Forrealz
as Talent Scout (voice)
as Richard Clarke
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
as Herb
as Aardvark Dad (voice)
as KC
as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
as Dick (voice)
as Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
as Self
as Vince Masters
as Ethan Melman
as Dr. Freeman
as Gordon
as Fernand Gudge
as Greenie
as Dwight Nestor
as Chode (voice)
as Cameron
as Val Yor (voice)
as Bubbles (voice)
as Zeb Zoober (voice)
as Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
as Texan (voice)
as Chester Yapsby (voice)
as Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
as Mr. Nevius (voice)
as Memphis (voice)
as Frank / Start (voice)
as Cat Man (voice)
as Al Crannis
as Mr. Andrews (voice)
as Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice)
as Senator Culpepper
as George MacPherson
as Michael Kirkwood
as Sheriff (voice)
as Sheriff / Sentry #2 (voice)
as Radio Station Man
as John Pratt
as Dennis Mansky
as Bob Mayer
as Gene
as Dr. Donovan (voice)
as Big Ducky (voice)
as Milton Waddams
as Mr. Crenshaw
as Kane Cohen
as Chris Kraft
as Gerald Adams
as Dr. Drake Kelson
as Bill Dauterive (voice)
as Mark Hastings
as Graham Dunbar
as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
as Ed Kirkman
as Jaan Laaman
as Frank
as Jimmy James
as Awakened Neighbor
as F.A.A. Negotiator
as Phil Asher
as Kevin McDonald
as Clarence Sweetwater
as Charlie Lane
as R.O
as Harbin
as Max Alvarez
as Don Durenberger
as Dr. Kirby
as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
as Coontz
as Mr. Tucker
as Gary Murray
as Kevin McDonald
as Randolph
as Sheriff Bobby
as Exterminator
as Mr. Chaney
as Mickey
as Major Moreland
as Major Moreland
as RKO Guard
as Police Sgt.
as Mr. Hentley
as Bildorf (voice)
as Berg
as Mr. Lager
as John Tremaine Jr.
as Dean Burbage
as DEA Agent (Toilet)
as Captain K'Vada
as Atty. Brandon McCafferty
as Spirit of Death
as Mr. Willard
as Gordon