Stephen Root
Actor
Birth Date: November 17, 1951
Age: 72 years old
Birth Place: Sarasota, Florida
Spouses: Romy Rosemont
A gifted and immensely likeable character actor, Stephen Root's staggering résumé crossed into multiple genres and mediums, despite the average viewer most likely knowing him more by face than by name. Root achieved his most prolific success with two roles: the stapler-obsessed cubicle rat Milton in the cult comedy "Office Space" (1999) and the oddball billionaire Jimmy James on the sitcom "NewsRadio" (NBC, 1995-99). Often appearing as various legal professionals, grieving fathers, Southern sheriffs, military men or football coaches on television shows like "In the Heat of the Night" (NBC, 1988-94) and "Boston Legal" (ABC, 2004-08), Root also gave solid supporting turns in movies as diverse as "Bicentennial Man" (1999) and "No Country for Old Men" (2007), and lent his voice to such projects as the animated series "King of the Hill" (Fox, 1997-2010), the Pixar blockbuster "Finding Nemo" (2003) and even videogames. Root's scene-stealing work went on to enhance a number of projects over the years, attracting the attention of such respected talents as the Coen Brothers, Mike Judge and George Clooney. Determined to avoid typecasting, Root made sure to regularly alternate between comedy and drama, and his experience in both disciplines, gained via years of work in regional theater and the National Shakespeare Company, provided him with an excellent skill set to portray a wide array of people, average and otherwise.
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Beacon 23Stream
Actor
Solomon
Series
2023
Beacon 23Stream
Guest Star
Solomon
Series
2023
Praise PeteyStream
Voice
Dad
Series
2023
Fired on MarsStream
Actor
Mark
Series
2023
PaintStream
Actor
Tony
Movie
2023
Lousy Carter
Actor
Analyst
Movie
2023
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-headStream
Guest Voice
Gary
Series
2022
The Legend of Vox MachinaStream
Voice
Professor Anders
Series
2022
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the UniverseStream
Voice
Jail Tattoo Artist
Movie
2022
To LeslieStream
Actor
Dutch
Movie
2022
CBS Saturday Morning
Guest
Show
2021
Masters of the Universe: RevelationStream
Voice
Cringer/Battle Cat
Miniseries
2021
Feels So Good
Actor
Nick Celisco
Show
2021
HappilyStream
Actor
Goodman
Movie
2021
Queenpins
Actor
Agent Flannagan
Movie
2021
Schlaglicht
Actor
Monroe Fuches
Show
2020
The Empty ManStream
Actor
Arthur Parsons
Movie
2020
Uncle Frank
Actor
Daddy Mac
Movie
2020
Four Good Days
Actor
Chris
Movie
2020
Home
Actor
Movie
2020
Eiga Entotsumachi no Puperu
Voice
Bruno
Movie
2020
Bless the HartsStream
Guest Voice
Rick Ocean
Series
2019
AmphibiaStream
Guest Voice
Mayor Toadstool
Series
2019
BombshellStream
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Neil Mullen
Movie
2019
Seberg
Actor
Walt Breckman
Movie
2019
Wilde Western-Woche
Actor
Hugh
Show
2018
The Epic Tales of Captain UnderpantsStream
Voice
Mr. Morty Fyde
Series
2018
Dallas & RoboStream
Voice
Uncle Danny
Series
2018
BarryStream
Actor
Fuches
Series
2018
Barry FREE
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Fuches
Show
2018
Life of the PartyStream
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Mike
Movie
2018
On the Basis of SexStream
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Professor Brown
Movie
2018
The Ballad of Buster ScruggsStream
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Teller (Segment "Near Algodones")
Movie
2018
DuckTalesStream
Guest Voice
J.W. Guidebook
Series
2017
Get OutStream
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Jim Hudson
Movie
2017
Infinity Baby
Actor
Fenton
Movie
2017
Three Christs
Actor
Dr. Rogers
Movie
2017
All the Way
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J. Edgar Hoover
Show
2016
IdiotsitterStream
Actor
Kent
Series
2016
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Actor
Burt Stangle
Movie
2016
All the WayStream
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J. Edgar Hoover
Movie
2016
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
Voice
Uncle Henry
Movie
2016
Miles
Actor
Ron Walton
Movie
2016
Looking for the Jackalope
Actor
The Jackalope
Movie
2016
7 Chinese Brothers
Actor
George
Movie
2015
TrumboStream
Actor
Hymie King
Movie
2015
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Actor
Todd
Movie
2015
FargoStream
Guest Star
Burt Canton
Series
2014
TURN: Washington's SpiesStream
Guest Star
Nathaniel Sackett
Series
2014
SelmaStream
Actor
Al Lingo
Movie
2014
Masters of SexStream
Guest Star
Series
2013
Brooklyn Nine-NineStream
Guest Star
Lynn Boyle
Series
2013
Dragons: Defenders of Berk
Voice
Mildew
Show
2013
Till Murder Do Us Part
Actor
Show
2013
Feels So Good
Actor
Nick Celisco
Movie
2013
Accord Parfait
Actor
Avery Boomer
Movie
2013
The Arrangement
Actor
Avery Boomer
Movie
2013
Milo
Actor
Roger
Movie
2013
Superman: Unbound
Voice
Zor-El
Movie
2013
Dragons: Riders of Berk
Voice
Mildew
Show
2012
The NewsroomStream
Guest Star
General Stomtonovich
Series
2012
The Legend of KorraStream
Guest Voice
White Lotus Leader/Hobo/Phonograph Vendor
Series
2012
Big MiracleStream
Actor
Gov. Haskell
Movie
2012
The Company You KeepStream
Actor
Billy Cusimano
Movie
2012
Tom i Jerry i Carobnjak iz Oza
Actor
Movie
2011
RangoStream
Voice
Doc/Merrimack
Movie
2011
Cedar Rapids
Actor
Bill Krogstad
Movie
2011
Red State
Actor
Sheriff Wynan
Movie
2011
Tom and Jerry & the Wizard of Oz
Voice
Uncle Henry/Crows
Movie
2011
J. EdgarStream
Actor
Arthur Koehler
Movie
2011
The DefendersStream
Guest Star
Judge Taylor
Series
2010
Raising HopeStream
Guest Star
Series
2010
Boardwalk EmpireStream
Actor
Gaston Means
Series
2010
Boardwalk EmpireStream
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Gaston Means
Series
2010
LouieStream
Guest Star
Dr. Hepa
Series
2010
Hot in ClevelandStream
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Brian
Series
2010
Adventure TimeStream
Guest Voice
Grimby/Tart Toter
Series
2010
JustifiedStream
Guest Star
Judge Reardon
Series
2010
Unthinkable
Actor
Charles Thompson
Movie
2010
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
Voice
Burt
Movie
2010
The Conspirator
Actor
John Lloyd
Movie
2010
Everything Must Go
Actor
Elliot
Movie
2010
The Cleveland ShowStream
Guest Voice
Neighbors Kellogg
Series
2009
The Good WifeStream
Guest Star
Judge Murphy Wicks
Series
2009
Unscripted
Guest
Show
2009
The SoloistStream
Actor
Curt
Movie
2009
Bob Funk
Actor
Steve
Movie
2009
The Men Who Stare at GoatsStream
Actor
Gus Lacey
Movie
2009
FringeStream
Guest Star
Raymond
Series
2008
True BloodStream
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Series
2008
LeatherheadsStream
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Suds
Movie
2008
Mad MoneyStream
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Glover
Movie
2008
Over Her Dead BodyStream
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Sculptor/Angel
Movie
2008
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
Voice
Chode
Movie
2008
Pushing DaisiesStream
Guest Star
Series
2007
The Big Bang TheoryStream
Actor
Dan
Series
2007
The Big Bang TheoryStream
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Dan
Series
2007
Phineas and FerbStream
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Floyd
Series
2007
Phineas and FerbStream
Voice
Floyd
Series
2007
CalifornicationStream
Guest Star
Ricardo Collini
Series
2007
Have Dreams, Will Travel
Actor
Sheriff Brock
Movie
2007
No Country for Old MenStream
Actor
Man who hires Wells
Movie
2007
The Path to 9/11
Actor
Show
2006
IdiocracyStream
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Judge Hank "The Hangman" BMW
Movie
2006
The Fox and the Hound 2
Voice
Talent Scout
Movie
2006
Gretchen
Actor
Herb
Movie
2006
American DadStream
Guest Voice
Dick
Series
2005
Just FriendsStream
Actor
KC
Movie
2005
Tripping the RiftStream
Voice
Chode McBlob
Series
2004
Raising Genius
Actor
Dwight Nestor
Movie
2004
Dodgeball: A True Underdog StoryStream
Actor
Gordon
Movie
2004
Jersey Girl
Actor
Greenie
Movie
2004
The LadykillersStream
Actor
Fernand Gudge
Movie
2004
Surviving ChristmasStream
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Dr. Freeman
Movie
2004
Finding NemoStream
Voice
Bubbles
Movie
2003
Kim PossibleStream
Guest Voice
Series
2002
Last Call With Carson Daly
Guest
Talk
2002
Epoka lodowcowa
Voice
Frank / Start
Movie
2002
Ice AgeStream
Voice
Rhino
Movie
2002
The Country BearsStream
Voice
Zeb
Movie
2002
24Stream
Guest Star
Bill Prady
Series
2001
According to JimStream
Guest Star
Series
2001
The Proud FamilyStream
Guest Voice
Mr. Andrews
Series
2001
Grounded for LifeStream
Guest Star
Tony Bustamante
Series
2001
DAG
Guest Star
Show
2000
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStream
Guest Star
Michael Kirkwood
Series
2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Guest Voice
Series
2000
Malcolm in the MiddleStream
Guest Star
Series
2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?Stream
Actor
Radio Station Man
Movie
2000
The West WingStream
Guest Star
Bob Mayer
Series
1999
Ladies Man
Actor
Gene
Series
1999
Ladies Man
Guest Star
Gene
Series
1999
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Voice
Show
1999
The Sissy Duckling
Voice
Big Ducky
Show
1999
Norm
Guest Star
Series
1999
Office SpaceStream
Actor
Milton Waddams
Movie
1999
Bicentennial ManStream
Actor
Dennis Mansky
Movie
1999
Natural Selection
Actor
Mr. Crenshaw
Movie
1999
From the Earth to the MoonStream
Actor
Chris Kraft
Miniseries
1998
From the Earth to the MoonStream
Host
Chris Kraft
Miniseries
1998
Krippendorf's Tribe
Actor
Gerald Adams
Movie
1998
Just Shoot MeStream
Guest Star
Dr. Drake Kelson
Series
1997
King of the HillStream
Actor
Series
1997
King of the HillStream
Voice
Buck Strickland
Series
1997
Pandora's Clock
Actor
Show
1996
The Road to Galveston
Actor
Ed Kirkman
Movie
1996
The Lottery
Actor
Graham Dunbar
Movie
1996
NewsRadioStream
Actor
Jimmy James
Series
1995
Night of the Scarecrow
Actor
Frank
Movie
1995
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
Actor
Jaan Laaman
Movie
1995
Harts of the WestStream
Actor
R.O
Series
1993
NYPD BlueStream
Guest Star
IAB Sgt. Fulmer
Series
1993
FrasierStream
Guest Star
Harbin
Series
1993
Class of '61
Actor
Movie
1993
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
Actor
Dr. Kirby
Movie
1993
Una Mujer Despreciada
Actor
Movie
1992
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
Actor
Kevin McDonald
Movie
1992
Buffy the Vampire SlayerStream
Actor
Gary Murray
Movie
1992
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Actor
Kevin McDonald
Movie
1992
Civil Wars
Guest Star
Mrs. Caldecott's Lawyer
Show
1991
Golden YearsStream
Actor
Major Moreland
Miniseries
1991
V.I. WarshawskiStream
Actor
Mickey
Movie
1991
The SimpsonsStream
Guest Voice
Bildorf
Series
1989
SeinfeldStream
Guest Star
Mr. Lager
Series
1989
Quantum LeapStream
Guest Star
John Tremaine Jr.
Series
1989
RoseanneStream
Guest Star
Peter Lundy
Series
1988
Monkey Shines
Actor
Dean Burbage
Movie
1988
Star Trek: The Next GenerationStream
Guest Star
Capt. K'Vada
Series
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation 2.0
Guest Star
Show
1987
Jake and the Fatman
Guest Star
Series
1987
WiseguyStream
Guest Star
Jack Bishop
Series
1987
Head of the ClassStream
Guest Star
Series
1986
Night CourtStream
Actor
Series
1984
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News aboutStephen Root
‘Night Court’ Turns 40: See Fans’ 10 Favorite Episodes From the Sitcom
Review
Roush Review: ‘Beacon 23’ Beckons Sci-Fi Fans to a Remote Space Lighthouse
Exclusive
‘Praise Petey’: Annie Murphy & Cast Take Us Behind the Scenes of Animated Comedy (VIDEO)
Review
Critic’s Notebook: How ‘Succession,’ ‘Barry’ & ‘Ted Lasso’ Stuck Their Landings
‘Barry’ Stars Pick Best & Worst Things Their Characters Have Ever Done (VIDEO)
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‘Barry’: Stephen Root Talks Series Finale Violence, Fuches’ Confidence & More
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Bill Hader Says ‘Barry’ Is ‘Angry, Out for Vengeance’ Heading Into Series Finale
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‘Barry’ Stars on Jim’s Smorgasbord, The Raven & More
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‘Barry’ Stars on [Spoiler]’s Death, Sally’s Decision & More
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‘Barry’ Stars on Sally’s ‘Incredibly Conflicted’ Feelings for Barry, Those Betrayals & More
Exclusive
‘Barry’ Stars Share Favorite Memories, From Directing Feats to ‘Every Frame’ (VIDEO)
Review
Roush Review: HBO’s ‘Barry’ Goes for the Emotional Jugular to the Last Drop
Bill Hader’s Imprisoned Criminal Is ‘Irredeemable’ in ‘Barry’ Final Season Trailer (VIDEO)
‘Velma’: Sam Richardson, Constance Wu & More Join Voice Cast
‘Succession’: Alexander Skarsgård, Cherry Jones, Hope Davis & More Returning for Season 4
Bill Hader’s ‘Barry’ Lands Season 4 Renewal at HBO
Review
Roush Review: ‘Barry’ Slays With Its Uncanny Blend of Humor and Suspense
‘Barry’: Bill Hader & Henry Winkler Face-Off in New Season 3 Trailer (VIDEO)
‘Barry’: Forgiveness Has to Be Earned in HBO’s First Season 3 Teaser (VIDEO)
‘Barry’ Sets Season 3 Premiere as HBO Teases Bill Hader’s Return (PHOTOS)
‘Barry’: HBO Teases Bill Hader Comedy Season 3 Return to Production (PHOTO)
‘NewsRadio’ Turns 25: Where Are the Stars Now? (PHOTOS)
