Biography
A gifted and immensely likeable character actor, Stephen Root's staggering résumé crossed into multiple genres and mediums, despite the average viewer most likely knowing him more by face than by name. Root achieved his most prolific success with two roles: the stapler-obsessed cubicle rat Milton in the cult comedy "Office Space" (1999) and the oddball billionaire Jimmy James on the sitcom "NewsRadio" (NBC, 1995-99). Often appearing as various …
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Career Milestones
| Left college to join National Shakespeare Company | ||
| Made Off-Broadway debut in "Journey's End" | ||
| Made two German feature films shot in New York | ||
| Starred in Broadway debut, "So Long on Lonely Street" | ||
1987 | Co-starred in Broadway revival of "All My Sons" | |
1988 | Made American film debut, "Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear" | |
1989 | Made TV-movie debut in "Cross of Fire" | |
1993 | Co-starred as R.O. Moon in "Harts of the West" (CBS) | |
1995 | Played Jimmy James in "NewsRadio" (NBC) | |
1997 | Voiced the regular character of Bill on the Fox animated series "King of the Hill"; series created by Mike Judge; because of contract with NBC could not accept onscreen credit | |
1999 | Played Milton in Mike Judge's live action comedy "Office Space" | |
2000 | First film with the Coen brothers' "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" as the blind radio station manager | |
2004 | Cast as Greenie in Kevin Smith's "Jersey Girl" | |
2004 | Cast in "The Ladykillers," a film by Joel and Ethan Coen | |
2004 | Cast with Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn in the comedy "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" | |
2006 | Co-starred with Luke Wilson in the Mike Judge sci-fi comedy "Idiocracy" | |
2007 | Once again teamed with the Coen brothers' for "No Country For Old Men" | |
2008 | Appeared in HBO's series, "True Blood" as a vampire named Eddie | |
2008 | Co-starred in the George Clooney directed, "Leatherheads" | |
2008 | Had a multi-episode arc on the second season of "Pushing Daisies" (ABC) playing the mysterious Dwight Dixon | |
2009 | Appeared in the comedy film, "The Men Who Stare at Goats" | |
2010 | Appeared in the FX series, "Justified" as the eccentric Judge Mike 'The Hammer' Reardon | |
2010 | Had a recurring role in season eight of the Fox series, "24," as a probation officer named Bill Prady | |
Awards
2005 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story |