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