Acting
Stephen Root
Born Nov 17, 1951 · 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.
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Bob's Best Friends
Slayground
2027
Action · Horror · Thriller
Grand Theft Auto VI : Launch Trailer
2026
Action
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
2026
Animation · Action · Adventure
President Curtis
2026
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Long Haul
2026
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
2026
Animation · Comedy · Action & Adventure
The Terror: Devil in Silver
2026
Drama
Widow's Bay
2026
Drama · Comedy · Mystery
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
2026
Comedy · Science Fiction · Action
Strip Law
2026
Animation · Comedy · Drama
The Wrecking Crew
2026
Action · Comedy · Crime
Playdate
2025
Action · Comedy
Heads of State
2025
Action · Thriller · Comedy
Dog Man
2025
Family · Comedy · Adventure
StuGo
2025
Kids · Animation
It's Florida, Man.
2024
Comedy · Drama
Lousy Carter
2024
Comedy
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024
Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023
Animation · Action & Adventure · Comedy
Beacon 23
2023
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Krapopolis
2023
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
Animation · Action & Adventure · Comedy
Praise Petey
2023
Animation · Comedy
Clone High
2023
Animation · Comedy
Fired on Mars
2023
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Paint
2023
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Velma
2023
Animation · Comedy · Crime
To Leslie
2022
Drama
Bee and PuppyCat
2022
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Hamster & Gretel
2022
Animation · Comedy · Action & Adventure
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
2022
Animation · Comedy
Starting Now: the Making of Barry
2022
Documentary
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
2022
Animation · Comedy · Science Fiction
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
We Baby Bears
2022
Animation · Family · Comedy
The Book of Boba Fett
2021
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
Drama
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
2021
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Queenpins
2021
Comedy · Crime
Home
2021
Drama
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
2021
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Animation
Four Good Days
2021
Drama
Happily
2021
Comedy · Romance · Science Fiction
Resident Alien
2021
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Uncle Frank
2020
Drama
The Mighty Ones
2020
Animation · Comedy
The Empty Man
2020
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Animation · Comedy
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
2020
Animation · Action & Adventure · Comedy
Perry Mason
2020
Drama · Mystery · Crime
Solar Opposites
2020
Comedy · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Seberg
2019
Thriller · Drama
Bombshell
2019
Drama
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
Comedy · Action · Adventure
Amphibia
2019
Animation · Action & Adventure · Comedy
On the Basis of Sex
2018
Drama · History
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
Western · Comedy
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018
Comedy · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Summer Camp Island
2018
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Succession
2018
Drama · Comedy
Dallas & Robo
2018
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Animation · Action & Adventure
Life of the Party
2018
Comedy
Barry
2018
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Cook-Off!
2017
Comedy
Three Christs
2017
Drama
DuckTales
2017
Family · Comedy · Animation
Miles
2017
Drama
Infinity Baby
2017
Comedy
Get Out
2017
Mystery · Thriller · Horror
Spectral
2016
Science Fiction · Thriller · Action
Looking for the Jackalope
2016
Comedy · Drama
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016
Comedy
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
2016
Animation · Comedy · Family
Finding Dory
2016
Adventure · Animation · Family
All the Way
2016
Drama · History · TV Movie
Angie Tribeca
2016
Comedy · Action & Adventure · Crime
Idiotsitter
2016
Comedy
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Trumbo
2015
Drama
Con Man
2015
Comedy
7 Chinese Brothers
2015
Comedy
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy
The Man in the High Castle
2015
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Selma
2014
History · Drama
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Documentary · Music
Bee and PuppyCat
2014
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
BoJack Horseman
2014
Animation · Comedy · Drama
Fargo
2014
Crime · Drama
I Know That Voice
2014
Documentary
Rick and Morty
2013
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Feels So Good
2013
Comedy
Sweetwater
2013
Western · Thriller
Masters of Sex
2013
Drama
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Comedy · Crime
Bad Milo!
2013
Comedy · Horror
The Lone Ranger
2013
Action · Adventure · Western
Superman: Unbound
2013
Animation · Action · Adventure
The Arrangement
2013
Drama
The Company You Keep
2012
Drama · Thriller
DreamWorks Dragons
2012
Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Newsroom
2012
Drama
Gravity Falls
2012
Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy
Veep
2012
Comedy · War & Politics
The Legend of Korra
2012
Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Big Miracle
2012
Adventure · Drama · Romance
J. Edgar
2011
Drama · Crime · History
Batman: Year One
2011
Action · Animation · Crime
Red State
2011
Horror · Action · Thriller
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
2011
Animation · Comedy · Adventure
ThunderCats
2011
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Everything Must Go
2011
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Conspirator
2011
Crime · Drama · History
Workaholics
2011
Comedy
Rango
2011
Animation · Comedy · Family
Son of Morning
2011
Comedy · Drama
Cedar Rapids
2011
Comedy
Bob's Burgers
2011
Animation · Comedy
Young Justice
2010
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
The Defenders
2010
Comedy · Drama
Raising Hope
2010
Comedy · Family
Boardwalk Empire
2010
Crime · Drama
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
2010
Animation · Comedy · Family
Louie
2010
Comedy · Drama
Hot in Cleveland
2010
Comedy
Unthinkable
2010
Drama · Thriller
Adventure Time
2010
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Justified
2010
Crime · Drama
The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
Comedy · War
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009
Documentary · Horror · TV Movie
The Good Wife
2009
Drama
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Animation · Comedy
Squirly Town
2009
Animation
Imagine That
2009
Family · Comedy · Fantasy
The Soloist
2009
Drama · Music
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
2009
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Bob Funk
2009
Comedy
Childrens Hospital
2008
Comedy
Random! Cartoons
2008
Animation · Comedy · Kids
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Fringe
2008
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
True Blood
2008
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
2008
Animation · Comedy · Science Fiction
Leatherheads
2008
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Drillbit Taylor
2008
Comedy
Over Her Dead Body
2008
Comedy
Mad Money
2008
Comedy · Action · Crime
No Country for Old Men
2007
Crime · Thriller · Western
Pushing Daisies
2007
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Crime
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Comedy
Phineas and Ferb
2007
Animation · Comedy · Family
Californication
2007
Comedy · Drama
Have Dreams, Will Travel
2007
Drama · Romance
Head Case
2007
Comedy
The Sarah Silverman Program
2007
Comedy
The Fox and the Hound 2
2006
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
The Path to 9/11
2006
Drama
Idiocracy
2006
Comedy · Science Fiction · Adventure
Gretchen
2006
Comedy
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
Animation · Family · Comedy
The X's
2005
Animation · Kids · Comedy
Just Friends
2005
Comedy · Romance
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005
Animation · Adventure · Family
American Dad!
2005
Animation · Comedy
Unscripted
2005
Drama · Comedy
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
Comedy
Boston Legal
2004
Comedy · Drama
Surviving Christmas
2004
Comedy · Romance
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
Comedy
Jersey Girl
2004
Comedy · Romance · Drama
The Ladykillers
2004
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
Raising Genius
2004
Comedy · Drama
Tripping the Rift
2004
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Grind
2003
Action · Comedy · Adventure
Teen Titans
2003
Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
2003
Documentary · Animation
Finding Nemo
2003
Animation · Family · Adventure
The Country Bears
2002
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Kim Possible
2002
Animation · Action & Adventure · Comedy
Ice Age
2002
Animation · Comedy · Family
Justice League
2001
Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
24
2001
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
According to Jim
2001
Comedy
The Proud Family
2001
Animation · Comedy · Kids
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
Action & Adventure · Animation · Kids
The Andy Dick Show
2001
Comedy
Grounded for Life
2001
Family · Comedy
DAG
2000
Comedy
Ed
2000
Drama · Comedy
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
Kids · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
Comedy
Bicentennial Man
1999
Drama · Romance · Science Fiction
Courage the Cowardly Dog
1999
Animation · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The West Wing
1999
Drama
Ladies Man
1999
Comedy
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1999
Animation · Kids · Action & Adventure
The Sissy Duckling
1999
Animation · Family · TV Movie
The Norm Show
1999
Comedy
Office Space
1999
Comedy
Family Guy
1999
Animation · Comedy
Gut Feeling
1999
Comedy
The Monster Hunter
1999
Horror · Comedy
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
Action & Adventure · Drama
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
Comedy · Family
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
Comedy · TV Movie · Animation
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Comedy
King of the Hill
1997
Animation · Comedy · Family
Pandora's Clock
1996
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Lottery
1996
TV Movie · Drama · Thriller
Profiler
1996
Crime · Drama
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Road to Galveston
1996
Drama · TV Movie
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Night of the Scarecrow
1995
Horror
NewsRadio
1995
Comedy
Bye Bye Love
1995
Comedy · Romance
VR.5
1995
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cybill
1995
Comedy
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Chicago Hope
1994
Soap · Drama
Party of Five
1994
Drama
Christy
1994
Drama
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Drama · Family · Mystery
Harts of the West
1993
Western · Comedy
Frasier
1993
Comedy · Family
Extreme Justice
1993
Action · Thriller
Dave
1993
Comedy
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
1993
TV Movie · Drama · Crime
Class of '61
1993
Adventure · Action · Drama
RoboCop 3
1993
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
The Golden Palace
1992
Comedy
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
Action · Comedy · Horror
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
1992
TV Movie · Thriller · Drama
Civil Wars
1991
Drama
Bed & Breakfast
1991
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Torkelsons
1991
Comedy · Drama · Family
Home Improvement
1991
Comedy
Eerie, Indiana
1991
Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
V.I. Warshawski
1991
Crime · Mystery
Golden Years
1991
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
Golden Years
1991
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery
Guilty by Suspicion
1991
Drama · Thriller
Ghost
1990
Fantasy · Romance · Thriller
Northern Exposure
1990
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Blossom
1990
Drama · Comedy · Family
Stanley & Iris
1990
Drama · Romance
The Simpsons
1989
Animation · Comedy
Black Rain
1989
Drama · Action · Thriller
Seinfeld
1989
Comedy
Quantum Leap
1989
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Murphy Brown
1988
Comedy
Roseanne
1988
Comedy
Monkey Shines
1988
Horror · Science Fiction · Drama
Crocodile Dundee II
1988
Adventure · Comedy
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
Wiseguy
1987
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
L.A. Law
1986
Drama · War & Politics
Night Court
1984
Comedy