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A prolific & versatile character actor, Stephen Root has been acting since the late 1980s and is probably best known for playing Milton in the film Office Space. Since then he has been in dozens of films, and lends his voice to many animated movies as well.
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Actor Credits (131) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2013 Hit Somebody (1) Walter McKraken
2013 Milo Roger
2013 The Company You Keep Billy Cusimano
2012 The Legend of Korra (2) Hobo
2012 Big Miracle Governor Haskell
2011 J. Edgar Arthur Koehler
2011 Batman: Year One Branden
2011 Raising Hope (1) Cap Collins
2011 Thundercats (1)
2011 Everything Must Go
2011 The Conspirator John Lloyd
2011 Justified (2)
2011 Rango Doc' and Merrymack (voice)
2011 Cedar Rapids Bill Krogstad
2011 Red State Sheriff Wynan
2010 True Blood (6) Eddie Fournier
2010 King of the Hill (257) Bill Dauterive
2010 24 (3) Bill Prady
2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold (6) Woozy Winks
2010 Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
2010 Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats Gus Lacey
2009 Unthinkable Charles Thompson
2009 Imagine That Fred Franklin
2009 Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts Turtle
2009 The Soloist Curt Reynolds
2008 Pushing Daisies (5) Dwight Dixon
2008 The Sarah Silverman Program. (1) Johnny Forrealz
2008 Chowder (1)
2008 Leatherheads Suds
2008 Tripping the Rift: The Movie Chode
2008 Drillbit Taylor Principal Doppler
2008 Over Her Dead Body Sculptor
2008 Mad Money Glover
2007 No Country for Old Men Man Who Hires Wells
2007 Californication (1) Ricardo Collini
2007 Head Case (1) Pat Jennings
2007 American Dad! (7)
2007 Have Dreams, Will Travel Sheriff Brock
2007 Idiocracy Judge Hank The Hangman BMW
2006 The Fox and the Hound 2
2006 The Frank Anderson John Simon
2006 The Path to 9/11 Richard Clarke
2006 The West Wing (9) Bob Mayer
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Aardvark Dad
2006 Gretchen Herb
2005 Tripping the Rift (39) Chode
2005 The X's (6) Homebase
2005 Just Friends KC
2005 Dinner for Five (2) Himself
2005 Kim Possible (6) Memphis
2005 Kim Possible: So the Drama Cowboy Gambler
2005 Unscripted (1) Himself
2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Vince Masters
2004 Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (1) Santa Claus
2004 Surviving Christmas Dr. Freeman
2004 Celebrity Poker Showdown (1) Himself
2004 Boston Legal (1) Ethan Melman
2004 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Gordon
2004 Frasier (1)
2004 Grounded for Life (3)
2004 The Ladykillers Fernand Gudge
2004 Jersey Girl Greenie
2004 Raising Genius Dwight Nestor
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1) Michael Kirkwood
2003 Grind Cameron
2003 Finding Nemo Bubbles
2003 Pyramid (1) Himself
2002 According to Jim (1) Al Crannis
2002 White Oleander Michael
2002 The Country Bears Zeb
2002 Justice League (2) Cat Man
2002 Ice Age Rhino
2002 Malcolm in the Middle (2) John Pratt
2002 The Proud Family (1) Mr. Andrews
2001 Ed (1) George MacPherson
2001 The Legend of Tarzan (1) Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt
2001 The Norm Show (2)
2001 The Andy Dick Show (1) Manager of 98+1 Store
2001 Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (6) Dr. Donovan
2001 DAG (1) Senator Culpepper
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Radio Station Man
2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (3)
1999 Bicentennial Man Dennis Mansky - Head of NorthAm Robotics
1999 Ladies Man (30) Gene
1999 Superman: The Animated Series (1)
1999 NewsRadio (91) Jimmy James
1999 Office Space Milton Waddams
1998 From the Earth to the Moon (5) Chris Kraft
1998 Krippendorf's Tribe Gerald Adams
1996 Pandora's Clock Mark Hastings
1996 Profiler (83)
1996 Seinfeld (1) Mr. Lager
1995 VR.5 (1) F.A.A. Negotiator
1995 Bye Bye Love Awakened Neighbor
1995 Cybill (1)
1995 Chicago Hope (1)
1995 Night of the Scarecrow Uncle Frank / The Sherriff
1994 Diagnosis Murder (1)
1994 NYPD Blue (1)
1994 L.A. Law (4)
1993 RoboCop 3 Coontz
1993 In the Heat of the Night (1)
1993 Blossom (1)
1993 Dave
1993 Quantum Leap (1)
1993 The Golden Palace (1)
1993 Northern Exposure (1)
1993 Extreme Justice Max Alvarez
1992 Bed & Breakfast Randolph
1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Gary Murray
1992 Eerie, Indiana (1)
1992 Night Court (2)
1991 The Torkelsons (1)
1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation (2)
1991 Home Improvement (1)
1991 V.I. Warshawski Mickey
1991 Golden Years Major Moreland
1991 Davis Rules (1)
1991 Guilty by Suspicion RKO Guard
1990 Head of the Class (1)
1990 The Young Riders (1)
1990 Ghost Detective Sergeant NYPD
1990 Jake and the Fatman (1)
1990 Roseanne (1)
1990 Stanley & Iris Mr. Hershey
1989 Cross of Fire Beggs
1989 Black Rain Berg
1988 Monkey Shines Dean Burbage
1988 'Crocodile' Dundee II DEA Agent
1987 Wiseguy (1)
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General Information Edit
Credited Name Stephen Root
Gender Male
Birthday Nov. 17, 1951
Death
Primary Role Actor
Hometown Sarasota, Florida
Country United States
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