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Stephen Root
Actor · Crew· Sarasota, Florida, USA
Stephen Root, born in 1951, has carved out a versatile career with roles that range from the narcissistic Jimmy James in "NewsRadio" to the beleaguered Milton Waddams in "Office Space". His voice acting prowess includes iconic characters like Bill Dauterive and the bombastic Buck Strickland on "King of the Hill". Root has also secured a place in Coen brothers' filmography with memorable appearances in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "The Tragedy of Macbeth". Beyond these, his filmography boasts roles in "Idiocracy" and "Get Out", while his television work spans from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" to "Barry", earning him Emmy recognition.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Finding Nemo
Bubbles (voice) · 2003
Get Out
Jim Hudson · 2017
Ice Age
Rhino / Start (voice) · 2002
No Country for Old Men
Man Who Hires Wells · 2007
Finding Dory
Bubbles (voice) · 2016
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Aardvark Dad (voice) · 2006
Rango
Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) · 2011
The Lone Ranger
Habberman · 2013
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Long Haul | Film | |
| 2026 | Strip Law | Glem Blorchman (voice) | TV |
| 2026 | The Wrecking Crew | Detective Rennert | Film |
| 2026 | Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice | Chet | Film |
| 2026 | Widow's Bay | Wyck Crawford | TV |
| 2025 | Dog Man | Grampa (voice) | Film |
| 2025 | Heads of State | Arthur Hammond | Film |
| 2025 | Playdate | Gordon | Film |
| 2024 | Masters of the Universe: Revolution | Cringer (voice) | TV |
| 2023 | Paint | Tony | Film |
| 2021 | Queenpins | Agent Flannigan | Film |
| 2021 | Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Cringer / Battle Cat (voice) | TV |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Porter | Film |
| 2020 | Uncle Frank | Daddy Mac | Film |
| 2020 | The Empty Man | Arthur Parsons | Film |
| 2019 | Bombshell | Neil Mullin | Film |
| 2019 | Seberg | Walt Breckman | Film |
| 2018 | Life of the Party | Mike Cook | Film |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | Professor Brown | Film |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Teller (segment "Near Algodones") | Film |
| 2018 | Barry | Monroe Fuches | TV |
| 2017 | Get Out | Jim Hudson | Film |
| 2016 | Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz | Uncle Henry (voice) | Film |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Bubbles (voice) | Film |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Burt | Film |
| 2013 | Bad Milo! | Roger | Film |
| 2013 | Sweetwater | Hugh | Film |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Habberman | Film |
| 2013 | Superman: Unbound | Zor-El (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | Big Miracle | Governor Haskell | Film |
| 2012 | The Company You Keep | Billy Cusimano | Film |
| 2011 | Son of Morning | Senator Larder | Film |
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Bill Krogstad | Film |
| 2011 | Batman: Year One | Brendon (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | Everything Must Go | Elliot | Film |
| 2011 | The Conspirator | John Lloyd | Film |
| 2011 | Red State | Sherrif Wynan | Film |
| 2011 | Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz | Uncle Henry / Crows (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | Rango | Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare | Burt (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | The Soloist | Curt Reynolds | Film |
| 2009 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Gus Lacey | Film |
| 2009 | Bob Funk | Steve | Film |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Fred Franklin | Film |
| 2008 | Over Her Dead Body | Sculptor | Film |
| 2008 | Mad Money | Glover | Film |
| 2008 | Tripping the Rift: The Movie | Chode (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | Leatherheads | Suds | Film |
| 2007 | Have Dreams, Will Travel | Sheriff Brock | Film |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Man Who Hires Wells | Film |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 | Richard Clarke | TV |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Aardvark Dad (voice) | Film |
| 2006 | Gretchen | Herb | Film |
| 2006 | The Fox and the Hound 2 | Talent Scout (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | Just Friends | KC | Film |
| 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited) | Film |
| 2004 | Tripping the Rift | Chode (voice) | TV |
| 2004 | Raising Genius | Dwight Nestor | Film |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmas | Dr. Freeman | Film |
| 2004 | The Ladykillers | Fernand Gudge | Film |
| 2004 | Jersey Girl | Greenie | Film |
| 2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Gordon | Film |
| 2003 | Grind | Cameron | Film |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Bubbles (voice) | Film |
| 2002 | The Country Bears | Zeb (voice) | Film |
| 2002 | Ice Age | Rhino / Start (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Radio Station Man | Film |
| 1999 | Ladies Man | Gene | TV |
| 1999 | Office Space | Milton Waddams | Film |
| 1999 | The Monster Hunter | Mr. Crenshaw | Film |
| 1999 | Bicentennial Man | Dennis Mansky | Film |
| 1998 | Krippendorf's Tribe | Gerald Adams | Film |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Bill Dauterive (voice) | TV |
| 1996 | The Road to Galveston | Ed Kirkman | Film |
| 1996 | The Lottery | Graham Dunbar | Film |
| 1995 | NewsRadio | Jimmy James | TV |
| 1995 | Night of the Scarecrow | Frank | Film |
| 1993 | RoboCop 3 | Coontz | Film |
| 1993 | Class of '61 | Secretary of War Edwin Stanton | Film |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice | Max Alvarez | Film |
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