Life and work
Stephen Root is an American actor. Born: 17 November 1951. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1951–
Stephen Root
Stephen Root is an American actor. Born on 17 November 1951, this profile follows Stephen Root through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Soloist (2009) and Barry (2018). The location trail reaches Walt Disney Concert Hall, Santa Monica Pier and Santee Alley. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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The Soloist · Walt Disney Concert Hall
Stephen Root is credited as cast member on The Soloist. The work’s existing location story leads to Walt Disney Concert Hall. The concert hall’s interior and exterior connect the story to Los Angeles orchestral life.
Barry · Santa Monica Pier
Stephen Root is credited as cast member on Barry. The work’s existing location story leads to Santa Monica Pier. Barry meets Chris at the Santa Monica Pier. The busy waterfront makes an uneasy setting for a conversation between men connected by their military past.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 3 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Santa Monica Pier ↗︎
Filming location · Barry and Chris
Barry meets Chris at the Santa Monica Pier. The busy waterfront makes an uneasy setting for a conversation between men connected by their military past.
200 Santa Monica Pier
Open street map ↗︎Walt Disney Concert Hall ↗︎
The Soloist
The concert hall’s interior and exterior connect the story to Los Angeles orchestral life.
111 S Grand Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Santee Alley ↗︎
Filming location · standing in for Bolivia
Santee Alley doubles for Bolivia when NoHo Hank searches for Cristobal. The downtown market remains a real shopping place, with a screen identity layered over it.
Santee Alley at Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1951-11-17
Born 17 November 1951
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
The Soloist
Joe Wright
Barry ↗︎
Alec Berg and Bill Hader
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Barry ↗︎
Move through Barry’s split city: performance spaces, public crowds and the anonymous edges where identities collapse.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Robert Downey Jr. ↗︎
Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor. Born on 4 April 1965, this profile follows Robert Downey Jr. through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Less Than Zero (1987), Chaplin (1992), Zodiac (2007) and Iron Man (2008). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Transamerica Pyramid and Union Square, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jamie Foxx ↗︎
Jamie Foxx is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Born on 13 December 1967, this profile follows Jamie Foxx through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Collateral (2004), Dreamgirls (2006), The Soloist (2009) and Valentine’s Day (2010). The location trail reaches Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles International Airport and Gas Company Tower. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Catherine Keener ↗︎
Catherine Keener is an American actress. Born on 26 March 1959, this profile follows Catherine Keener through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Soloist (2009). The location trail reaches Walt Disney Concert Hall. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Bill Hader ↗︎
Bill Hader is an American comedian and actor. Born on 7 June 1978, this profile follows Bill Hader through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Her (2013) and Barry (2018). The location trail reaches Santa Monica Pier, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Dockweiler State Beach. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Joe Wright ↗︎
Joe Wright is a British film director. Born on 25 August 1972, this profile follows Joe Wright through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Soloist (2009). The location trail reaches Walt Disney Concert Hall. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Tim Bevan ↗︎
Tim Bevan is a New Zealand film producer. Born on 20 December 1957, this profile follows Tim Bevan through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Big Lebowski (1998), High Fidelity (2000), The Italian Job (2003) and The Soloist (2009). The location trail reaches Palace Theatre, Johnie’s Coffee Shop and Point Dume, with existing stories in Chicago and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.