Stephen Root
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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, 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).
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), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include in 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), 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 notably starred as Monroe Fuches / The Raven on the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019.
            
        
        
        
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                        Family Guy
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Frasier
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Night Court
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Simpsons
                    
                
                    
                        
                        L.A. Law
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Good Wife
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Masters of Sex
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Young Justice
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Fringe
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Rick and Morty
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Trek: The Next Generation
                    
                
                    
                        
                        CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Hot in Cleveland
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Brooklyn Nine-Nine
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Boardwalk Empire
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Resident Alien
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Veep
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Sarah Silverman Program.
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Malcolm in the Middle
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Jake and the Fatman
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Home Improvement
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Boston Legal
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Batman: The Brave and the Bold
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Trek: Lower Decks
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Raising Hope
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Gravity Falls
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Quantum Leap
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Wiseguy
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Man in the High Castle
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Perry Mason
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Succession
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Kim Possible
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Roseanne
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Diagnosis: Murder
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Louie
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ed
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Adventure Time
                    
                
                    
                        
                        From the Earth to the Moon
                    
                
                    
                        
                        24
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Solar Opposites
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Summer Camp Island
                    
                
                    
                        
                        American Dad!
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Proud Family
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Seinfeld
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Phineas and Ferb
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Superman: The Animated Series
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Blossom
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Just Shoot Me!
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cybill
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Party of Five
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Justice League
                    
                
                    
                        
                        ThunderCats
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Justified
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Pushing Daisies
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Mighty Ones
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Profiler
                    
                
                    
                        
                        BoJack Horseman
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Velma
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Legend of Korra
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Bee and PuppyCat
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Legend of Vox Machina
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Bee and PuppyCat
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Big Bang Theory
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Murphy Brown
                    
                
                    
                        
                        According to Jim
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Childrens Hospital
                    
                
                    
                        
                        True Blood
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Chicago Hope
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Amphibia
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Golden Palace
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Workaholics
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Newsroom
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Californication
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Lights Out with David Spade
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Defenders
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Torkelsons
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star vs. the Forces of Evil
                    
                
                    
                        
                        INVINCIBLE
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Clone High
                    
                
                    
                        
                        DreamWorks Dragons
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Eerie, Indiana
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Teen Titans
                    
                
                    
                        
                        DAG
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Adventure Time: Distant Lands
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Fired on Mars
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Book of Boba Fett
                    
                
                    
                        
                        DuckTales
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Christy
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Beacon 23
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Northern Exposure
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Golden Years
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Unscripted
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Idiocracy
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Lego Ninjago Movie
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dave
                    
                
                    
                        
                        J. Edgar
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Bye Bye Love
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Drillbit Taylor
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Selma
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Spectral
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Finding Dory
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Pandora's Clock
                    
                
                    
                        
                        O Brother, Where Art Thou?
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Queenpins
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Batman: Year One
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Despicable Me 4
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Just Friends
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ice Age: The Meltdown
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Bicentennial Man
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Tragedy of Macbeth
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Black Rain
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Superman: Unbound
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Bombshell
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Imagine That
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Buffy the Vampire Slayer
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ghost
                    
                
                    
                        
                        RoboCop 3
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Empty Man
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Grind
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Masters of the Universe: Revolution
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Surviving Christmas
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Lone Ranger
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Sissy Duckling
                    
                
                    
                        
                        O.W.C.A. Files
                    
                
                    
                        
                        No Country for Old Men
                    
                
                    
                        
                        On the Basis of Sex
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Life of the Party
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Crocodile Dundee II
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Get Out
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Finding Nemo
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Big Miracle
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dog Man
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Blade Runner: Black Lotus
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Country Bears
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Seberg
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ice Age
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Jersey Girl
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Masters of the Universe: Revelation
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Rango
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Fox and the Hound 2
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mad Money
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Tripping the Rift: The Movie
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Office Space
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Playdate
                    
                
                    
                        
                        All the Way
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Paint
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Heads of State
                    
                
                    
                        
                        King of the Hill
                    
                
                    
                        
                        A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Uncle Frank
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ladies Man
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Strip Law
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The West Wing
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Unthinkable
                    
                
                    
                        
                        NewsRadio
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Four Good Days
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Idiotsitter
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Harts of the West
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Barry
                    
                
                    
                        
                        It's Florida, Man.
                    
                
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