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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Wrecking Crew
Character:
Release Date:28/01/2026
Playdate
Character:Gordon
Release Date:05/11/2025
Heads of State
Character:Arthur Hammond
Release Date:24/06/2025
Dog Man
Character:Grampa (voice)
Release Date:24/01/2025
Lousy Carter
Character:Analyst
Release Date:29/03/2024
Paint
Character:Tony
Release Date:06/04/2023
To Leslie
Character:Dutch
Release Date:07/10/2022
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
Character:Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
Release Date:23/06/2022
Amphibia: The Hardest Thing
Character:Mayor Toadstool
Release Date:14/05/2022
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Character:Porter
Release Date:05/12/2021
Queenpins
Character:Agent Flannigan
Release Date:26/08/2021
Home
Character:Father Browning
Release Date:29/07/2021
Four Good Days
Character:Chris
Release Date:30/04/2021
Happily
Character:Goodman
Release Date:19/03/2021
Uncle Frank
Character:Daddy Mac
Release Date:25/11/2020
The Empty Man
Character:Arthur Parsons
Release Date:22/10/2020
Seberg
Character:Walt Breckman
Release Date:13/12/2019
Bombshell
Character:Neil Mullin
Release Date:13/12/2019
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Character:Cockmando (voice)
Release Date:15/10/2019
On the Basis of Sex
Character:Professor Brown
Release Date:25/12/2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Character:Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
Release Date:09/11/2018
Life of the Party
Character:Mike Cook
Release Date:10/05/2018
Cook-Off!
Character:Morty Van Rookle
Release Date:17/11/2017
Three Christs
Character:Dr. Rogers
Release Date:23/09/2017
Miles
Character:Ron Walton
Release Date:09/06/2017
Infinity Baby
Character:Fenton
Release Date:11/03/2017
Get Out
Character:Jim Hudson
Release Date:24/02/2017
Spectral
Character:Dr. Mindala
Release Date:09/12/2016
Looking for the Jackalope
Character:The Jackalope (voice)
Release Date:03/11/2016
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Character:Burt
Release Date:07/07/2016
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
Character:Uncle Henry (voice)
Release Date:21/06/2016
Finding Dory
Character:Bubbles (voice)
Release Date:16/06/2016
All the Way
Character:J. Edgar Hoover
Release Date:23/05/2016
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Character:Todd
Release Date:27/11/2015
O.W.C.A. Files
Character:Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
Release Date:09/11/2015
Trumbo
Character:Hymie King
Release Date:27/10/2015
7 Chinese Brothers
Character:George
Release Date:14/08/2015
Selma
Character:Col. Al Lingo
Release Date:25/12/2014
Lennon or McCartney
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/2014
I Know That Voice
Character:Self
Release Date:07/01/2014
Sweetwater
Character:Hugh
Release Date:09/10/2013
Bad Milo!
Character:Roger
Release Date:28/08/2013
The Lone Ranger
Character:Habberman
Release Date:03/07/2013
Superman: Unbound
Character:Zor-El (voice)
Release Date:23/04/2013
The Arrangement
Character:Avery Boomer
Release Date:01/01/2013
The Company You Keep
Character:Billy Cusimano
Release Date:20/12/2012
Big Miracle
Character:Governor Haskell
Release Date:02/02/2012
J. Edgar
Character:Arthur Koehler
Release Date:09/11/2011
Batman: Year One
Character:Brendon (voice)
Release Date:27/09/2011
Red State
Character:Sherrif Wynan
Release Date:19/08/2011
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
Character:Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
Release Date:13/08/2011
Everything Must Go
Character:Elliot
Release Date:13/05/2011
The Conspirator
Character:John Lloyd
Release Date:15/04/2011
Rango
Character:Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
Release Date:02/03/2011
Son of Morning
Character:Senator Larder
Release Date:28/02/2011
Cedar Rapids
Character:Bill Krogstad
Release Date:11/02/2011
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
Character:Burt (voice)
Release Date:14/09/2010
Unthinkable
Character:Charles Thompson
Release Date:26/05/2010
Glock
Character:Remington
Release Date:31/12/2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Character:Gus Lacey
Release Date:17/10/2009
13 Scarier Movie Moments
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/2009
Squirly Town
Character:Lance (voice)
Release Date:16/08/2009
Imagine That
Character:Fred Franklin
Release Date:19/06/2009
The Soloist
Character:Curt Reynolds
Release Date:24/04/2009
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
Character:Turtle (voice)
Release Date:08/04/2009
Bob Funk
Character:Steve
Release Date:20/03/2009
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
Character:Chode (voice)
Release Date:25/03/2008
Leatherheads
Character:Suds
Release Date:24/03/2008
Drillbit Taylor
Character:Principal Doppler
Release Date:04/02/2008
Over Her Dead Body
Character:Sculptor
Release Date:01/02/2008
Mad Money
Character:Glover
Release Date:17/01/2008
No Country for Old Men
Character:Man Who Hires Wells
Release Date:09/11/2007
Have Dreams, Will Travel
Character:Sheriff Brock
Release Date:21/05/2007
The Fox and the Hound 2
Character:Talent Scout (voice)
Release Date:09/11/2006
Idiocracy
Character:Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/2006
Gretchen
Character:Herb
Release Date:05/08/2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Character:Aardvark Dad (voice)
Release Date:29/03/2006
Just Friends
Character:KC
Release Date:23/11/2005
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Character:Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
Release Date:08/04/2005
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Character:Vince Masters
Release Date:28/12/2004
Surviving Christmas
Character:Dr. Freeman
Release Date:21/09/2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Character:Gordon
Release Date:18/06/2004
Jersey Girl
Character:Greenie
Release Date:25/03/2004
The Ladykillers
Character:Fernand Gudge
Release Date:25/03/2004
Raising Genius
Character:Dwight Nestor
Release Date:10/03/2004
Grind
Character:Cameron
Release Date:15/08/2003
Finding Nemo
Character:Bubbles (voice)
Release Date:30/05/2003
The Country Bears
Character:Zeb Zoober (voice)
Release Date:26/07/2002
Ice Age
Character:Frank / Start (voice)
Release Date:14/03/2002
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Character:Radio Station Man
Release Date:30/08/2000
Bicentennial Man
Character:Dennis Mansky
Release Date:17/12/1999
The Sissy Duckling
Character:Big Ducky (voice)
Release Date:14/09/1999
Office Space
Character:Milton Waddams
Release Date:19/02/1999
Gut Feeling
Character:Kane Cohen
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Monster Hunter
Character:Mr. Crenshaw
Release Date:01/01/1999
Krippendorf's Tribe
Character:Gerald Adams
Release Date:27/02/1998
steve.oedekerk.com
Character:
Release Date:03/09/1997
The Lottery
Character:Graham Dunbar
Release Date:29/09/1996
The Road to Galveston
Character:Ed Kirkman
Release Date:24/01/1996
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
Character:Jaan Laaman
Release Date:01/10/1995
Night of the Scarecrow
Character:Frank
Release Date:08/08/1995
Bye Bye Love
Character:Awakened Neighbor
Release Date:16/03/1995
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Character:Kevin McDonald
Release Date:14/10/1994
Extreme Justice
Character:Max Alvarez
Release Date:26/06/1993
Dave
Character:Don Durenberger
Release Date:07/05/1993
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
Character:Dr. Kirby
Release Date:03/05/1993
Class of '61
Character:Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
Release Date:12/04/1993
RoboCop 3
Character:Coontz
Release Date:21/01/1993
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Character:Gary Murray
Release Date:24/07/1992
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
Character:Kevin McDonald
Release Date:01/03/1992
Bed & Breakfast
Character:Randolph
Release Date:22/09/1991
V.I. Warshawski
Character:Mickey
Release Date:26/07/1991
Golden Years
Character:Major Moreland
Release Date:16/07/1991
Guilty by Suspicion
Character:RKO Guard
Release Date:15/03/1991
Ghost
Character:Police Sgt.
Release Date:13/07/1990
Stanley & Iris
Character:Mr. Hentley
Release Date:09/02/1990
Black Rain
Character:Berg
Release Date:22/09/1989
Monkey Shines
Character:Dean Burbage
Release Date:29/07/1988
Crocodile Dundee II
Character:DEA Agent (Toilet)
Release Date:19/05/1988
Television Appearances
Widow's Bay
Character:Wyck
Strip Law
Character:
StuGo
Character:Dr. Rostrum (voice)
It's Florida, Man.
Character:Title Narrator (voice)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Character:Cringer (voice)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Character:The Nanomachines (voice)
Beacon 23
Character:Solomon Smythe
Krapopolis
Character:Salt (voice)
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
Character:Martin Mertens (voice)
Praise Petey
Character:Petey's Father (voice)
Clone High
Character:Mr. Big Corporation (voice)
Fired on Mars
Character:Mark (voice)
Velma
Character:Chief Cogburn / Merie Cogburn (voice)
Velma
Character:Merie Cogburn (voice)
Velma
Character:Chief Cogburn (voice)
Bee and PuppyCat
Character:Warlock G (voice)
Bee and PuppyCat
Character:Warlock G / Mr. Assam (voice)
Bee and PuppyCat
Character:Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)
Hamster & Gretel
Character:Jeff Strawberry (voice)
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
Character:Gary (voice)
The Legend of Vox Machina
Character:Professor Anders (voice)
We Baby Bears
Character:Rexford / Zach / Rover (voice)
We Baby Bears
Character:Zach / Bread Monster (voice)
We Baby Bears
Character:Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)
The Book of Boba Fett
Character:Lortha Peel
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Character:Police Chief Earl Grant (voice)
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Character:Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
Resident Alien
Character:Ed Vanderspeigle
The Mighty Ones
Character:Bernard (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Character:Gene Jakobowski (voice)
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
Character:Mr. M / Bob / Additional Voices (voice)
Perry Mason
Character:Maynard Barnes
Solar Opposites
Character:
Stars in the House
Character:Self
Lights Out with David Spade
Character:Self - Panelist
Amphibia
Character:Mayor Toadstool (voice)
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
Character:Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice)
Summer Camp Island
Character:Dean Stuart / Additional Voices (voice)
Summer Camp Island
Character:Stuart (voice)
Summer Camp Island
Character:Additional Voices (voice)
Summer Camp Island
Character:Prime Monister (voice)
Succession
Character:Ron Petkus
Dallas & Robo
Character:Uncle Danny
Inside The Episode: Barry
Character:Self
Barry
Character:Monroe Fuches
DuckTales
Character:J.W. Guidebook (voice)
Angie Tribeca
Character:Mortimer Begoyle
Idiotsitter
Character:Ken Russel
Con Man
Character:Pascal
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Character:Brian (voice)
The Man in the High Castle
Character:Hawthorne Abendsen
Bee and PuppyCat
Character:Farmer (voice)
BoJack Horseman
Character:Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
Rick and Morty
Character:Gromflomite General (voice)
Masters of Sex
Character:Harvey Toplin
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Character:Lynn Boyle
DreamWorks Dragons
Character:Mildew (voice)
The Newsroom
Character:General Stomtonovich
Gravity Falls
Character:Bud Gleeful (voice)
Gravity Falls
Character:Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice)
Veep
Character:Judge Walsh
The Legend of Korra
Character:White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice)
The Legend of Korra
Character:Gommu (voice)
ThunderCats
Character:Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)
Workaholics
Character:Carty
Bob's Burgers
Character:Jackson (voice)
Young Justice
Character:Jack Haly (voice)
The Defenders
Character:Judge Taylor
Raising Hope
Character:Cap Collins
Boardwalk Empire
Character:Gaston Means
Louie
Character:Dr. Hepa
Hot in Cleveland
Character:Brian
Adventure Time
Character:Martin (voice)
Justified
Character:Mike Reardon
The Good Wife
Character:Judge Murphy Wicks
Glenn Martin, DDS
Character:
Childrens Hospital
Character:Hank Maestro
Random! Cartoons
Character:Lance (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Character:Penguin / Planet Master (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Character:Woozy Winks (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Character:Penguin / Carnival Barker (voice)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Character:Killer Croc / Penguin (voice)
Fringe
Character:Raymond
True Blood
Character:Eddie
Pushing Daisies
Character:Dwight Dixon
The Big Bang Theory
Character:Dan
Phineas and Ferb
Character:Floyd (voice)
Californication
Character:Ricardo Collini
Head Case
Character:Pat Jennings
The Sarah Silverman Program.
Character:Johnny Forrealz
The Path to 9/11
Character:Richard Clarke
The X's
Character:
American Dad!
Character:Dick (voice)
American Dad!
Character:Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
Unscripted
Character:Self
Boston Legal
Character:Ethan Melman
Tripping the Rift
Character:Chode (voice)
Teen Titans
Character:Val Yor (voice)
Kim Possible
Character:Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
Kim Possible
Character:Mr. Nevius (voice)
Kim Possible
Character:Texan (voice)
Kim Possible
Character:Phillipe Bullion / Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
Kim Possible
Character:Chester Yapsby (voice)
Kim Possible
Character:Memphis (voice)
Justice League
Character:Cat Man (voice)
24
Character:Bill Prady
According to Jim
Character:Al Crannis
The Proud Family
Character:Mr. Andrews (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
Character:Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice)
The Andy Dick Show
Character:
Grounded for Life
Character:Tony Bustamante
DAG
Character:Senator Culpepper
Ed
Character:George MacPherson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Michael Kirkwood
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Character:Sheriff (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Character:Sheriff / Sentry #2 (voice)
Malcolm in the Middle
Character:John Pratt
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Character:
The West Wing
Character:Bob Mayer
Ladies Man
Character:Gene
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Character:Dr. Donovan (voice)
The Norm Show
Character:Mr. Sweeney
Family Guy
Character:Professor O'Callaghan (voice)
From the Earth to the Moon
Character:Chris Kraft
Just Shoot Me!
Character:Dr. Drake Kelson
King of the Hill
Character:Bill Dauterive (voice)
Pandora's Clock
Character:Mark Hastings
Profiler
Character:Houston Plant Manager
Superman: The Animated Series
Character:Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
NewsRadio
Character:Jimmy James
VR.5
Character:F.A.A. Negotiator
Cybill
Character:Phil Asher
Chicago Hope
Character:Trumpet Playing Mental Patient
Party of Five
Character:Football Coach
Christy
Character:Clarence Sweetwater
Diagnosis: Murder
Character:Charlie Lane
Harts of the West
Character:R.O
Frasier
Character:Harbin
The Golden Palace
Character:Mr. Tucker
Civil Wars
Character:
The Torkelsons
Character:Sheriff Bobby
Home Improvement
Character:Exterminator
Eerie, Indiana
Character:Mr. Chaney
Golden Years
Character:Major Moreland
Northern Exposure
Character:Brother Timothy
Blossom
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Bildorf (voice)
Seinfeld
Character:Mr. Lager
Quantum Leap
Character:John Tremaine Jr.
Murphy Brown
Character:
Roseanne
Character:
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Captain K'Vada
Jake and the Fatman
Character:
Wiseguy
Character:
L.A. Law
Character:Brandon McCafferty
L.A. Law
Character:Ferret
Night Court
Character:Spirit of Death
Night Court
Character:Mr. Willard
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