
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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The Wrecking Crew
Detective Rennert • 2026
Filme
★7/10

Homem-Cão
Grampa (voice) • 2025
Filme
★8/10

Chefes de Estado
Arthur Hammond • 2025
Filme
★7/10

Encontro de Brincar
Gordon • 2025
Filme
★6/10

Os Donos do Universo: Revolução
Cringer (voice) • 2024
Série
★8/10

It's Florida, Man.
Title Narrator (voice) • 2024
Série
★6/10

Lousy Carter
Analyst • 2024
Filme
★6/10

A Sorte Grande
Dutch • 2022
Filme
★7/10

A Tragédia de Macbeth
Porter • 2021
Filme
★7/10

Quatro Dias a Teu Lado
Chris • 2021
Filme
★7/10

Mestres do Universo: Salvando Eternia
Cringer / Battle Cat (voice) • 2021
Série
★7/10

As Rainhas do Desconto
Agent Flannigan • 2021
Filme
★7/10

A Felicidade é de Matar
Goodman • 2021
Filme
★6/10

O Homem Vazio
Arthur Parsons • 2020
Filme
★6/10

Bombshell - O Escândalo
Neil Mullin • 2019
Filme
★7/10

Barry
Monroe Fuches • 2018
Série
★8/10

Uma Luta Desigual
Professor Brown • 2018
Filme
★7/10

A Balada de Buster Scruggs
Teller (segment "Near Algodones") • 2018
Filme
★7/10

Alma da Festa
Mike Cook • 2018
Filme
★6/10

Dallas & Robo
Uncle Danny • 2018
Série
★6/10

Foge
Jim Hudson • 2017
Filme
★8/10

Infinity Baby
Fenton • 2017
Filme
★6/10

A Guerra dos Chefes
Morty Van Rookle • 2017
Filme
★5/10

Mulheres Procuram-se Para Ir a Casamento
Burt • 2016
Filme
★6/10

Trumbo
Hymie King • 2015
Filme
★7/10

Olá, o Meu Nome é Doris
Todd • 2015
Filme
★6/10

Superman Sem Limites
Zor-El (voice) • 2013
Filme
★7/10

O Mascarilha
Habberman • 2013
Filme
★6/10

Sweetwater
Hugh • 2013
Filme
★6/10

O Grande Milagre
Governor Haskell • 2012
Filme
★7/10

Regra de Silêncio
Billy Cusimano • 2012
Filme
★6/10

Batman: Ano Um
Brendon (voice) • 2011
Filme
★7/10

Rango
Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) • 2011
Filme
★7/10

A Conspiradora
John Lloyd • 2011
Filme
★7/10

Tom e Jerry e o Feiticeiro de Oz
Uncle Henry / Crows (voice) • 2011
Filme
★6/10

Pronto Para Recomeçar
Elliot • 2011
Filme
★6/10

Red State
Sherrif Wynan • 2011
Filme
★6/10

Cedar Rapids
Bill Krogstad • 2011
Filme
★6/10

Scooby Doo! Mistérios no Campo de Férias
Burt (voice) • 2010
Filme
★8/10

O Dia do Juízo Final
Charles Thompson • 2010
Filme
★7/10

Terra dos Sonhos
Fred Franklin • 2009
Filme
★6/10

Homens que Matam Cabras só com o Olhar
Gus Lacey • 2009
Filme
★6/10

Bob Funk
Steve • 2009
Filme
★5/10

Loucas por Amor, Viciadas em Dinheiro
Glover • 2008
Filme
★6/10

Jogo Sujo
Suds • 2008
Filme
★6/10

Nem por Cima do Meu Cadáver
Sculptor • 2008
Filme
★6/10

Nenhum país para velhos
Man Who Hires Wells • 2007
Filme
★8/10

A Idade do Gelo 2: Descongelados
Aardvark Dad (voice) • 2006
Filme
★7/10
