Originals for Paramount+
Download Search New Upcoming Discover Home
Stephen Root
0 FOLLOWERS • 161 CREDITS • NOV 17, 1951 • 73
Follow
Biography
more
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, 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). 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), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include in 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), 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 notably starred as Monroe Fuches / The Raven on the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019.
Overview
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, 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). 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), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include in 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), 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 notably starred as Monroe Fuches / The Raven on the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019.
Known For
Frasier
Night Court
The Simpsons
L.A. Law
The Good Wife
Masters of Sex
Young Justice
Fringe
Star Trek: The Next Generation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Hot in Cleveland
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Boardwalk Empire
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Veep
The Sarah Silverman Program.
Malcolm in the Middle
Summer Camp Island
Jake and the Fatman
Home Improvement
Boston Legal
Raising Hope
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Gravity Falls
Quantum Leap
Wiseguy
The Man in the High Castle
Perry Mason
Succession
Roseanne
Kim Possible
Diagnosis: Murder
Louie
Ed
Adventure Time
From the Earth to the Moon
24
American Dad!
Seinfeld
Phineas and Ferb
Superman: The Animated Series
Cybill
Blossom
Just Shoot Me!
ThunderCats
Justice League
Party of Five
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
Justified
Pushing Daisies
The Mighty Ones
Profiler
Bee and PuppyCat
BoJack Horseman
Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
The Legend of Vox Machina
Murphy Brown
The Big Bang Theory
According to Jim
Childrens Hospital
True Blood
Chicago Hope
The Golden Palace
Amphibia
Workaholics
The Newsroom
Velma
Californication
Lights Out with David Spade
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
The Defenders
The Torkelsons
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
INVINCIBLE
Eerie, Indiana
Clone High
DreamWorks Dragons
Teen Titans
DAG
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
The Book of Boba Fett
DuckTales
The Proud Family
Christy
Beacon 23
Northern Exposure
Unscripted
Golden Years
Idiocracy
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Dave
J. Edgar
Bye Bye Love
Drillbit Taylor
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
Selma
Spectral
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Finding Dory
Pandora's Clock
Queenpins
Batman: Year One
Despicable Me 4
Just Friends
Ice Age: The Meltdown
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Bicentennial Man
Black Rain
Imagine That
Superman: Unbound
Bombshell
RoboCop 3
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ghost
Surviving Christmas
The Empty Man
Grind
The Lone Ranger
Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files
The Sissy Duckling
Big Miracle
Crocodile Dundee II
On the Basis of Sex
Finding Nemo
Life of the Party
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
Get Out
No Country for Old Men
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Dog Man
The Country Bears
Rango
Seberg
Ice Age
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Jersey Girl
Mad Money
Office Space
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Heads of State
All the Way
Paint
Barry
Uncle Frank
King of the Hill
Fired on Mars
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
The West Wing
Ladies Man
Unthinkable
Untitled King of the Hill Reboot
NewsRadio
Four Good Days
Idiotsitter
Harts of the West
It's Florida, Man.
Originals for Paramount+
Never miss a Paramount+ Original with the Unofficial app, your go-to source for release dates, updates, and notifications, ensuring you're always in the loop on your favorite shows and actors!
Get