Stephen Root

November 17, 1951 (age 74) Sarasota, Florida, USA
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Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present). 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), Dodgeball (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Cedar Rapids (2011), Selma (2014), Trumbo (2015), Get Out (2017), and On the Basis of Sex (2018). His television roles have included Capt. K'Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode "Unification" (1991) and Hawthorne Abendsen in seasons 2–4 of the series The Man in the High Castle. He has supporting roles in a variety of HBO series, including Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, Perry Mason, and Succession. He starred as Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy series Barry, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

103 titles
Community avg: 8.02 /10
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    2003May 2003 by Andrew Stanton
    Animation, Family, Adventure
    Animation, Family, Adventure
    8.75 Masterpiece-
  • 2
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    2017February 2017 by Jordan Peele
    Mystery, Thriller, Horror
    Mystery, Thriller, Horror
    8.55 Masterpiece--
  • 3
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    2002March 2002 by Chris Wedge
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    8.30 Excellent++
  • 4
    4
    2007November 2007 by Joel Coen
    Crime, Thriller, Western
    Crime, Thriller, Western
    8.93 Masterpiece
  • 5
    5
    2011March 2011 by Gore Verbinski
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 6
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    2006March 2006 by Carlos Saldanha
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    Animation, Family, Comedy
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 7
    7
    2013July 2013 by Gore Verbinski
    Action, Adventure, Western
    Action, Adventure, Western
    7.08 Good
  • 8
    8
    1990July 1990 by Jerry Zucker
    Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
    Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
    8.16 Excellent+
  • 9
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    2004June 2004 by Rawson Marshall Thurber
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.31 Good++
  • 10
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    1999February 1999 by Mike Judge
    Comedy
    Comedy
    8.30 Excellent+
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    2018November 2018 by Joel Coen
    Western, Comedy, Drama
    Western, Comedy, Drama
    8.06 Excellent
  • 12
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    2016July 2016 by Jake Szymanski
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.01 Good
  • 13
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    1999December 1999 by Chris Columbus
    Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
    Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
    8.19 Excellent+
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    2019December 2019 by Jay Roach
    Drama
    Drama
    7.71 Excellent-
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    2009October 2009 by Grant Heslov
    Comedy, War
    Comedy, War
    6.94 Good
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    2010May 2010 by Gregor Jordan
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.74 Excellent-
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    2004March 2004 by Joel Coen
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    Comedy, Crime, Thriller
    7.10 Good+
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    2018–2023 by Alec Berg
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    8.79 Masterpiece-
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    2004March 2004 by Kevin Smith
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    7.17 Good+
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    2025June 2025 by Ilya Naishuller
    Action, Thriller, Comedy
    Action, Thriller, Comedy
    7.75 Excellent-
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    2005November 2005 by Roger Kumble
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.17 Good+
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    1993January 1993 by Fred Dekker
    Action, Crime, Science Fiction
    Action, Crime, Science Fiction
    5.97 Decent
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    2015October 2015 by Jay Roach
    Drama
    Drama
    8.09 Excellent
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    1988May 1988 by John Cornell
    Adventure, Comedy
    Adventure, Comedy
    6.89 Good-
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    2018December 2018 by Mimi Leder
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.24 Excellent+
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    2011August 2011 by Kevin Smith
    Horror, Action, Thriller
    Horror, Action, Thriller
    7.04 Good
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    2018May 2018 by Ben Falcone
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.07 Good
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    2026January 2026 by Ángel Manuel Soto
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.91 Excellent
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    1989September 1989 by Ridley Scott
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    7.53 Excellent--
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    2020October 2020 by David Prior
    Horror, Mystery
    Horror, Mystery
    7.16 Good+
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    2009April 2009 by Joe Wright
    Drama, Music
    Drama, Music
    7.62 Excellent--
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    2011May 2011 by Dan Rush
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.16 Good+
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    2008January 2008 by Callie Khouri
    Comedy, Action, Crime
    Comedy, Action, Crime
    7.44 Good++
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    2006November 2006 by Jim Kammerud
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    7.04 Good
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    1992July 1992 by Fran Rubel Kuzui
    Action, Comedy, Horror
    Action, Comedy, Horror
    6.65 Good--
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    2015November 2015 by Michael Showalter
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.35 Good++
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    Airing since 1997 by Greg Daniels
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    8.30 Excellent+
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    2011September 2011 by Sam Liu
    Action, Animation, Crime
    Action, Animation, Crime
    8.16 Excellent+
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    2025November 2025 by Luke Greenfield
    Action, Comedy, Family
    Action, Comedy, Family
    7.12 Good+
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    2021December 2021 by Joel Coen
    Drama
    Drama
    7.86 Excellent-
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    2008March 2008 by George Clooney
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    6.95 Good
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    2012December 2012 by Robert Redford
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.16 Good+
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    2011February 2011 by Miguel Arteta
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.98 Good
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    2008February 2008 by Jeff Lowell
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.61 Good--
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    2020November 2020 by Alan Ball
    Drama
    Drama
    8.18 Excellent+
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    2004September 2004 by Mike Mitchell
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.76 Good-
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    2012February 2012 by Ken Kwapis
    Adventure, Drama, Romance
    Adventure, Drama, Romance
    7.65 Excellent--
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    2009June 2009 by Karey Kirkpatrick
    Family, Comedy, Fantasy
    Family, Comedy, Fantasy
    7.02 Good
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    2021April 2021 by Rodrigo García
    Drama
    Drama
    7.77 Excellent-
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    2021 by Kevin Smith
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation
    7.53 Excellent--
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    1988July 1988 by George A. Romero
    Horror, Science Fiction, Drama
    Horror, Science Fiction, Drama
    7.33 Good++
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    2026March 2026 by BenDavid Grabinski
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime
    Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime
    7.69 Excellent--
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    2011April 2011 by Robert Redford
    Crime, Drama, History
    Crime, Drama, History
    7.53 Excellent--
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    2013August 2013 by Jacob Vaughan
    Comedy, Horror
    Comedy, Horror
    6.86 Good-
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    2025January 2025 by Peter Hastings
    Family, Comedy, Adventure
    Family, Comedy, Adventure
    8.32 Excellent++
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    2013April 2013 by James Tucker
    Animation, Action, Adventure
    Animation, Action, Adventure
    7.57 Excellent--
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    2016May 2016 by Jay Roach
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.63 Excellent--
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    2021August 2021 by Aron Gaudet
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    7.48 Good++
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    2010September 2010 by Ethan Spaulding
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    8.62 Masterpiece--
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    2019December 2019 by Benedict Andrews
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    7.01 Good
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    2022October 2022 by Michael Morris
    Drama
    Drama
    7.92 Excellent
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    Airing since 2026 by Katie Dippold
    Drama, Mystery, Comedy
    Drama, Mystery, Comedy
    8.87 Masterpiece-
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    2013October 2013 by Logan Miller
    Western, Thriller
    Western, Thriller
    7.20 Good+
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    2022June 2022 by Albert Calleros
    Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.84 Excellent-
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    1995–1999 by Paul Simms
    Comedy
    Comedy
    8.16 Excellent+
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    2023April 2023 by Brit McAdams
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    6.73 Good-
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    2021March 2021 by BenDavid Grabinski
    Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
    7.04 Good
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    2017September 2017 by Jon Avnet
    Drama
    Drama
    7.64 Excellent--
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    2011August 2011 by Spike Brandt
    Animation, Comedy, Adventure
    Animation, Comedy, Adventure
    7.41 Good++
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    2003August 2003 by Casey La Scala
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    Action, Comedy, Adventure
    7.15 Good+
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    1990February 1990 by Martin Ritt
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.53 Excellent--
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    2004–2008 by Chuck Austen
    Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    7.59 Excellent--
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    2002July 2002 by Peter Hastings
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    Adventure, Comedy, Family
    6.39 Decent++
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    74
    1991July 1991 by Jeff Kanew
    Crime, Mystery
    Crime, Mystery
    6.42 Decent++
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    2024 by Kevin Smith
    Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    8.43 Excellent++
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    1998February 1998 by Todd Holland
    Comedy, Family
    Comedy, Family
    6.42 Decent++
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    1995August 1995 by Jeff Burr
    Horror
    Horror
    6.98 Good
  • 78
    78
    2016June 2016 by Spike Brandt
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    7.36 Good++
  • 79
    79
    2017November 2017 by Guy Shalem
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.11 Good+
  • 80
    80
    Airing since 2024 by Mark Herwick
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.47 Good++
  • 81
    81
    2015August 2015 by Bob Byington
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.14 Good+
  • 82
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    2021July 2021 by Franka Potente
    Drama
    Drama
    7.76 Excellent-
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    2017June 2017 by Nathan Adloff
    Drama
    Drama
    7.34 Good++
  • 84
    84
    2007May 2007 by Brad Isaacs
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    8.23 Excellent+
  • 85
    85
    1993June 1993 by Mark L. Lester
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.18 Good+
  • 86
    86
    2011February 2011 by Yaniv Raz
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    6.80 Good-
  • 87
    87
    2016–2017 by Jillian Bell
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 88
    88
    1992March 1992 by Dick Lowry
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 89
    89
    2026 by Cullen Crawford
    Animation, Comedy, Drama
    Animation, Comedy, Drama
    7.89 Excellent-
  • 90
    90
    1993April 1993 by Gregory Hoblit
    Adventure, Action, Drama
    Adventure, Action, Drama
    7.25 Good+
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    91
    2006
    Drama
    Drama
    7.96 Excellent
  • 92
    92
    2018 by Mike Roberts
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Action & Adventure
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Action & Adventure
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 93
    93
    1995October 1995 by Dick Lowry
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    7.58 Excellent--
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    2023 by Anna Drezen
    Animation, Comedy
    Animation, Comedy
    7.73 Excellent-
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    1996September 1996 by Daniel Sackheim
    Drama, Thriller, Horror
    Drama, Thriller, Horror
    7.76 Excellent-
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    1991September 1991 by Robert Ellis Miller
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.71 Excellent-
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    1999–2001 by Chris Thompson
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.92 Excellent
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    98
    1993–1994 by Robert Moloney
    Western, Comedy
    Western, Comedy
    7.86 Excellent-
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    1999–2001 by Duane Capizzi
    Animation, Kids, Action & Adventure
    Animation, Kids, Action & Adventure
    7.90 Excellent-
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    2015November 2015 by Robert Hughes
    Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.94 Excellent
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    1993May 1993 by Alan Metzger
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    7.92 Excellent
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    102
    2009December 2009 by Tom Everett Scott
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
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    2026June 2026 by David N. Drake
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    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews