Stephen Root

Stephen Root

Acting
124 Movies 160 TV Shows

Born

November 17, 1951

Place of Birth

Sarasota, Florida, USA

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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 Lady…

Known For

Filmography

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

2026

The Wrecking Crew

The Wrecking Crew

2026

Playdate

Playdate

2025

Heads of State

Heads of State

2025

Dog Man

Dog Man

2025

Lousy Carter

Lousy Carter

2024

Paint

Paint

2023

To Leslie

To Leslie

2022

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

2022

The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

Queenpins

Queenpins

2021

Home

Home

2021

Four Good Days

Four Good Days

2021

Happily

Happily

2021

Uncle Frank

Uncle Frank

2020

The Empty Man

The Empty Man

2020

Seberg

Seberg

2019

Bombshell

Bombshell

2019

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

2019

On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex

2018

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

Life of the Party

Life of the Party

2018

Cook-Off!

Cook-Off!

2017

Three Christs

Three Christs

2017

Miles

Miles

2017

Infinity Baby

Infinity Baby

2017

Get Out

Get Out

2017

Spectral

Spectral

2016

Looking for the Jackalope

Looking for the Jackalope

2016

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

2016

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

2016

Finding Dory

Finding Dory

2016

All the Way

All the Way

2016

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Hello, My Name Is Doris

2015

O.W.C.A. Files

O.W.C.A. Files

2015

Trumbo

Trumbo

2015

7 Chinese Brothers

7 Chinese Brothers

2015

Selma

Selma

2014

Lennon or McCartney

Lennon or McCartney

2014

I Know That Voice

I Know That Voice

2014

Feels So Good

Feels So Good

2013

Sweetwater

Sweetwater

2013

Bad Milo!

Bad Milo!

2013

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

2013

Superman: Unbound

Superman: Unbound

2013

The Arrangement

The Arrangement

2013

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

2012

Big Miracle

Big Miracle

2012

J. Edgar

J. Edgar

2011

Batman: Year One

Batman: Year One

2011

Red State

Red State

2011

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

2011

Everything Must Go

Everything Must Go

2011

The Conspirator

The Conspirator

2011

Rango

Rango

2011

Son of Morning

Son of Morning

2011

Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids

2011

Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare

Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare

2010

Unthinkable

Unthinkable

2010

Glock

Glock

2009

The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats

2009

13 Scarier Movie Moments

13 Scarier Movie Moments

2009

Squirly Town

Squirly Town

2009

Imagine That

Imagine That

2009

The Soloist

The Soloist

2009

Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts

Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts

2009

Bob Funk

Bob Funk

2009

Tripping the Rift: The Movie

Tripping the Rift: The Movie

2008

Leatherheads

Leatherheads

2008

Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor

2008

Over Her Dead Body

Over Her Dead Body

2008

Mad Money

Mad Money

2008

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

2007

Have Dreams, Will Travel

Have Dreams, Will Travel

2007

The Fox and the Hound 2

The Fox and the Hound 2

2006

Idiocracy

Idiocracy

2006

Gretchen

Gretchen

2006

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown

2006

Just Friends

Just Friends

2005

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

2005

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

2004

Surviving Christmas

Surviving Christmas

2004

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004

Jersey Girl

Jersey Girl

2004

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

2004

Raising Genius

Raising Genius

2004

Grind

Grind

2003

The Making of 'King of the Hill'

The Making of 'King of the Hill'

2003

Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo

2003

The Country Bears

The Country Bears

2002

Ice Age

Ice Age

2002

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

1999

The Sissy Duckling

The Sissy Duckling

1999

Office Space

Office Space

1999

Gut Feeling

Gut Feeling

1999

The Monster Hunter

The Monster Hunter

1999

Krippendorf's Tribe

Krippendorf's Tribe

1998

steve.oedekerk.com

steve.oedekerk.com

1997

The Lottery

The Lottery

1996

The Road to Galveston

The Road to Galveston

1996

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

1995

Night of the Scarecrow

Night of the Scarecrow

1995

Bye Bye Love

Bye Bye Love

1995

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter

1994

Extreme Justice

Extreme Justice

1993

Dave

Dave

1993

Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

1993

Class of '61

Class of '61

1993

RoboCop 3

RoboCop 3

1993

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story

1992

Bed & Breakfast

Bed & Breakfast

1991

V.I. Warshawski

V.I. Warshawski

1991

Golden Years

Golden Years

1991

Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion

1991

Ghost

Ghost

1990

Stanley & Iris

Stanley & Iris

1990

Black Rain

Black Rain

1989

Monkey Shines

Monkey Shines

1988

Crocodile Dundee II

Crocodile Dundee II

1988

Unbearable Christmas

Unbearable Christmas

The Long Haul

The Long Haul

October

October