Stephen Root is a highly prolific American actor and voice actor renowned for his memorable character roles across film and television. He earned widespread recognition for playing eccentric billionaire Jimmy James on NewsRadio (1995–1999), the put-upon office worker Milton Waddams in Office Space (1999), and for voicing Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on King of the Hill. Root has appeared in numerous Coen brothers films, including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), No Country for Old Men (2007), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), alongside other major films like Get Out (2017) and Ice Age (2002). On television, he delivered acclaimed performances in Barry (2018–2023) as Monroe Fuches, earning two Primetime Emmy nominations, and most recently in Widow's Bay (2026–present), along with roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Succession. Born in Sarasota, Florida, Root had a transient childhood due to his father's work as a civil engineering superintendent, and after training at the University of Florida, he made his Broadway debut in Journey's End before transitioning to a prolific screen career starting with Crocodile Dundee II (1988).