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Stephen Root
Known for: ActingStephen 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Kukkulan kuningas
as Bill Dauterive (voice) 
The Wrecking Crew
+2
as Detective Rennert 
Widow's Bay
as Wyck Crawford 
Nemoa etsimässä
+6
as Bubbles (voice) 
Barry
as Monroe Fuches 
Ice Age
+6
as Rhino / Start (voice) 
Menetetty maa
+5
as Man Who Hires Wells 
Get Out
+8
as Jim Hudson 
Ice Age 2: Jäätikkö sulaa
+7
as Aardvark Dad (voice) 
NewsRadio
as Jimmy James 
Heads of State
+2
as Arthur Hammond 
Playdate
+2
as Gordon 
Ghost - näkymätön rakkaus
+5
as Police Sgt. 
Rango
+6
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) 
Strip Law
as Glem Blorchman (voice) 
The Lone Ranger
+5
as Habberman 
Koiramies
+4
as Grampa (voice) 
Robotin elämää
+3
as Dennis Mansky 
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
as Chet 
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice) 
Tripping the Rift
as Chode (voice) 
Boltsit pelissä - Dodgeball
+5
as Gordon 
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones") 
The Empty Man
+7
as Arthur Parsons 
Topi ja Tessu 2
+4
as Talent Scout (voice) 
Ladies Man
as Gene 
Konttorirotat
+6
as Milton 
Macbeth
+3
as Porter 
It's Florida, Man.
as Title Narrator (voice) 
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
as Cringer (voice) 
Ladykillers
+4
as Fernand Gudge 
Vain Frendejä
+4
as KC 
Unthinkable
+2
as Charles Thompson 
Musta sade
+3
as Berg 
Kaikki rakastavat valaita
+4
as Governor Haskell 
The Company You Keep - Ikuiset liittolaiset
+5
as Billy Cusimano 
Life of the Party
+7
as Mike Cook 
Bombshell - Hiljaisuuden rikkojat
+7
as Neil Mullin 
Oikeuden puolesta
+7
as Professor Brown 
RoboCop 3
+3
as Coontz 
Krokotiilimies II
as DEA Agent (Toilet) 
The Soloist
+1
as Curt Reynolds 
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
+3
as Burt (voice) 
Praise Petey
as Petey's Father (voice) 
Queenpins
+6
as Agent Flannigan 
Harts of the West
as R.O 
Vuohia tuijottavat miehet
as Gus Lacey 
Cedar Rapids
+4
as Bill Krogstad 
The Conspirator
+1
as John Lloyd 
Batman: Year One
+3
as Brendon (voice) 
Mad Money
+3
as Glover 
Imagine That
+4
as Fred Franklin 
State of Mind
+7
as Dr. Rogers 
Buffy, vampyyrintappaja
+4
as Gary Murray 
Haamumorsian
as Sculptor 
Tyttö tuollainen
+4
as Greenie 
Red State
as Sherrif Wynan 
Superman: Unbound
+2
as Zor-El (voice) 
Dallas & Robo
as Uncle Danny 
Trumbo
+5
as Hymie King 
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
+3
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice) 
All the Way
as J. Edgar Hoover 
Four Good Days
+5
as Chris 
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
as Uncle Henry (voice) 
Beary-karhun suuri seikkailu
as Zeb (voice) 
V.I. Warshawski
as Mickey 
Hello, My Name Is Doris
+5
as Todd 
Kuusi, pukki & kuokkavieras
as Dr. Freeman 
Stanley ja Iris
as Mr. Hentley 
Uncle Frank
as Daddy Mac 
Paint
+3
as Tony 
Everything Must Go
+1
as Elliot 
Beavis & Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice) 
To Leslie
+5
as Dutch 
Bad Milo!
+4
as Roger 
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Gerald Adams 
Sydän kolmantena jalkana
+3
as Suds 
Vihan lähettiläs
as Dean Burbage 
Idiotsitter
as Ken Russel 
Cook-Off!
+2
as Morty Van Rookle 
Grind
as Cameron 
Sweetwater
+2
as Hugh 
Have Dreams, Will Travel
as Sheriff Brock 
Seberg
+5
as Walt Breckman 
Happily
+4
as Goodman 
Home
as Father Browning 
Lousy Carter
as Analyst 
The Sissy Duckling
as Big Ducky (voice) 
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
as Jaan Laaman 
The Arrangement
as Avery Boomer 
Son of Morning
as Senator Larder 
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
as Kevin McDonald 
7 Chinese Brothers
as George 
Infinity Baby
as Fenton 
Extreme Justice
as Max Alvarez 
Miles
as Ron Walton 
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
as Kevin McDonald 
Looking for the Jackalope
as The Jackalope (voice)