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Stephen Root
Stephen Root’s screen credits include Man Who Hires Wells in No Country for Old Men, Bubbles (voice) in Finding Nemo, and Jim Hudson in Get Out.
Born November 17, 1951 Sarasota, Florida, USA7 movies on MoviHero
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Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor and voice actor. Known for his extensive character actor roles in film and television, he gained attention for his roles as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the comedy film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present).[1] 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), Bicentennial Man (1999), Dodgeball (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Cedar Rapids (2011), Selma (2014), Trumbo (2015), Get Out (2017), and On the Basis of Sex (2018), as well as his voice roles in Ice Age (2002) and Finding Nemo (2003). …
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On television, he played supporting roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991), True Blood (2008–2009), Boardwalk Empire (2012–2013), Fargo (2014), The Man in the High Castle (2016–2019), Perry Mason (2020), and Succession (2021–2023). He has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, in 2019 for the role of manipulative hitman handler Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy crime series Barry (2018–2023) and in 2026 for the role of fisherman and outspoken superstitious Wyck Crawford in the Apple TV comedy horror series Widow's Bay (2026–present), which he won.
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- 2027Slayground1h 30m · Action · HorrorActorUpcoming
- 2017Get Out1h 44m · Horror · MysteryJim Hudson
- 2011Rango1h 47m · Adventure · AnimationDoc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
- 2007No Country for Old Men2h 2m · Crime · ThrillerMan Who Hires Wells
- 2003Finding Nemo1h 40m · Adventure · AnimationBubbles (voice)
- 2002Ice Age1h 21m · Adventure · AnimationRhino / Start (voice)
- 1990Ghost2h 7m · Fantasy · RomancePolice Sgt.
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- 2026Grand Theft Auto VI : Launch TrailerBryan HederUpcoming
- 2026Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended LookBrian Heder (voice) (uncredited)
- 2026The Long HaulActor
- 2026Mike & Nick & Nick & AliceChet
- 2026The Wrecking CrewDetective Rennert
- 2025PlaydateGordon
- 2025Heads of StateArthur Hammond
- 2025Dog ManGrampa (voice)
- 2024Lousy CarterAnalyst
- 2023PaintTony
- 2022To LeslieDutch
- 2022Starting Now: the Making of BarrySelf
- 2022Beavis and Butt-Head Do the UniverseJail Tattoo Artist (voice)
- 2021The Tragedy of MacbethPorter
- 2021QueenpinsAgent Flannigan
- 2021HomeFather Browning
- 2021Four Good DaysChris
- 2021HappilyGoodman
- 2020Uncle FrankDaddy Mac
- 2020The Empty ManArthur Parsons
- 2019BombshellNeil Mullin
- 2019SebergWalt Breckman
- 2019Jay and Silent Bob RebootCockmando (voice)
- 2018On the Basis of SexProfessor Brown
- 2018The Ballad of Buster ScruggsTeller (segment "Near Algodones")
- 2018Life of the PartyMike Cook
- 2017Cook-Off!Morty Van Rookle
- 2017Three ChristsDr. Rogers
- 2017MilesRon Walton
- 2017Infinity BabyFenton
- 2016SpectralDr. Mindala
- 2016Looking for the JackalopeThe Jackalope (voice)
- 2016Mike and Dave Need Wedding DatesBurt
- 2016Tom and Jerry: Back to OzUncle Henry (voice)
- 2016Finding DoryBubbles (voice)
- 2016All the WayJ. Edgar Hoover
- 2015Hello, My Name Is DorisTodd
- 2015TrumboHymie King
- 20157 Chinese BrothersGeorge
- 2014SelmaCol. Al Lingo
- 2014Lennon or McCartneySelf
- 2014I Know That VoiceSelf
- 2013Feels So GoodNick Celisco
- 2013SweetwaterHugh
- 2013Bad Milo!Roger
- 2013The Lone RangerHabberman
- 2013Superman: UnboundZor-El (voice)
- 2013The ArrangementAvery Boomer
- 2012The Company You KeepBilly Cusimano
- 2012Big MiracleGovernor Haskell
- 2011J. EdgarArthur Koehler
- 2011Batman: Year OneBrendon (voice)
- 2011Red StateSherrif Wynan
- 2011Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of OzUncle Henry / Crows (voice)
- 2011Everything Must GoElliot
- 2011The ConspiratorJohn Lloyd
- 2011Son of MorningSenator Larder
- 2011Cedar RapidsBill Krogstad
- 2010Scooby-Doo! Camp ScareBurt (voice)
- 2010UnthinkableCharles Thompson
- 2009GlockRemington
- 2009The Men Who Stare at GoatsGus Lacey
- 200913 Scarier Movie MomentsSelf
- 2009Squirly TownLance (voice)
- 2009Imagine ThatFred Franklin
- 2009The SoloistCurt Reynolds
- 2009Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar MuttsTurtle (voice)
- 2009Bob FunkSteve
- 2008Tripping the Rift: The MovieChode (voice)
- 2008LeatherheadsSuds
- 2008Drillbit TaylorPrincipal Doppler
- 2008Over Her Dead BodySculptor
- 2008Mad MoneyGlover
- 2007Have Dreams, Will TravelSheriff Brock
- 2006The Fox and the Hound 2Talent Scout (voice)
- 2006IdiocracyJudge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
- 2006GretchenHerb
- 2006Ice Age: The MeltdownAardvark Dad (voice)
- 2005Just FriendsKC
- 2005Kim Possible Movie: So the DramaCowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
- 2004Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost MovieVince Masters
- 2004Surviving ChristmasDr. Freeman
- 2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog StoryGordon
- 2004Jersey GirlGreenie
- 2004The LadykillersFernand Gudge
- 2004Raising GeniusDwight Nestor
- 2003GrindCameron
- 2003The Making of 'King of the Hill'Actor
- 2002The Country BearsZeb (voice)
- 2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?Radio Station Man
- 1999Bicentennial ManDennis Mansky
- 1999The Sissy DucklingBig Ducky (voice)
- 1999Office SpaceMilton
- 1999Gut FeelingKane Cohen
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