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Stephen Root

Stephen 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.

November 17, 1951 (74 years old) Sarasota, Florida, USA
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'Widow's Bay' Season 1 Teaser 3 (The Boogeyman)
Stephen Root
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Emmy Awards 2026 - Stephen Root on Stage
Widow's Bay Season 1 - First Look at Matthew Rhys and Stephen Root
Widow's Bay Season 1 - Something in the Fog Clip
Widow's Bay Season 1 - Sounds Ominous Clip

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'Widow's Bay' Season 1 Teaser 2 (The Sea Hag) 01:23
'Widow's Bay' Season 1 Teaser 2 (The Sea Hag)
'Widow's Bay' Season 1 Teaser 01:07
'Widow's Bay' Season 1 Teaser
'To Leslie' Trailer 02:31
'To Leslie' Trailer
'To Leslie' Exclusive Interview 02:58
'To Leslie' Exclusive Interview
'Four Good Days' Trailer 02:25
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