Jim Root

Biography

James Donald Root (born October 2, 1971) is an American guitarist. He is one of two guitarists for heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #4, as well as the former lead guitarist for rock band Stone Sour.

Career Overview

Jim Root has 56 screen credits in a career dating back to 1999. Signature works include Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2025, Slipknot - Live at Rock Am Ring 2025, Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2023. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 56
Birth Date: 1971-10-02 00:00:00
Birth Place: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Corey Taylor (6 collaborations)
Mick Thomson (4 collaborations)
Alessandro Venturella (4 collaborations)
Michael Pfaff (4 collaborations)
Sid Wilson (4 collaborations)
Jeff Karnowski (4 collaborations)
Eloy Casagrande (2 collaborations)
Jay Weinberg (2 collaborations)
Josh Rand (2 collaborations)
Shawn Economaki (2 collaborations)

Credits

actors (56 credits)
- Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2025
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Slipknot - Live at Rock Am Ring 2025
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2023
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Slipknot - Hellfest 2023
  Guitar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Slipknot Live - Wacken Open Air 2022
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Slipknot - Knotfest Los Angeles
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Slipknot - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2019
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Slipknot Unmasked: All Out Life
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Pollution
  #4
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Slipknot - Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2019
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Slipknot - Live at Download
  Guitar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Slipknot: Live At Download 2009
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Slipknot : Rock Am Ring 2019
  James Root
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Slipknot - Day of the Gusano
  Guitars
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Slipknot - Live at DTE Energy Music Theatre 2015
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2015
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Slipknot: Rock On The Range Festival 2015
  Guitars
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Slipknot - Hellbound
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 2)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Slipknot - Live at KnotFest 2014 (Day 1)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Slipknot: Monsters of Rock 2013
  Guitars
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Stone Sour: Live In Club Nokia
  Guitars
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Slipknot - Live at Knotfest Minneapolis 2012
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Stone Sour: Live In Brighton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Slipknot: Goat
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Slipknot: Sonisphere 2011
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Slipknot: Audible Visions of (Sic)ness
  Guitar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2009
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Slipknot Live - Eurockéennes de Belfort 2009
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Slipknot: Live at Roskilde Festival
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Slipknot: MTV World Stage
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Stone Sour: Live in Moscow
  Lead Guitar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Voliminal: Inside the Nine
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 2005
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Slipknot: Big Day Out 2005
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Slipknot - Live at Eurockéennes de Belfort 2004
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Slipknot - Live at London Astoria 2004
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Up to Our Necks
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Slipknot: Disasterpieces
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Behind the Mask: The Unauthorized DVD
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Rollerball
  Slipknot Band Member
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Slipknot - Live at SUMMER SONIC 2001
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Slipknot - Live at Ozzfest 2001
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Slipknot: Call of the Wyld
  Guitarist
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Slipknot - Live at Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2001
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Slipknot - Live at 93x Clambake 2000
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Slipknot - Live at Civic Auditorium 2000
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Slipknot - Live At Dynamo Open Air 2000
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Slipknot - Live at Float-Rite Park Amphitheatre 2000
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Slipknot - Live at La Crosse Center 2000
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Slipknot - Live at Lazer 103.3's Y2Kaos 2000
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Slipknot - Live at The Quest 1999
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Slipknot: Welcome to our Neighborhood
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Slipknot - Live at Ankeny Airfield 1999
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Slipknot - Live at Hairy Mary's 1999
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999