Stephen Root
{{short description|American actor (born 1951)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|11|17}}
| birth_place = Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
| education = University of Florida (BFA)
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1980–present
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Laura Joan Hase|1984|1997|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|Romy Rosemont|2008}}}}
| children = 1
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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).{{cite journal| url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/09/stephen-roots-funniest-characters.html| title=Stephen Root's Funniest Characters| last1=Ham| first1=Robert| journal=Paste| date=September 1, 2015| access-date=July 13, 2016| archive-date=August 16, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816164253/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/09/stephen-roots-funniest-characters.html| url-status=live}}
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.
Early life
Root was born in Sarasota, Florida, on November 17, 1951, the son of Leona Estelle and Rolland Clair Root, a project superintendent and site manager on major civil engineering projects throughout the US and Mexico. Root has likened his childhood to that of an Army brat, as his family frequently relocated while his father finished each construction project.{{cite journal| url=http://www.avclub.com/article/stephen-root-69640| title=Interview: Stephen Root| last=Harris| first=Will| date=February 21, 2012| journal=The A.V. Club| access-date=August 17, 2014| archive-date=August 27, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827162425/http://www.avclub.com/article/stephen-root-69640| url-status=live}}
Root graduated from Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach, Florida. He received his Associate of Arts degree from the University of Florida and trained in the Bachelor in Fine Arts (BFA) acting program. The university recognized him as one of its distinguished alumni in 2008.{{cite web| title= Distinguished Alumnus Award| url= http://arts.ufl.edu/alumni/distinguished-alumnus-award/| website= arts.ufl.edu| publisher= College of Arts, University of Florida| access-date= July 13, 2016| archive-date= September 8, 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150908162148/http://arts.ufl.edu/alumni/distinguished-alumnus-award/| url-status= live}} Subsequently he was granted a BFA after completion of his final semester based on the quality and character of his acting career, having left college to pursue Broadway theater in his final semester.
Career
Root began his career on stage in 1980, He made his Broadway acting debut in the play Journey's End, playing Second Lieutenant Trotter. He also appeared in All My Sons as Frank Lubey, and as Jon in the 2015 play Marjorie Prime.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Stephen-Root/|title=Stephen Root Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos|website=broadwayworld.com|date=|accessdate=|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101191418/https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Stephen-Root/|url-status=live}}
Root made his feature film debut in the 1988 film Crocodile Dundee II as a DEA agent. That same year, he acted in the psychological horror film Monkey Shines as Dean Burbage.{{cite magazine| title='The First Time': Actor Stephen Root| url= https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/hbo-perry-mason-stephen-root-first-time-video-1016785/| last= Kreps| first=Daniel| date=June 17, 2020| magazine=Rolling Stone| access-date=September 15, 2020}} He makes a brief cameo appearance in the 1990 movie Ghost.
Among his most recognized television roles are eccentric billionaire Jimmy James on the sitcom NewsRadio and in a recurring role on the final two seasons of The West Wing as Republican campaign consultant Bob Mayer. He appeared in many comedy films, particularly as the mumbling, quirky Milton Waddams in Office Space; the mild-mannered gym rat Gordon Pibb in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story; Suds, a drunk sportswriter, in Leatherheads; and the dimwitted principal in the 2008 Judd Apatow-produced comedy Drillbit Taylor.
Root is a favorite hire of the Coen brothers. He has appeared in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Ladykillers, No Country for Old Men, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Kevin Smith wrote a role in Jersey Girl specifically for Root.
Root reunited with Mike Judge in Idiocracy and has also portrayed NASA flight director Chris Kraft in the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. He took on the biographical role of Richard A. Clarke in The Path to 9/11. He has also had many guest appearances in television programs across several genres. He was Klingon Captain K'Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Unification" in 1991. In the 1993–1994 television season, Root appeared as a series regular as "R.O." on the Beau Bridges/Lloyd Bridges comedy/western series Harts of the West on CBS.
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Root guest-starred on Seinfeld as a bank manager in the episode "The Invitations", handling Kramer's hello greeting issue. He had a role in Frasier in the episode "Detour" as the father of the family helping Frasier when his car broke down. In the CSI episode "Homebodies" he played the father of a rape victim. He also had a regular role on the short-lived CBS series Ladies Man, which starred Sharon Lawrence soon after she left NYPD Blue. He played Raymond, a hunting store owner involved in illegal gun trading, in the 1993 In the Heat of the Night episode "A Love Lost."
Root has an active career as a voice actor, most notably as the voice of divorced, down-and-out Army barber Bill Dauterive, Hank Hill's hedonistic boss Buck Strickland, and various other characters on the Mike Judge animated television series King of the Hill. Root is also heard in animated films such as Ice Age, Finding Nemo, and Rango. In other animated television series, his regular roles include Commander Chode in Tripping the Rift and Homebase in The X's. He has also provided vocal talent in animated television series such as Chowder, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Teen Titans.
Root has appeared in HBO's series True Blood as Eddie, a vampire. He had a multi-episode arc in the second season of Pushing Daisies on ABC, playing the mysterious Dwight Dixon. He appeared as Johnny Forreals, inventor of the word "boo-yah," on "Cangamangus", an episode of The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central. He appeared in the 2009 comedy film The Men Who Stare at Goats as Gus Lacey. In 2010, he appeared in a multi-episode arc in season 8 of the Fox television series 24 as a probation officer named Bill Prady and in the FX television series Justified as the eccentric Judge Mike "The Hammer" Reardon. In 2011, he appeared in Robert Redford's The Conspirator, playing John Lloyd, a key witness in the trial of alleged Lincoln conspirator Mary Surratt. In 2012, he began playing Gaston Means in season 3 of the acclaimed HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire. He also portrays Lynn Boyle, father of Charles Boyle on the show Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In 2018, Root began starring in the HBO series Barry, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination{{cite news |first=Austin |last=Considine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/arts/television/stephen-root-barry.html |title='Barry' Star Stephen Root Went From 'That Guy' to Emmy Nominee |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 29, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2020 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919214339/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/arts/television/stephen-root-barry.html |url-status=live }} and four nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.{{cite press release|url=https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-30th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awardsr|title=Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®|publisher=Screen Actors Guild |date=January 10, 2024|access-date=January 10, 2024}}
Personal life
Root married his first wife, Laura Joan Hase, with whom he has a son named Cody, in 1984.{{cite news| first=Mark| last=Sachs| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-mar-13-gd-favroot13-story.html| title=Stephen Root| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=March 13, 2008| access-date=May 29, 2020| url-access=subscription| archive-date=June 3, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603131940/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-mar-13-gd-favroot13-story.html| url-status=live}} They divorced in August 1997.{{cite news| title='It Can Be Done'| url=https://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20030422/News/604155945/GS?template=ampart| last=James| first=Douane| newspaper=The Gainesville Sun| date=April 22, 2003| access-date=September 15, 2020| archive-date=April 10, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410173742/https://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20030422/News/604155945/GS?template=ampart| url-status=dead}} He married actress Romy Rosemont on December 14, 2008.{{cite web| url=http://www.masslive.com/television/index.ssf/2010/10/tv_junkie_interview_with_romy.html| title=Interview with Romy Rosemont of Fox's 'Glee'| date=October 5, 2010| newspaper=The Republican| location=Springfield, Mass| first=Thomas Attila| last=Lewis| access-date=February 8, 2011| archive-date=October 8, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008190938/http://www.masslive.com/television/index.ssf/2010/10/tv_junkie_interview_with_romy.html| url-status=live}}{{cite news| url=https://people.com/home/romy-rosemont-renovated-dressing-room-closet/| title=See Inside Glee's Romy Rosemont's 'Functional and Feminine' Dressing Room Makeover| journal=People| first=Madison| last=Roberts| date=September 26, 2018| access-date=May 30, 2020| archive-date=June 3, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603132003/https://people.com/home/romy-rosemont-renovated-dressing-room-closet/| url-status=live}} They co-starred together in several television shows such as Fringe and Masters of Sex. They were due to appear on-screen together in the 2011 horror film Red State, but Rosemont was forced to pull out due to a scheduling conflict with Glee.
Filmography
=Film=
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 1988
| DEA Agent | |
| Monkey Shines
| Dean Burbage | |
| 1989
| IA Detective Berg | |
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| Mr. Hershey | |
| Ghost
| Police Sergeant | |
| rowspan="3" | 1991
| RKO Guard | |
| V.I. Warshawski
| Mickey | |
| Bed & Breakfast
| Randolph | |
| 1992
| Gary Murray | |
| rowspan="3" | 1993
| Dave | Don Durenberger | |
| RoboCop 3
| Coontz | |
| Extreme Justice
| Max Alvarez | |
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| Awakened Neighbor | Uncredited |
| Night of the Scarecrow
| Uncle Frank, The Sheriff | |
| 1998
| Gerald Adams | |
| rowspan="4" | 1999
| Milton Waddams | |
| Natural Selection
| Mr. Crenshaw | a.k.a. The Monster Hunter |
| Bicentennial Man
| Dennis Mansky – Head of NorthAm Robotics | |
| Gut Feeling
| Kane Cohen | |
| 2000
| Mr. Lund | |
| rowspan="3" | 2002
| Ice Age | Frank, Start (voice) | {{cite web |title=Stephen Root (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Stephen-Root/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209133440/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Stephen-Root/ |archive-date=December 9, 2020 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}{{cite web|url=https://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1455|title=Stephen Root|work=Voice Chasers|access-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828130847/https://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1455|archive-date=August 28, 2016|url-status=dead}} |
| The Country Bears
| Zeb Zoober (voice) |
| White Oleander
| Michael | Scenes deleted |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| Bubbles (voice) |
| Grind
| Cameron | |
| rowspan="6" | 2004
| Dwight Nestor | |
| {{sortname|The|Ladykillers|The Ladykillers (2004 film)}}
| Fernand Gudge | |
| Jersey Girl
| Greenie | |
| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
| Gordon Pibb | |
| Surviving Christmas
| Dr. Freeman | |
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
| Vince Masters | |
| 2005
| KC | |
| rowspan="5" | 2006
| Aardvark Dad (voice) |
| Gretchen
| Herb | |
| Idiocracy
| Judge Hank "The Hangman" BMW | |
| {{sortname|The|Frank Anderson|nolink=1}}
| John Simon | |
| The Fox and the Hound 2
| Talent Scout (voice) |
| rowspan="4" | 2007
| Morty Van Rookle | |
| No Country for Old Men
| Man who hires Wells | |
| Have Dreams, Will Travel
| Sheriff Brock | |
| Sunny & Share Love You
| Clive Anderson | |
| rowspan="5" | 2008
| Glover | |
| Over Her Dead Body
| Sculptor | |
| Drillbit Taylor
| Principal Doppler | |
| Leatherheads
| Suds | |
| Tripping the Rift: The Movie
| Chode (voice) | |
| rowspan="6" | 2009
| Glock | Remington | Short film |
| Bob Funk
| Steve | |
| {{sortname|The|Soloist}}
| Curt Reynolds | |
| Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
| Turtle (voice) |
| Imagine That
| Fred Franklin | |
| {{sortname|The|Men Who Stare at Goats|The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)}}
| Gus Lacey | |
| rowspan="5" | 2010
| Son of Mourning | Senator Lewis | |
| Unthinkable
| Charlie | |
| {{sortname|The|Conspirator}}
| |
| Everything Must Go
| Elliot | |
| Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
| Burt (voice) |
| rowspan="6" | 2011
| Bill Korgstad | |
| Rango
| Doc, Merrimack, Mr. Snuggles (voice) |
| Red State
| Sheriff Wynan | |
| J. Edgar
| |
| Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz
| Uncle Henry, Crows (voice) |
| Batman: Year One
| Lt. Branden (voice) |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| Gov. Haskell | |
| {{sortname|The|Company You Keep|The Company You Keep (film)}}
| Billy Cusimano | |
| rowspan="5" | 2013
| Hugh | a.k.a. Sweetwater |
| I Know That Voice
| Himself | Documentary |
| Bad Milo!
| Roger | |
| Superman: Unbound
| Zor-El (voice) |
| {{sortname|The|Lone Ranger|The Lone Ranger (2013 film)}}
| Habberman | |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Selma | Al Lingo | |
| Lennon or McCartney
| Himself | Short film |
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| Todd | |
| 7 Chinese Brothers
| George | |
| Trumbo
| Hymie King | |
| rowspan="6" | 2016
| Uncle Henry (voice) |
| Finding Dory
| Bubbles (voice) |
| Miles
| Ron Walton | |
| Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
| Burt Stangle | |
| Looking for the Jackalope
| Jackalope (voice) | |
| Spectral
| Dr. Mindala | |
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| Get Out | Jim Hudson | |
| Infinity Baby
| Fenton | |
| Three Christs
| Dr. Rogers | |
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| Michael "Mike" Cook | |
| {{sortname|The|Ballad of Buster Scruggs}}
| Teller | Segment: "Near Algodones" |
| On the Basis of Sex
| Professor Brown | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Seberg | Walt Breckman | |
| Bombshell
| Neil Mullen | |
| rowspan="4" | 2020
| Chris | |
| Uncle Frank
| Daddy Mac | |
| {{sortname|The|Empty Man|The Empty Man (film)}}
| Arthur Parsons | |
| Home
| Father Browning | |
| rowspan="3" | 2021
| Happily | Mr. Goodman | |
| Queenpins
| Agent Flanagan | |
| {{sortname|The|Tragedy of Macbeth|The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021 film)}}
| The Porter | |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Dutch | |
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
| Jail Tattoo Artist (voice) |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Paint | Tony | |
| Lousy Carter
| Analyst | |
| rowspan="2" | 2025
| Dog Man | Grampa (voice) |
| Heads of State
| |
| rowspan="3" | TBA
| Playdate | Gordon |
| The Wrecking Crew
| {{TBA}} | Post-production |
| Dead Letters
| |
=Television=
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| width="60px"| Year
! Title ! width="300px"| Role ! class = "unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1989
| Beggs | Television film |
| rowspan="4" | 1990
| Wiseguy | Bishop | Episode: "Dead Right" |
| Roseanne
| Peter Lundy | Episode: "Fender Bender" |
| {{sortname|The|Young Riders}}
| Unknown role | Episode: "Bad Company" |
| Head of the Class
| Mr. Birch | Episode: "My Son the Primate" |
| 1990–1991
| Sgt. Moynihan, Hastings | 2 episodes |
| 1990–1992
| Mr. Willard, Spirit of Death | 2 episodes |
| 1990–1994
| L.A. Law | Atty. Brandon McCafferty | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="7" | 1991
| Porter | Episode: "Soap" |
| Golden Years
| Major Moreland | 6 episodes |
| My Life and Times
| Ross | Episode: "Our Wedding" |
| Home Improvement
| Exterminator | Episode: "Wild Kingdom" |
| Sons and Daughters
| Stevey | Episode: "Melanie" |
| {{sortname|The|Torkelsons}}
| Sheriff Bobby Clinton | Episode: "I Fought the Law" |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation
| Captain K'Vada | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="5" | 1992
| {{sortname|A|Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story}} | Kevin McDonald | Television film |
| Eerie, Indiana
| Mr. Chaney | Episode: "Mr. Chaney" |
| Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
| Kevin McDonald | Television film |
| Murphy Brown
| John Brophy | Episode: "Till Death or Next Thursday Do We Part" |
| Civil Wars
| Mrs. Caldecott's Lawyer | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="8" | 1993
| Brother Timothy | Episode: "Revelations" |
| {{sortname|The|Golden Palace}}
| Mr. Tucker | Episode: "You've Lost That Livin' Feeling" |
| Quantum Leap
| John Tremaine Jr. | Episode: "Goodbye Norma Jean - April 4, 1960" |
| Class of '61
| Television film |
| Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
| Dr. Kirby | Television film |
| Sirens
| George Bailey | Episode: "Looks Like Christmas" |
| Blossom
| Louie | 4 episodes |
| In the Heat of the Night
| Raymond Mercer | Episode: "A Love Lost" |
| 1993–1994
| R.O. Moon | Recurring role |
| rowspan="4" | 1994
| IAB Sgt. Fulmer | Episode: "Guns 'n Rosaries" |
| Party of Five
| Football Coach | Episode: "Good Sports" |
| Sweet Justice
| Unknown role | Episode: "High School Confidential" |
| Diagnosis: Murder
| Charlie Lane | Episode: "The Last Laugh: Part 2" |
| rowspan="5" | 1995
| Trumpet Playing Mental Patient | Episode: "Love and Hope" |
| Cybill
| Phil Asher | Episode: "Starting on the Wrong Foot" |
| Christy
| Clarence Sweetwater | Episode: "To Have and to Hold" |
| VR.5
| F.A.A. Negotiator | Episode: "Control Freak" |
| In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
| Television film |
| 1995–1999
| Jimmy James | Main role |
| rowspan="4" | 1996
| Seinfeld | Mr. Lager | Episode: "The Invitations" |
| {{sortname|The|Lottery|Lottery#1996 TV film}}
| Graham Dunbar | Television film |
| Pandora's Clock
| Mark Hastings | Miniseries |
| {{sortname|The|Road to Galveston|nolink=1}}
| Ed Kirkman | Television film |
| 1997
| Timmy's Dad, Announcer (voice) |
| 1997–2010, 2025
| Bill Dauterive, Buck Strickland, Additional voices |
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| Main role |
| Profiler
| Houston Plant Manager | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 1999
| Superman: The Animated Series | Revered Amos Howell/Unity (voice) |
| The Sissy Duckling
| Big Ducky (voice) | Television film |
| Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
| Dr. Donovan (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 1999–2001
| Gene | Main role |
| 2000
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Sheriff (voice) |
| rowspan="6" | 2001
| Me & My Needs | | Television film |
| {{sortname|The|Andy Dick Show}}
| Manager of 98+1 Store | Episode: "Andy Land" |
| {{sortname|The|Norm Show}}
| Mr. Sweeney | 2 episodes |
| DAG
| Senator Culpepper | Episode: "Smoke" |
| The Legend of Tarzan
| Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice) |
| Ed
| George MacPherson | Episode: "Changes" |
| rowspan="7" | 2002
| Dexter Prep | Charles | Television film |
| The Proud Family
| Mr. Andrews (voice) | Episode: "I Had a Dream" |
| Malcolm in the Middle
| John Pratt | 2 episodes |
| Just Shoot Me!
| Dr. Drake Kelson | Episode: "Blush Gets Some Therapy" |
| Justice League
| Catman (voice) |
| Teamo Supremo
| The Angler, Billy Jim Dixon, Fishmonger No. 1 (voice) | Episode: Angler's Angle |
| According to Jim
| Al Crannis | Episode: "The Christmas Party" |
| 2002–2004
| Tony Bustamante | 3 episodes |
| 2002–2005
| Pop-Pop Porter, Chester Yapsby, Memphis, Additional voices | 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Michael Kirkwood | Episode: "Homebodies" |
| The Making of King of the Hill
| Himself | Television documentary |
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| Frasier | Harbin | Episode: "Detour" |
| Brandy & Mr. Whiskers
| Santa Claus (voice) | Episode: "On Whiskers, on Lola, on Cheryl, on Meryl" |
| 2004–2007
| Chode (voice) |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| Val–Yor (voice) |
| Kim Possible: So the Drama
| Cowboy Gambler (voice) | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 2005–2007
| The X's | Homebase (voice) |
| {{sortname|The|West Wing}}
| Bob Mayer | 9 episodes |
| 2005–2007
| Dick, Dentist's Father (voice) |
| 2006
| {{sortname|The|Path to 9/11}} | Miniseries |
| 2007
| Lance (voice) |
| rowspan="6" | 2008
| Pat Jennings | Episode: "Come Together" |
| WordGirl
| Professor Robert Tubing (voice) | Episode: "A Game of Cat & Mouse" |
| Boston Legal
| Ethan Melman | Episode: "Tabloid Nation" |
| Chowder
| Stilton, Dancer (voice) |
| {{sortname|The|Sarah Silverman Program}}
| Johnny Forrealz | Episode: "Kangamangus" |
| Pushing Daisies
| Dwight Dixon | 5 episodes |
| 2008–2009
| Eddie | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| Ricardo Collini | Episode: "Slow Happy Boys" |
| Slacker Cats
| Tommy (voice) | Episode: "Buckley on the Run" |
| rowspan="4" | 2010
| 24 | Bill Prady | 3 episodes |
| {{sortname|The|Defenders|The Defenders (2010 TV series)}}
| Judge Taylor | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Louie
| Dr. Heppa | Episode: "Dentist/Tarese" |
| Glenn Martin, DDS
| Hoss Willicker (voice) |
| 2010–2011
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Woozy Winks, Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin, Killer Croc, Carnival Barker (voice) |
| 2010–2014
| Judge Mike Reardon | Recurring role |
| rowspan="5" | 2011
| Hank Maestro | Episode: "Party Down" |
| The Life & Times of Tim
| Lou (voice) | Episode: "The Caddy's Shack/The Sausage Salesman" |
| Fringe
| Raymond | Episode: "And Those We've Left Behind" |
| Thundercats
| Drifter (voice) |
| Raising Hope
| Cap Collins | Episode: "Sabrina Has Money" |
| 2011–2016
| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Master Junjie (voice) |
| 2011–2017
| Royal Tart Toter, Grimby, Martin Mertens (voice) |
| rowspan="3" | 2012
| Hobo, White Lotus Leader, Phonograph Vendor (voice) |
| {{sortname|The|Good Wife}}
| Judge Murphy Wicks | 2 episodes |
| Outlaw Country
| Frank | Television film |
| 2012, 2022
| Jack Haly (voice) |
| rowspan="2" | 2012–2013
| Recurring role |
| The Cleveland Show
| Neighbors Kellogg, Allister Monkarsh (voice) |
| 2012–2014
| Mildew (voice) |
| 2012–2016
| Bud Gleeful (voice) |
| rowspan="4" | 2013
| Mr. Shooty (voice) |
| {{sortname|The|Newsroom|The Newsroom (U.S. TV series)}}
| General Stanislao Stomtonovich | 2 episodes |
| {{sortname|The|Arrangement|nolink=1}}
| Avery Boomer | Television film |
| Bee and PuppyCat
| Farmer (voice) |
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| Fargo | Burt Canton | 2 episodes |
| {{sortname|The|Big Bang Theory}}
| Dan | 2 episodes |
| Mike Tyson Mysteries
| Thomas J. Watson (voice) |
| Hot in Cleveland
| Brian | Episode: "The Bachelors" |
| rowspan="3" | 2014–2015
| 4 episodes |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine
| Lynn Boyle | 4 episodes |
| Phineas and Ferb
| Floyd (voice) |
| 2014–2017
| Kent Russell | Main role |
| 2015–2016
| Brian (voice) |
| rowspan="5" | 2016
| Carty | Episode: "Gone Catfishing" |
| All the Way
| Television film |
| Masters of Sex
| Harvey Toplin | Episode: "Topeka" |
| Con Man
| Pascal | Episode: "New Deal, No Deal" |
| Guardians of the Galaxy
| Neeza (voice) |
| 2016–2019
| {{sortname|The|Man in the High Castle|The Man in the High Castle (TV series)}} | Hawthorne Abendsen | 10 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| Mortimer Begoyle | Episode: "License to Drill" |
| Veep
| Judge Walsh | Episode: "Judge" |
| Niko and the Sword of Light
| Diggantus, Exuber-Ant (voice) |
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| Mr. Montgomery (voice) | Episode: "Telemarketers Are the Devil" |
| Dallas & Robo
| Uncle Danny (voice) | 8 episodes |
| The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
| Mr. Morty Fyde (voice) | Episode: "Captain Underpants and the Squishy Predicament of Stanley Peet's Stinky Pits" |
| 2018–2023
| Barry | Monroe Fuches / The Raven | Main role |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice) | Episode: "Feel-Good Story" |
| Bless the Harts
| Rick Ocean (voice) | Episode: "Pig Trouble in Little Greenpoint" |
| 2019–2021
| Stuart, Additional voices | 5 episodes |
| 2019–2022
| Amphibia | Frodrick Toadstool (voice) |
| rowspan="5"| 2020
| Junior Woodchuck Guidebook (voice) |
| The Midnight Gospel
| Various voices | 3 episodes |
| Adventure Time: Distant Lands
| Mr. M (voice) | Episode: "BMO"{{cite journal |last1=Trumbore |first1=Dave |title='Adventure Time: Distant Lands – BMO' Review: Come Along on a Far-Out New Story |url=https://collider.com/adventure-time-distant-lands-bmo-review/ |journal=Collider |access-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626234032/https://collider.com/adventure-time-distant-lands-bmo-review/ |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |date=June 25, 2020 |url-status=live}} |
| Perry Mason
| Maynard Barnes | 7 episodes |
| Robot Chicken
| Wolf Spritzer, Predator Wilson (voice) | Episode: "Sundancer Craig in: 30% of the Way to Crying" |
| 2020–2022
| Bernard (voice) | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Bildorf (voice) | Episode: "Wad Goals"{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20210128fox16/|title=Stephen Root will guest star in Wad Goals|date=January 29, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=January 29, 2021|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305090859/https://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js}} |
| Blindspotting
| Rick | Episode: "Bride or Die" |
| 2021, 2024
| Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Cringer / Battle Cat, Snout Spout (voice) |
| 2021–2022
| Earl Grant (voice) | English dub |
| 2021–2023
| Ron Petkus | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="5" | 2022
| Professor Anders (voice) |
| The Book of Boba Fett
| Lortha Peel | Episode: "Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa" |
| We Baby Bears
| Various voices |Episode: "Unica" |
| Solar Opposites
| (voice) | Episode: "Edamame Duffle Bag" |
| Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space
| Warlock G / various (voice) | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="10" | 2023
| Velma | Chief Cogburn (voice) |
| Hamster & Gretel
| Jeff Strawberry, Melvin Horsegobble (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Bedrock
| Fred Flintstone (voice) | Pilot{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2023/03/elizabeth-banks-flintstones-bedrock-pilot-presentation-fox-1235285122/|title= Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of 'The Flintstones' Animated Series 'Bedrock' As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox|date= March 10, 2023|access-date= June 8, 2023|first= Rosy|last= Cordero|work= Deadline|archive-date= May 10, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230510091257/https://deadline.com/2023/03/elizabeth-banks-flintstones-bedrock-pilot-presentation-fox-1235285122/|url-status= live}}{{cite web | url=https://tvline.com/news/bedrock-cancelled-fox-adult-flintstones-sequel-elizabeth-banks-1235283443/ | title=Adult Flintstones Sequel Bedrock No Longer in Development at Fox }} |
| Beavis and Butt-Head
| Gary (voice) | Episode: "Meditation Sucks/Polling Place" |
| Fired on Mars
| Mark (voice) | 3 episodes |
| Clone High
| Mr Big Corporation (voice) | Episode: "Saved by the Knoll" |
| Invincible
| Dr. Elias Brandyworth (voice) | Episode: "Atom Eve"{{Cite web |title='Invincible' Drops Surprise Episode, Season 2 Premiere Date {{!}} Decider |url=https://decider.com/2023/07/21/invincible-surprise-episode-season-2-premiere-date/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |language=en-US}} |
| Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
| Nanomachines (voice) |
| Praise Petey
| Petey's father (voice) | Main role{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title=SNL's Anna Drezen, Mike Judge, Greg Daniels Set Star-Studded Animated Comedy at Freeform|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/snls-anna-drezen-mike-judge-greg-daniels-set-star-studded-animated-comedy-at-freeform-1235058939/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 9, 2021}} |
| Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
| Martin Mertens (voice) | Episode: "The Star" |
| rowspan="1" | 2024
| Lieutenant Gene Jakobowski (voice) | Episode: "Starbase 80?!" |
| rowspan="2" | 2025
| StuGo | Dr. Rostrum (voice) | Episode: "S.T.U.G.O." |
| Rick and Morty
| Gromflomite General Ronkonkomus Joe (voice) | Episode: "Valkyrick" |
=Video games=
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1997
| Early Q | |
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| Deus Ex | Mechanic | Uncredited |
| King of the Hill
| Bill Dauterive | |
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| rowspan="2"| Bubbles | |
| Finding Nemo: Nemo's Underwater World of Fun
| |
=Theme parks=
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2007
| Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage | Bubbles |
=Web=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
| 2011, 2017
| Himself/Guest | Episodes: "95", "297" |
Theatre
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1980
| 2nd Lieutenant Trotter | Off-Broadway{{cite news |last1=Kakutani |first1=Michiko |title=Theater: 'Journey's End'; Decency Under Fire |issue=3/26/1980 |work=The New York Times}} |
| 1986
| So Long on Lonely Street | King Vaughnum III |
| 1987
| Frank Lubey |
| 2015
| Jon |
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