Stephen Root

Born

November 17, 1951, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Age

74 years old

Zodiac

Scorpio

Total works

126 movies, 136 TV shows

Latest work

The Long Haul (2026)

Genres

Comedy,Drama,Adventure

Stephen Root is an American actor who starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999). He played Milton Waddams in Office Space (1999) and has lent his voice to characters such as Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland in King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present). Root has appeared in several films by the Coen brothers, including No Country for Old Men (2007) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). His filmography also includes titles like Finding Nemo (2003), Idiocracy (2006), and On the Basis of Sex (2018). He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance as Monroe Fuches in the HBO series Barry (2018).