You would recognize Emmy Award-nominated actor Stephen Root from over 300 film and television credits including iconic roles in “Office Space”, “NewsRadio”, “King of the Hill”, “Dodgeball”, “Idiocracy”, and “Barry” - for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Stephen Root’s illustrious career on screen includes five Coen brothers films and prestige television series such as “True Blood”, “Boardwalk Empire”, “The Man in the High Castle”, “Perry Mason”, “Succession”, “Barry”, and AppleTV’s new comedy-horror series “Widow's Bay” - which has earned Root his second Emmy Award nomination. Stephen Root got his start in a traveling Shakespeare company, then continued to perform on and off-Broadway for fifteen years before becoming one of Hollywood’s most beloved character actors.

<p>You would recognize Emmy Award-nominated actor Stephen Root from over 300 film and television credits including iconic roles in &ldquo;Office Space&rdquo;, &ldquo;NewsRadio&rdquo;, &ldquo;King of the Hill&rdquo;, &ldquo;Dodgeball&rdquo;, &ldquo;Idiocracy&rdquo;, and &ldquo;Barry&rdquo; - for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Stephen Root&rsquo;s illustrious career on screen includes five Coen brothers films and prestige television series such as &ldquo;True Blood&rdquo;, &ldquo;Boardwalk Empire&rdquo;, &ldquo;The Man in the High Castle&rdquo;, &ldquo;Perry Mason&rdquo;, &ldquo;Succession&rdquo;, &ldquo;Barry&rdquo;, and AppleTV&rsquo;s new comedy-horror series &ldquo;Widow's Bay&rdquo; - which has earned Root his second Emmy Award nomination. Stephen Root got his start in a traveling Shakespeare company, then continued to perform on and off-Broadway for fifteen years before becoming one of Hollywood&rsquo;s most beloved character actors.</p>

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Stephen Root is the Quintessential “Stephen Root Type”

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