Stephen Root
Stephen Root
Stephen Root has appeared in 70 movies on CringeMDb. 37 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 33 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: Heads of State (2025)
- Most recent with adult content: Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
Born November 17, 1951 · Known for acting
52.9% Featured Movie Cringe Score (70 movies)
Stephen Root Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
Ice Age
...as Rhino / Start (voice)
Leatherheads
...as Suds
RoboCop 3
...as Coontz
No Country for Old Men
...as Man Who Hires Wells
The Tragedy of Macbeth
...as Porter
Queenpins
...as Agent Flannigan
The Conspirator
...as John Lloyd
Unthinkable
...as Charles Thompson
Rango
...as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
The Soloist
...as Curt Reynolds
Imagine That
...as Fred Franklin
Heads of State
...as Arthur Hammond
Big Miracle
...as Governor Haskell
The Company You Keep
...as Billy Cusimano
The Monster Hunter
...as Mr. Crenshaw
Superman: Unbound
...as Zor-El (voice)
Hello, My Name Is Doris
...as Todd
Miles
...as Ron Walton
Finding Dory
...as Bubbles (voice)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
...as Gary Murray
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
...as Radio Station Man
The Lone Ranger
...as Habberman
Ice Age: The Meltdown
...as Aardvark Dad (voice)
Selma
...as Col. Al Lingo
On the Basis of Sex
...as Professor Brown
V.I. Warshawski
...as Mickey
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
...as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
...as Turtle (voice)
J. Edgar
...as Arthur Koehler
To Leslie
...as Dutch
Spectral
...as Dr. Mindala
Dog Man
...as Grampa (voice)
Bye Bye Love
...as Awakened Neighbor
Certified Cringeworthy
Office Space
...as Milton
Bicentennial Man
...as Dennis Mansky
Dave
...as Don Durenberger
Krippendorf's Tribe
...as Gerald Adams
Mad Money
...as Glover
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
...as Gordon
Jersey Girl
...as Greenie
Over Her Dead Body
...as Sculptor
Surviving Christmas
...as Dr. Freeman
Everything Must Go
...as Elliot
Red State
...as Sherrif Wynan
Batman: Year One
...as Brendon (voice)
Bob Funk
...as Steve
Raising Genius
...as Dwight Nestor
Cedar Rapids
...as Bill Krogstad
Son of Morning
...as Senator Larder
Bad Milo!
...as Roger
Extreme Justice
...as Max Alvarez
The Men Who Stare at Goats
...as Gus Lacey
The Ladykillers
...as Fernand Gudge
Playdate
...as Gordon
Trumbo
...as Hymie King
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
...as Burt
Drillbit Taylor
...as Principal Doppler
The Wrecking Crew
...as Detective Rennert
Grind
...as Cameron
Life of the Party
...as Mike Cook
Idiocracy
...as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
Seberg
...as Walt Breckman
The Empty Man
...as Arthur Parsons
Uncle Frank
...as Daddy Mac
Four Good Days
...as Chris
Bombshell
...as Neil Mullin
Three Christs
...as Dr. Rogers
Happily
...as Goodman
Paint
...as Tony
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
...as Chet
About Stephen Root
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).
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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