Acting · Sarasota, Florida, USA · Born November 17, 1951
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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as Neil Mullin
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as Cockmando (voice)
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2016
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2016
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2016
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2016
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2016
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2016
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2016
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2015
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2015
as Hymie King
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2015
as Pascal
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as George
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2015
as Brian (voice)
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2015
as Hawthorne Abendsen
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as Col. Al Lingo
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2014
as Self
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2014
as Farmer (voice)
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2014
as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
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2014
as Burt Canton
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2014
as Self - Guest
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2014
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2013
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2013
as Nick Celisco
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2013
as Hugh
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2013
as Harvey Toplin
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as Roger
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2013
as Habberman
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2013
as Zor-El (voice)
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as Avery Boomer
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2012
as Billy Cusimano
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2012
as Mildew (voice)
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2012
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2012
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2011
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as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)
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2011
as Elliot
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2011
as John Lloyd
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2011
as Bill Krogstad
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as Jackson (voice)
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2010
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2010
as Judge Taylor
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2010
as Cap Collins
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2010
as Gaston Means
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2010
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2010
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2010
as Martin (voice)
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2010
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2009
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2009
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2009
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2009
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2009
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2009
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2008
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2006
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2005
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2005
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2004
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2004
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2004
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2004
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2003
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2003
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2002
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2002
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2002
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2001
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2001
as Al Crannis
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2000
as Senator Culpepper
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2000
as George MacPherson
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2000
as Michael Kirkwood
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2000
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2000
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2000
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1999
as Dennis Mansky
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1999
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1999
as Gene
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1999
as Dr. Donovan (voice)
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1999
as Big Ducky (voice)
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1999
as Mr. Sweeney
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1999
as Milton Waddams
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Professor O'Callaghan (voice)
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1999
as Kane Cohen
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1999
as Mr. Crenshaw
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1998
as Chris Kraft
MovieKrippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Gerald Adams
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1997
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1997
as Dr. Drake Kelson
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Bill Dauterive (voice)
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1996
as Mark Hastings
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1996
as Graham Dunbar
TVProfiler
1996
as Houston Plant Manager
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1996
as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
MovieThe Road to Galveston
1996
as Ed Kirkman
MovieIn the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995
as Jaan Laaman
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1995
as Frank
TVNewsRadio
1995
as Jimmy James
MovieBye Bye Love
1995
as Awakened Neighbor
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1995
as F.A.A. Negotiator
TVCybill
1995
as Phil Asher
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1994
as Kevin McDonald
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Trumpet Playing Mental Patient
TVParty of Five
1994
as Football Coach
TVChristy
1994
as Clarence Sweetwater
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Charlie Lane
TVHarts of the West
1993
as R.O
TVFrasier
1993
as Harbin
MovieExtreme Justice
1993
as Max Alvarez
MovieDave
1993
as Don Durenberger
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1993
as Dr. Kirby
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1993
as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
MovieRoboCop 3
1993
as Coontz
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1992
as Mr. Tucker
MovieBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
as Gary Murray
MovieA Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
1992
as Kevin McDonald
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1991
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1991
as Randolph
TVThe Torkelsons
1991
as Sheriff Bobby
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1991
as Exterminator
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1991
as Mr. Chaney
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1991
as Mickey
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1991
as Major Moreland
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1991
as Major Moreland
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1991
as RKO Guard
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1990
as Police Sgt.
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1990
as Brother Timothy
TVBlossom
1990
MovieStanley & Iris
1990
as Mr. Hentley
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1989
as Bildorf (voice)
MovieBlack Rain
1989
as Berg
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Mr. Lager
TVQuantum Leap
1989
as John Tremaine Jr.
TVMurphy Brown
1988
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1988
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1988
as Dean Burbage
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1988
as DEA Agent (Toilet)
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1987
as Captain K'Vada
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
TVWiseguy
1987
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Brandon McCafferty
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1984
as Spirit of Death
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as Edgar (voice)
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