Stephen Root: Character Actor Extraordinaire

Actor Stephen Root has appeared in nearly countless roles on television and film—from Star Trek, NewsRadio, West Wing, and King of the Hill on television, to O Brother, Where Art Thou?, No Country for Old Men, and Idiocracy on film.

Root has worked with HBO on True Blood, Barry, and Boardwalk Empire, and most recently on Perry Mason as Maynard Barnes. That show is in its second season now.

In this episode of Watching America, Dr. Alan Campbell talks with Root about his childhood, dramatic training, comedy, various roles he’s played, and various people in the film and television industry with whom he's worked.