He had a recurring role on Roseanne as Jackie's abusive boyfriend, Fisher, from 1992 to 1993.
He joined the cast of Desperate Housewives in fall 2006 as new neighbor Art Shephard.
Roth began a relationship with his Roseanne co-star Laurie Metcalf.
They eventually married, and have also worked together on occasion, as in the 1994 feature film thriller Blink, the 1998 drama Chicago Cab, and Desperate Housewives.
[1] In September 2011, Roth filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.