Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
17 November 1951 (74)
Place of birth
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Also known as
Steve Root
Biography
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.
Dikenal lewat
7.4
Series
King of the Hill
Bill Dauterive (voice)
1997–
8.1
Series
Widow's Bay
Wyck Crawford
2026–
7.8
Film
Finding Nemo
Bubbles (voice)
2003
7.4
Film
Ice Age
Rhino / Start (voice)
2002
7.1
Film
The Wrecking Crew
Detective Rennert
2026
7.6
Film
Get Out
Jim Hudson
2017
7.9
Series
Barry
Monroe Fuches
2018–2023
8.0
Film
No Country for Old Men
Man Who Hires Wells
2007
6.8
Film
Heads of State
Arthur Hammond
2025
6.7
Film
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Aardvark Dad (voice)
2006
6.2
Film
Playdate
Gordon
2025
6.7
Film
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Chet
2026
7.2
Film
Ghost
Police Sgt.
1990
6.9
Film
Rango
Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
2011
7.4
Series
NewsRadio
Jimmy James
1995–1999
6.4
Film
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Gordon
2004
7.4
Film
Dog Man
Grampa (voice)
2025
5.4
Series
It's Florida, Man.
Title Narrator (voice)
2024–
6.2
Film
Just Friends
KC
2005
6.6
Series
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
2021
6.8
Film
Bombshell
Neil Mullin
2019
4.9
Film
RoboCop 3
Coontz
1993
7.3
Film
Bicentennial Man
Dennis Mansky
1999
6.1
Film
The Empty Man
Arthur Parsons
2020
6.1
Film
The Lone Ranger
Habberman
2013
7.4
Film
Office Space
Milton Waddams
1999
7.0
Series
Strip Law
Glem Blorchman (voice)
2026
7.3
Series
Ladies Man
Gene
1999–2001
7.8
Series
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Cringer (voice)
2024
6.4
Series
Tripping the Rift
Chode (voice)
2004–2008
6.9
Film
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Porter
2021
7.1
Film
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
2018
7.5
Film
O.W.C.A. Files
Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
2015
6.2
Film
Jersey Girl
Greenie
2004
6.0
Film
Grind
Cameron
2003
6.8
Film
Unthinkable
Charles Thompson
2010
7.8
Film
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
Burt (voice)
2010
6.6
Film
The Conspirator
John Lloyd
2011
7.2
Series
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Dr. Donovan (voice)
1999–2001
5.5
Film
Over Her Dead Body
Sculptor
2008
6.6
Film
Black Rain
Berg
1989
7.2
Film
Batman: Year One
Brendon (voice)
2011
6.3
Film
Monkey Shines
Dean Burbage
1988
6.3
Film
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
2011
5.3
Film
Paint
Tony
2023
6.0
Film
Imagine That
Fred Franklin
2009
6.8
Series
Harts of the West
R.O
1993–1994
6.0
Film
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Gus Lacey
2009
5.9
Film
Leatherheads
Suds
2008
5.6
Film
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Gary Murray
1992
5.9
Film
Crocodile Dundee II
DEA Agent (Toilet)
1988
5.7
Film
Surviving Christmas
Dr. Freeman
2004
6.0
Series
Praise Petey
Petey's Father (voice)
2023
6.0
Film
The Fox and the Hound 2
Talent Scout (voice)
2006
6.1
Film
Life of the Party
Mike Cook
2018
6.1
Film
The Ladykillers
Fernand Gudge
2004
6.0
Film
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Burt
2016
6.5
Film
Mad Money
Glover
2008
6.7
Film
Big Miracle
Governor Haskell
2012
6.7
Film
The Soloist
Curt Reynolds
2009
7.3
Film
Uncle Frank
Daddy Mac
2020
6.0
Film
Red State
Sherrif Wynan
2011
6.7
Film
All the Way
J. Edgar Hoover
2016
6.0
Series
Dallas & Robo
Uncle Danny
2018
7.3
Series
The Path to 9/11
Richard Clarke
2006
7.3
Film
On the Basis of Sex
Professor Brown
2018
6.2
Film
The Company You Keep
Billy Cusimano
2012
7.0
Film
To Leslie
Dutch
2022
7.2
Film
Trumbo
Hymie King
2015
5.2
Film
Cook-Off!
Morty Van Rookle
2017
5.3
Film
Miles
Ron Walton
2017
6.5
Film
Queenpins
Agent Flannigan
2021
6.7
Film
Home
Father Browning
2021
6.8
Film
Four Good Days
Chris
2021
6.0
Series
Idiotsitter
Ken Russel
2016–2017
6.9
Film
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
2022
6.1
Film
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
Uncle Henry (voice)
2016
0.0
Film
The Girlfriend
6.6
Film
Three Christs
Dr. Rogers
2017
5.9
Film
Seberg
Walt Breckman
2019
5.8
Film
Happily
Goodman
2021
6.2
Film
Lousy Carter
Analyst
2024
6.3
Film
Infinity Baby
Fenton
2017
4.0
Film
Looking for the Jackalope
The Jackalope (voice)
2016
Acting credits 84 titles
Strip Law
as Glem Blorchman (voice)
7.0
2026
Widow's Bay
as Wyck Crawford
8.1
2026–
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
as Chet
6.7
2026
The Wrecking Crew
as Detective Rennert
7.1
2026
Heads of State
as Arthur Hammond
6.8
2025
Playdate
as Gordon
6.2
2025
Dog Man
as Grampa (voice)
7.4
2025
It's Florida, Man.
as Title Narrator (voice)
5.4
2024–
Lousy Carter
as Analyst
6.2
2024
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
as Cringer (voice)
7.8
2024
Paint
as Tony
5.3
2023
Praise Petey
as Petey's Father (voice)
6.0
2023
To Leslie
as Dutch
7.0
2022
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
6.9
2022
Four Good Days
as Chris
6.8
2021
Happily
as Goodman
5.8
2021
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
6.6
2021
Home
as Father Browning
6.7
2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Porter
6.9
2021
Queenpins
as Agent Flannigan
6.5
2021
Uncle Frank
as Daddy Mac
7.3
2020
The Empty Man
as Arthur Parsons
6.1
2020
Seberg
as Walt Breckman
5.9
2019
Bombshell
as Neil Mullin
6.8
2019
Dallas & Robo
as Uncle Danny
6.0
2018
Barry
as Monroe Fuches
7.9
2018–2023
On the Basis of Sex
as Professor Brown
7.3
2018
Life of the Party
as Mike Cook
6.1
2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
7.1
2018
Miles
as Ron Walton
5.3
2017
Cook-Off!
as Morty Van Rookle
5.2
2017
Infinity Baby
as Fenton
6.3
2017
Get Out
as Jim Hudson
7.6
2017
Three Christs
as Dr. Rogers
6.6
2017
Looking for the Jackalope
as The Jackalope (voice)
4.0
2016
Idiotsitter
as Ken Russel
6.0
2016–2017
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
as Burt
6.0
2016
All the Way
as J. Edgar Hoover
6.7
2016
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
as Uncle Henry (voice)
6.1
2016
O.W.C.A. Files
as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
7.5
2015
Trumbo
as Hymie King
7.2
2015
The Lone Ranger
as Habberman
6.1
2013
Big Miracle
as Governor Haskell
6.7
2012
The Company You Keep
as Billy Cusimano
6.2
2012
Rango
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
6.9
2011
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
6.3
2011
Red State
as Sherrif Wynan
6.0
2011
The Conspirator
as John Lloyd
6.6
2011
Batman: Year One
as Brendon (voice)
7.2
2011
Unthinkable
as Charles Thompson
6.8
2010
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
as Burt (voice)
7.8
2010
The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Gus Lacey
6.0
2009
The Soloist
as Curt Reynolds
6.7
2009
Imagine That
as Fred Franklin
6.0
2009
Leatherheads
as Suds
5.9
2008
Over Her Dead Body
as Sculptor
5.5
2008
Mad Money
as Glover
6.5
2008
No Country for Old Men
as Man Who Hires Wells
8.0
2007
The Fox and the Hound 2
as Talent Scout (voice)
6.0
2006
The Path to 9/11
as Richard Clarke
7.3
2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Aardvark Dad (voice)
6.7
2006
Just Friends
as KC
6.2
2005
Tripping the Rift
as Chode (voice)
6.4
2004–2008
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Gordon
6.4
2004
Jersey Girl
as Greenie
6.2
2004
Surviving Christmas
as Dr. Freeman
5.7
2004
The Ladykillers
as Fernand Gudge
6.1
2004
Finding Nemo
as Bubbles (voice)
7.8
2003
Grind
as Cameron
6.0
2003
Ice Age
as Rhino / Start (voice)
7.4
2002
Ladies Man
as Gene
7.3
1999–2001
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
as Dr. Donovan (voice)
7.2
1999–2001
Office Space
as Milton Waddams
7.4
1999
Bicentennial Man
as Dennis Mansky
7.3
1999
King of the Hill
as Bill Dauterive (voice)
7.4
1997–
NewsRadio
as Jimmy James
7.4
1995–1999
Harts of the West
as R.O
6.8
1993–1994
RoboCop 3
as Coontz
4.9
1993
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Gary Murray
5.6
1992
Ghost
as Police Sgt.
7.2
1990
Black Rain
as Berg
6.6
1989
Monkey Shines
as Dean Burbage
6.3
1988
Crocodile Dundee II
as DEA Agent (Toilet)
5.9
1988
The Girlfriend
0.0