Stephen Root

Stephen Root

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Long Haul The Long Haul 2026 Regular Show: The Lost Tapes ★ 9.7 Regular Show: The Lost Tapes 2026 The Terror: Devil in Silver ★ 7.5 The Terror: Devil in Silver 2026 Widow's Bay ★ 8.3 Widow's Bay 2026 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice ★ 6.7 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice 2026 Strip Law ★ 7.0 Strip Law 2026 The Wrecking Crew ★ 7.0 The Wrecking Crew 2026 Playdate ★ 6.1 Playdate 2025 Heads of State ★ 6.8 Heads of State 2025 Dog Man ★ 7.5 Dog Man 2025 StuGo ★ 4.4 StuGo 2025 It's Florida, Man. ★ 5.5 It's Florida, Man. 2024 Lousy Carter ★ 6.2 Lousy Carter 2024 Masters of the Universe: Revolution ★ 7.8 Masters of the Universe: Revolution 2024 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off ★ 7.9 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 2023 Beacon 23 ★ 5.8 Beacon 23 2023 Krapopolis ★ 7.3 Krapopolis 2023 Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake ★ 8.6 Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake 2023 Praise Petey ★ 6.0 Praise Petey 2023 Clone High ★ 6.8 Clone High 2023 Fired on Mars ★ 7.1 Fired on Mars 2023 Paint ★ 5.4 Paint 2023 Velma ★ 3.5 Velma 2023 To Leslie ★ 7.0 To Leslie 2022 Bee and PuppyCat ★ 8.5 Bee and PuppyCat 2022 Hamster & Gretel ★ 6.4 Hamster & Gretel 2022 Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head ★ 7.9 Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head 2022 Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe ★ 6.9 Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022 The Legend of Vox Machina ★ 8.2 The Legend of Vox Machina 2022 We Baby Bears ★ 7.3 We Baby Bears 2022 The Book of Boba Fett ★ 7.5 The Book of Boba Fett 2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth ★ 6.9 The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021 Blade Runner: Black Lotus ★ 7.0 Blade Runner: Black Lotus 2021 Queenpins ★ 6.5 Queenpins 2021 Home ★ 6.7 Home 2021 Masters of the Universe: Revelation ★ 6.6 Masters of the Universe: Revelation 2021 Four Good Days ★ 6.8 Four Good Days 2021 Happily ★ 5.8 Happily 2021 Resident Alien ★ 7.8 Resident Alien 2021 Uncle Frank ★ 7.3 Uncle Frank 2020 The Mighty Ones ★ 7.4 The Mighty Ones 2020 The Empty Man ★ 6.2 The Empty Man 2020 Star Trek: Lower Decks ★ 7.7 Star Trek: Lower Decks 2020 Adventure Time: Distant Lands ★ 8.2 Adventure Time: Distant Lands 2020 Perry Mason ★ 7.2 Perry Mason 2020 Solar Opposites ★ 7.8 Solar Opposites 2020 Stars in the House Stars in the House 2020 Seberg ★ 5.9 Seberg 2019 Bombshell ★ 6.8 Bombshell 2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot ★ 5.7 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot 2019 Lights Out with David Spade ★ 5.6 Lights Out with David Spade 2019 Amphibia ★ 8.6 Amphibia 2019 On the Basis of Sex ★ 7.3 On the Basis of Sex 2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ★ 7.1 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants ★ 7.5 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants 2018 Summer Camp Island ★ 7.7 Summer Camp Island 2018 Succession ★ 8.3 Succession 2018 Dallas & Robo ★ 6.0 Dallas & Robo 2018 Life of the Party ★ 6.1 Life of the Party 2018 Barry ★ 7.9 Barry 2018 Cook-Off! ★ 5.2 Cook-Off! 2017 Three Christs ★ 6.6 Three Christs 2017 DuckTales ★ 7.8 DuckTales 2017 Miles ★ 5.3 Miles 2017 Infinity Baby ★ 6.3 Infinity Baby 2017 Get Out ★ 7.6 Get Out 2017 Spectral ★ 6.5 Spectral 2016 Looking for the Jackalope ★ 4.0 Looking for the Jackalope 2016 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates ★ 6.0 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016 Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz ★ 6.0 Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz 2016 Finding Dory ★ 7.0 Finding Dory 2016 All the Way ★ 6.7 All the Way 2016 Angie Tribeca ★ 6.4 Angie Tribeca 2016 Idiotsitter ★ 6.0 Idiotsitter 2016 Hello, My Name Is Doris ★ 6.4 Hello, My Name Is Doris 2015 O.W.C.A. Files ★ 7.5 O.W.C.A. Files 2015 Trumbo ★ 7.2 Trumbo 2015 Con Man ★ 6.6 Con Man 2015 7 Chinese Brothers ★ 5.3 7 Chinese Brothers 2015 Star vs. the Forces of Evil ★ 8.4 Star vs. the Forces of Evil 2015