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