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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 17, 1951
Place of Birth
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Also Known As
- Steve Root
Stephen Root
2.6 Popularity
Biography
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), 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, 2025–present). 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), 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) and 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 starred as Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy series Barry, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Wyck
Widow's Bay
2026
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Strip Law
2026
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The Wrecking Crew
2026
6.1
Gordon
Playdate
2025
6.9
Arthur Hammond
Heads of State
2025
7.6
Grampa (voice)
Dog Man
2025
4.4
Dr. Rostrum (voice)
StuGo
2025
6.3
Title Narrator (voice)
It's Florida, Man.
2024
6.1
Analyst
Lousy Carter
2024
7.7
Cringer (voice)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024
Credits
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Widow's Bay
as Wyck
2026
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Strip Law
2026
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The Wrecking Crew
2026
0.0
Playdate
as Gordon
2025
6.1
Heads of State
as Arthur Hammond
2025
6.9
Dog Man
as Grampa (voice)
2025
7.6
StuGo
as Dr. Rostrum (voice)
2025
4.4
It's Florida, Man.
as Title Narrator (voice)
2024
6.3
Lousy Carter
as Analyst
2024
6.1
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
as Cringer (voice)
2024
7.7
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as The Nanomachines (voice)
2023
8.0
Beacon 23
as Solomon Smythe
2023
5.8
Krapopolis
as Salt (voice)
2023
7.2
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
as Martin Mertens (voice)
2023
8.7
Praise Petey
as Petey's Father (voice)
2023
6.0
Clone High
as Mr. Big Corporation (voice)
2023
6.6
Fired on Mars
as Mark (voice)
2023
7.0
Paint
as Tony
2023
5.5
Velma
as Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice)
2023
3.4
Velma
as Merie Cogburn (voice)
2023
3.4
Velma
as Chief Cogburn (voice)
2023
3.4
To Leslie
as Dutch
2022
7.0
Bee and PuppyCat
as Warlock G (voice)
2022
8.4
Bee and PuppyCat
as Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
2022
8.4
Bee and PuppyCat
as Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)
2022
8.4
Hamster & Gretel
as Jeff Strawberry (voice)
2022
6.1
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
as Gary (voice)
2022
8.1
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
2022
6.9
Amphibia: The Hardest Thing
as Mayor Toadstool
2022
10.0
The Legend of Vox Machina
as Professor Anders (voice)
2022
8.2
We Baby Bears
as Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice)
2022
7.2
We Baby Bears
as Zach / Bread Monster (voice)
2022
7.2
We Baby Bears
as Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)
2022
7.2
The Book of Boba Fett
as Lortha Peel
2021
7.5
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Porter
2021
6.9
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice)
2021
7.0
Queenpins
as Agent Flannigan
2021
6.5
Home
as Father Browning
2021
6.7
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
2021
6.5
Four Good Days
as Chris
2021
6.8
Happily
as Goodman
2021
5.8
Resident Alien
as Ed Vanderspeigle
2021
7.8
Uncle Frank
as Daddy Mac
2020
7.3
The Mighty Ones
as Bernard (voice)
2020
7.4
The Empty Man
as Arthur Parsons
2020
6.2
Star Trek: Lower Decks
as Gene Jakobowski (voice)
2020
7.6
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
as Mr. M / Bob / Additional Voices (voice)
2020
8.1
Perry Mason
as Maynard Barnes
2020
7.2
Solar Opposites
2020
7.8
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
0.0
Bombshell
as Neil Mullin
2019
6.8
Seberg
as Walt Breckman
2019
5.9
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Cockmando (voice)
2019
5.7
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Panelist
2019
5.6
Amphibia
as Mayor Toadstool (voice)
2019
8.6
On the Basis of Sex
as Professor Brown
2018
7.3
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
2018
7.1
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
as Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice)
2018
7.5
Summer Camp Island
as Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice)
2018
7.9
Summer Camp Island
as Stuart (voice)
2018
7.9
Summer Camp Island
as Additional Voices (voice)
2018
7.9
Summer Camp Island
as Prime Monister (voice)
2018
7.9
Succession
as Ron Petkus
2018
8.3
Dallas & Robo
as Uncle Danny
2018
6.0
Life of the Party
as Mike Cook
2018
6.1
Inside The Episode: Barry
as Self
2018
0.0
Barry
as Monroe Fuches
2018
7.9
Cook-Off!
as Morty Van Rookle
2017
5.1
Three Christs
as Dr. Rogers
2017
6.6
DuckTales
as J.W. Guidebook (voice)
2017
7.8
Miles
as Ron Walton
2017
5.3
Infinity Baby
as Fenton
2017
6.3
Get Out
as Jim Hudson
2017
7.6
Spectral
as Dr. Mindala
2016
6.5
Looking for the Jackalope
as The Jackalope (voice)
2016
4.0
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Burt
2016
6.1
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
as Uncle Henry (voice)
2016
6.0
Finding Dory
as Bubbles (voice)
2016
7.0
All the Way
as J. Edgar Hoover
2016
6.7
Angie Tribeca
as Mortimer Begoyle
2016
6.4
Idiotsitter
as Ken Russel
2016
6.0
Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Todd
2015
6.4
O.W.C.A. Files
as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
2015
7.5
Trumbo
as Hymie King
2015
7.2
Con Man
as Pascal
2015
6.6
7 Chinese Brothers
as George
2015
5.3
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Brian (voice)
2015
8.4
The Man in the High Castle
as Hawthorne Abendsen
2015
7.5
Selma
as Col. Al Lingo
2014
7.4
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014
5.2
Bee and PuppyCat
as Farmer (voice)
2014
8.2
BoJack Horseman
as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
2014
8.5
I Know That Voice
as Self
2014
7.1
Rick and Morty
as Gromflomite General (voice)
2013
8.7
Sweetwater
as Hugh
2013
6.1
Masters of Sex
as Harvey Toplin
2013
7.1
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Lynn Boyle
2013
8.2
Bad Milo!
as Roger
2013
5.7
The Lone Ranger
as Habberman
2013
6.1
Superman: Unbound
as Zor-El (voice)
2013
6.6
The Arrangement
as Avery Boomer
2013
4.6
The Company You Keep
as Billy Cusimano
2012
6.2
DreamWorks Dragons
as Mildew (voice)
2012
7.8
The Newsroom
as General Stomtonovich
2012
8.1
Gravity Falls
as Bud Gleeful (voice)
2012
8.6
Gravity Falls
as Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice)
2012
8.6
Veep
as Judge Walsh
2012
7.5
The Legend of Korra
as White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice)
2012
8.2
The Legend of Korra
as Gommu (voice)
2012
8.2
Big Miracle
as Governor Haskell
2012
6.7
J. Edgar
as Arthur Koehler
2011
6.2
Batman: Year One
as Brendon (voice)
2011
7.2
Red State
as Sherrif Wynan
2011
6.1
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
2011
6.3
ThunderCats
as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)
2011
7.9
Everything Must Go
as Elliot
2011
6.2
The Conspirator
as John Lloyd
2011
6.6
Workaholics
as Carty
2011
7.4
Rango
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
2011
6.9
Son of Morning
as Senator Larder
2011
2.9
Cedar Rapids
as Bill Krogstad
2011
5.9
Bob's Burgers
as Jackson (voice)
2011
7.8
Young Justice
as Jack Haly (voice)
2010
8.4
The Defenders
as Judge Taylor
2010
7.1
Raising Hope
as Cap Collins
2010
7.4
Boardwalk Empire
as Gaston Means
2010
8.0
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
as Burt (voice)
2010
7.8
Louie
as Dr. Hepa
2010
7.8
Hot in Cleveland
as Brian
2010
7.3
Unthinkable
as Charles Thompson
2010
6.8
Adventure Time
as Martin (voice)
2010
8.5
Justified
as Mike Reardon
2010
8.0
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Glock
as Remington
2009
0.0
The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Gus Lacey
2009
6.0
13 Scarier Movie Moments
as Self
2009
9.0
The Good Wife
as Judge Murphy Wicks
2009
7.6
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
6.3
Squirly Town
as Lance (voice)
2009
0.0
Imagine That
as Fred Franklin
2009
6.0
The Soloist
as Curt Reynolds
2009
6.7
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
as Turtle (voice)
2009
5.5
Bob Funk
as Steve
2009
4.6
Childrens Hospital
as Hank Maestro
2008
7.1
Random! Cartoons
as Lance (voice)
2008
7.3
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Woozy Winks (voice)
2008
7.6
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Penguin / Planet Master (voice)
2008
7.6
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice)
2008
7.6
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Killer Croc / Penguin (voice)
2008
7.6
Fringe
as Raymond
2008
8.1
True Blood
as Eddie
2008
7.6
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
as Chode (voice)
2008
5.2
Leatherheads
as Suds
2008
5.9
Drillbit Taylor
as Principal Doppler
2008
5.8
Over Her Dead Body
as Sculptor
2008
5.5
Mad Money
as Glover
2008
6.5
No Country for Old Men
as Man Who Hires Wells
2007
7.9
Pushing Daisies
as Dwight Dixon
2007
7.8
The Big Bang Theory
as Dan
2007
7.9
Phineas and Ferb
as Floyd (voice)
2007
7.9
Californication
as Ricardo Collini
2007
7.6
Have Dreams, Will Travel
as Sheriff Brock
2007
7.5
Head Case
as Pat Jennings
2007
6.3
The Sarah Silverman Program.
as Johnny Forrealz
2007
6.3
The Fox and the Hound 2
as Talent Scout (voice)
2006
6.0
The Path to 9/11
as Richard Clarke
2006
7.1
Idiocracy
as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
2006
6.4
Gretchen
as Herb
2006
5.5
Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Aardvark Dad (voice)
2006
6.7
The X's
2005
6.2
Just Friends
as KC
2005
6.2
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
2005
6.9
American Dad!
as Dick (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
2005
7.0
Unscripted
as Self
2005
8.7
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Vince Masters
2004
6.0
Boston Legal
as Ethan Melman
2004
7.9
Surviving Christmas
as Dr. Freeman
2004
5.7
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Gordon
2004
6.4
Jersey Girl
as Greenie
2004
6.2
The Ladykillers
as Fernand Gudge
2004
6.1
Raising Genius
as Dwight Nestor
2004
3.8
Tripping the Rift
as Chode (voice)
2004
6.4
Grind
as Cameron
2003
5.9
Teen Titans
as Val Yor (voice)
2003
8.4
Finding Nemo
as Bubbles (voice)
2003
7.8
The Country Bears
as Zeb Zoober (voice)
2002
4.7
Kim Possible
as Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
2002
7.5
Kim Possible
as Texan (voice)
2002
7.5
Kim Possible
as Chester Yapsby (voice)
2002
7.5
Kim Possible
as Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
2002
7.5
Kim Possible
as Mr. Nevius (voice)
2002
7.5
Kim Possible
as Memphis (voice)
2002
7.5
Ice Age
as Frank / Start (voice)
2002
7.4
Justice League
as Cat Man (voice)
2001
8.2
24
as Bill Prady
2001
7.8
According to Jim
as Al Crannis
2001
6.5
The Proud Family
as Mr. Andrews (voice)
2001
7.7
The Legend of Tarzan
as Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice)
2001
6.9
The Andy Dick Show
2001
7.7
Grounded for Life
as Tony Bustamante
2001
6.8
DAG
as Senator Culpepper
2000
7.0
Ed
as George MacPherson
2000
7.7
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Michael Kirkwood
2000
7.6
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Sheriff (voice)
2000
6.6
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Sheriff / Sentry #2 (voice)
2000
6.6
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
as Radio Station Man
2000
7.3
Malcolm in the Middle
as John Pratt
2000
8.5
Bicentennial Man
as Dennis Mansky
1999
7.3
Courage the Cowardly Dog
1999
8.2
The West Wing
as Bob Mayer
1999
8.2
Ladies Man
as Gene
1999
7.2
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
as Dr. Donovan (voice)
1999
7.2
The Sissy Duckling
as Big Ducky (voice)
1999
4.7
The Norm Show
as Mr. Sweeney
1999
6.8
Office Space
as Milton Waddams
1999
7.4
Family Guy
as Professor O'Callaghan (voice)
1999
7.4
Gut Feeling
as Kane Cohen
1999
0.0
The Monster Hunter
as Mr. Crenshaw
1999
4.8
From the Earth to the Moon
as Chris Kraft
1998
8.1
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Gerald Adams
1998
4.6
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
0.0
Just Shoot Me!
as Dr. Drake Kelson
1997
6.6
King of the Hill
as Bill Dauterive (voice)
1997
7.4
Pandora's Clock
as Mark Hastings
1996
4.4
The Lottery
as Graham Dunbar
1996
5.3
Profiler
as Houston Plant Manager
1996
7.0
Superman: The Animated Series
as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
1996
7.6
The Road to Galveston
as Ed Kirkman
1996
3.0
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
as Jaan Laaman
1995
4.0
Night of the Scarecrow
as Frank
1995
4.8
NewsRadio
as Jimmy James
1995
7.3
Bye Bye Love
as Awakened Neighbor
1995
5.9
VR.5
as F.A.A. Negotiator
1995
6.7
Cybill
as Phil Asher
1995
5.8
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
as Kevin McDonald
1994
6.2
Chicago Hope
as Trumpet Playing Mental Patient
1994
7.2
Party of Five
as Football Coach
1994
7.0
Christy
as Clarence Sweetwater
1994
8.1
Diagnosis: Murder
as Charlie Lane
1993
7.1
Harts of the West
as R.O
1993
6.2
Frasier
as Harbin
1993
7.7
Extreme Justice
as Max Alvarez
1993
4.7
Dave
as Don Durenberger
1993
6.6
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
as Dr. Kirby
1993
7.4
Class of '61
as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
1993
4.1
RoboCop 3
as Coontz
1993
4.9
The Golden Palace
as Mr. Tucker
1992
6.2
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Gary Murray
1992
5.6
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
as Kevin McDonald
1992
5.7
Civil Wars
1991
3.3
Bed & Breakfast
as Randolph
1991
5.1
The Torkelsons
as Sheriff Bobby
1991
7.8
Home Improvement
as Exterminator
1991
7.4
Eerie, Indiana
as Mr. Chaney
1991
7.5
V.I. Warshawski
as Mickey
1991
4.7
Golden Years
as Major Moreland
1991
5.7
Golden Years
as Major Moreland
1991
6.0
Guilty by Suspicion
as RKO Guard
1991
6.5
Ghost
as Police Sgt.
1990
7.2
Northern Exposure
as Brother Timothy
1990
7.9
Blossom
1990
6.1
Stanley & Iris
as Mr. Hentley
1990
6.5
The Simpsons
as Bildorf (voice)
1989
8.0
Black Rain
as Berg
1989
6.6
Seinfeld
as Mr. Lager
1989
8.3
Quantum Leap
as John Tremaine Jr.
1989
8.0
Murphy Brown
1988
6.4
Roseanne
1988
6.8
Monkey Shines
as Dean Burbage
1988
6.3
Crocodile Dundee II
as DEA Agent (Toilet)
1988
5.9
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Captain K'Vada
1987
8.4
Jake and the Fatman
1987
6.2
Wiseguy
1987
6.5
L.A. Law
as Brandon McCafferty
1986
7.0
L.A. Law
as Ferret
1986
7.0
Night Court
as Spirit of Death
1984
7.3
Night Court
as Mr. Willard
1984
7.3
October
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0.0
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Unbearable Christmas
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Thelma
N/A
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Dead Letters
N/A
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