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Stephen Root joins GTA 6 cast
The gist
Stephen Root confirmed he plays Brian Heder in GTA 6, the first actor to do so.
His reveal breaks Rockstar's sealed-cast practice ahead of the November 19 launch.
How it unfolded
- Sep 14, 2026Stephen Root told AP News at the BAFTA TV Tea Party that he plays Brian Heder in GTA 6, saying "You're gonna see me in there."
- Sep 14, 2026Reports noted Root is the first actor to officially confirm a GTA 6 role, going against Rockstar's practice of keeping its cast sealed until launch.
- Sep 14, 2026Root said his character appeared in the first GTA rollout almost a year earlier and that his voice was recognized from King of the Hill, so "that secret kind of got divulged then."