Fisher Stevens
Born: 1963-11-27 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Stephen Fisher, known professionally as Fisher Stevens, is an American actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Ben in Short Circuit (1986) and Short Circuit 2 (1988). He is also a documentary filmmaker, having won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for The Cove (2009). He also directed the documentaries Crazy Love (2007) and Before the Flood (2016). Stevens is known for his roles in films such as Reversal of Fortune (1990), Bob Roberts (1992), Hackers (1995), Anything Else (2003), and Hail, Caesar! (2016). He has acted in the Wes Anderson films The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), The French Dispatch (2021), and Asteroid City (2023). In television he portrayed Chuck Fishman in CBS series Early Edition (1996–2000), Marvin Gerard on NBC's The Blacklist (2015–2022), Gabriel Kovac in CBS's The Good Fight (2017–2020), and Hugo Baker in the HBO drama series Succession (2019–2023).
Filmography
2025
- Song Sung Blue as Dr. Dave Watson
- Fior Di Latte as Burt
- We Are Guardians ... (Producer)
- Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Sing: Thriller as Additional Voices (voice)
- RIPLEY as Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited)
- Coup! as Upton Sinclair
- Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg ... (Executive Producer)
- A King Like Me ... (Producer)
2023
- Asteroid City as Detective #1
- Dear Edward ... (Director)
- Beckham ... (Producer)
2022
- Would I Lie to You? as Self
- The Lincoln Project ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Palmer as Additional Voices (voice)
- Sing 2 as Additional Voices (voice)
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun as Story Editor
- Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Tiger King ... (Executive Producer)
- Grant ... (Executive Producer)
- Blood on the Wall ... (Executive Producer)
- El Gran Fellove ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Motherless Brooklyn as Lou
- And We Go Green ... (Producer)
- Tigerland ... (Producer)
2018
- Succession as Hugo Baker
- Isle of Dogs as Scrap (voice)
- Basketball: A Love Story as Narrator (voice)
- Dirty Money ... (Director)
2017
- The Good Fight as Gabriel Kovac
- Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang ... (Producer)
- Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds ... (Director)
2016
- The Night Of as Saul the Pharmacist
- Vice Principals as Brian Biehn
- Hail, Caesar! as Communist Writer
- Before the Flood ... (Director)
2015
- Racing Extinction ... (Producer)
- The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- The Grand Budapest Hotel as M. Robin
- United Passions as Carl Hirschmann
- Red Oaks as Jerry
- Mission Blue as Self
- Another World ... (Director)
- Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game as Self (archive footage)
- John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown ... (Director)
2013
- The Blacklist as Marvin Gerard
- Sunlight Jr. ... (Executive Producer)
- Before the Spring: After the Fall ... (Executive Producer)
- Tales From a Ghetto Klown ... (Producer)
2012
- Elementary as Marty Ward
- The Legend of Korra as Shady Shin (voice)
- LOL as Roman
- One for the Money as Morty Beyers
- Stand Up Guys ... (Director)
- My Decisions ... (Director)
- Beware of Mr. Baker ... (Producer)
2011
- Blank City ... (Executive Producer)
- Woody Allen: A Documentary ... (Executive Producer)
- Fake as Agent Tom Kozinski
- Deepest Dive: The Story of the Trieste ... (Director)
2010
- Rising Stars as Mo
- Henry's Crime as Eddie Vibes
- The Experiment as Archaleta
- Rio Sex Comedy as Fish
- The Cove: My Friend is... ... (Producer)
2009
- The Cove ... (Producer)
- Tenderness ... (Executive Producer)
- Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach ... (Executive Producer)
- The Grean Teem ... (Executive Producer)
2008
- The Mentalist as Tolman Bunting
- The Midnight Meat Train ... (Executive Producer)
2007
- Californication as Zig Semetauer
- Damages as Therapist
- Meet Bill ... (Producer)
- Awake as Dr. Puttnam
- Feast of Love ... (Executive Producer)
- Fired! as Self
- Crazy Love ... (Director)
2006
- Ugly Betty as Mr. Z
- Wedding Daze ... (Executive Producer)
- A Prairie Home Companion ... (Executive Producer)
- Kettle of Fish as Bruce
- Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos ... (Producer)
- ...So Goes the Nation as Self
2005
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Lyle Korman
- Medium as Neal Greybridge
- Numb3rs as John Buckley
- Slow Burn as Alan Turlock
- Undiscovered as Garrett Schweck
- Yes ... (Executive Producer)
- Factotum as Manny
2004
- Lost as George Minkowski
2003
- Hope & Faith as Nick Spinelli
- Uptown Girls as Fisher Stevens
- Anything Else as Manager
- Kill the Poor as Stuffed Shirt
- Replay as Blu
- Easy Sex as Officer Donny
2002
- Undisputed as James 'Ratbag' Kroycek
- Hack as Donnie Franco
- Just a Kiss ... (Director)
- Private Eye Princess as Rasputini / Spanish Dancer (voice)
- Swimfan ... (Executive Producer)
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Ray Garnett
- The Château ... (Executive Producer)
- Prison Song as Prosecutor
- 3 A.M. as Haplin
- Sam the Man as Sam Manning
- Piñero ... (Producer)
- Jenifer as Dr. Aaron Sanders
2000
- Lisa Picard Is Famous as Fisher Stevens
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ted Scott
- Taxman as Kenneth Green
1998
- The Tic Code as Morris
1997
- The Hunger as Max Armstrong
- Four Days in September as Mowinckel
1996
- Early Edition as Chuck Fishman
- The Right to Remain Silent as Dale Myerson
- Four Tales of Two Cities ... (Director)
- Phinehas ... (Director)
1995
- Hackers as Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage
- Nina Takes a Lover as Paulie
- Cold Fever as Jack
- Call of the Wylie ... (Director)
1993
- Frasier as Sheldon Morey
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Jonathan Heine
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Super Mario Bros. as Iggy
- When the Party's Over as Alexander
- Key West as Seamus O'Neill
1992
- Bob Roberts as Rock Bork
- Hero as Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature
1991
- Mystery Date as Dwight
- The Marrying Man as Sammy
1990
- Law & Order as Defense Attorney Ross Fineman
- Reversal of Fortune as David Marriott
1989
- Bloodhounds of Broadway as Hotfoot Harry
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- Short Circuit 2 as Ben Jahrvi
1986
- Short Circuit as Ben Jabituya
- The Boss' Wife as Carlos Delgado
- Ponce de Leon as Indian Chief
1985
- Tall Tales & Legends as Indian Chief
- My Science Project as Vince Latello
1984
- The Flamingo Kid as Hawk Ganz
- The Brother from Another Planet as Card Trickster
1983
- Baby It's You as Stage Manager
1981
- The Burning as Woodstock
1971
- Columbo as Alex Brady