Stephen Root

Stephen Root

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.

Show More

Stephen Root Movies

Discover the best Stephen Root movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Stephen Root ranked by year and score.

1

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

Action Comedy Science Fiction
Mike and Nick are the kind of criminals who make bad decisions for a living, and tonight they are making their worst one yet. Both men are in love with...
Score 6.8
2

The Wrecking Crew (2026)

Action Comedy Crime
Jonny and James have spent years avoiding each other, the way half-brothers with complicated histories tend to do. Then their father turns up dead under circumstances that don't quite add...
Score 6.9
3

The Empty Man (2020)

Horror Mystery
A former detective follows the trail of a vanished teenager into increasingly strange territory, eventually uncovering a shadowy cult fixated on calling forth something ancient and malevolent. What begins as...
Score 6.2
4

Get Out (2017)

Horror Mystery Thriller
When Chris accompanies his white girlfriend to meet her parents at their secluded estate, the weekend starts with the kind of performative warmth that Black Americans know all too well....
Score 7.6
5

Selma (2014)

Drama History
In the spring of 1965, a small Alabama city became the flashpoint for one of the most consequential battles in American history. Martin Luther King Jr. and his fellow organizers...
Score 7.4
6

No Country for Old Men (2007)

Crime Thriller Western
A West Texas hunting trip turns catastrophic when Llewelyn Moss walks into the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and walks out carrying two million dollars he has no...
Score 7.9
7

Idiocracy (2006)

Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
A perfectly unremarkable Army private and a woman working the streets become the unlikely subjects of a Pentagon hibernation experiment gone sideways. They wake up five centuries later to find...
Score 6.4
8

Finding Nemo (2003)

Adventure Animation Family
When a small clownfish named Nemo is scooped up by a scuba diver and dropped into a Sydney dentist's fish tank, his anxious father Marlin has no choice but to...
Score 7.8
9

Dave (1993)

Comedy
A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the President of the United States.
Score 6.6

Stephen Root TV Shows

Browse the ultimate list of Stephen Root TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring Stephen Root.

1

Widow’s Bay (2026)

Comedy Drama Mystery
A small New England coastal town has a reputation problem, and its ambitious mayor is determined to fix it. Locals whisper about a generations-old curse, but she's too busy drafting...
Score 7.1
2

Barry (2018)

Comedy Crime Drama
Barry Berkman is a deeply unhappy hired killer from the Midwest who stumbles into an acting class while tailing a target in Los Angeles. What starts as a cover quickly...
Score 7.9

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-rated movies starring Stephen Root? +
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Stephen Root are Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, The Wrecking Crew, and The Empty Man.
How many movies and TV shows has Stephen Root starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 11 titles starring Stephen Root, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring Stephen Root worth watching? +
Yes! The overall filmography starring Stephen Root maintains a strong average user rating of 7.1 out of 10 across all tracked titles.