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
2026
- In the Grey as William Horowitz
- Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- Song Sung Blue as Dr. Dave Watson
- PERFUMANIA as Burt
- We Are Guardians ... (Producer)
- Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- RIPLEY as Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited)
- Sing: Thriller as Additional Voices (voice)
- 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
- Sing 2 as Additional Voices (voice)
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun as Story Editor
- Palmer as Additional Voices (voice)
- Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- Tiger King ... (Executive Producer)
- Grant ... (Executive Producer)
- El Gran Fellove ... (Executive Producer)
- Blood on the Wall ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Motherless Brooklyn as Lou
- And We Go Green ... (Producer)
- Tigerland ... (Producer)
2018
- Succession as Hugo Baker
- Basketball: A Love Story as Narrator (voice)
- Isle of Dogs as Scrap (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 ... (Producer)
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
- Red Oaks as Jerry
- United Passions as Carl Hirschmann
- Mission Blue as Self
- Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game as Self (archive footage)
- John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown ... (Director)
- Another World ... (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)
- Stand Up Guys ... (Director)
- One for the Money as Morty Beyers
- LOL as Roman
- Beware of Mr. Baker ... (Producer)
- My Decisions ... (Director)
2011
- Woody Allen: A Documentary ... (Executive Producer)
- Fake as Agent Tom Kozinski
- Blank City ... (Executive Producer)
- Deepest Dive: The Story of the Trieste ... (Director)
2010
- The Experiment as Archaleta
- Henry's Crime as Eddie Vibes
- Rio Sex Comedy as Fish
- Rising Stars as Mo
- 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
- Awake as Dr. Puttnam
- Meet Bill ... (Producer)
- Feast of Love ... (Executive Producer)
- Fired! as Self
- Crazy Love ... (Producer)
2006
- Ugly Betty as Mr. Z
- Wedding Daze ... (Executive Producer)
- A Prairie Home Companion ... (Executive Producer)
- Kettle of Fish as Bruce
- ...So Goes the Nation as Self
- Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos ... (Producer)
2005
- Medium as Neal Greybridge
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Lyle Korman
- Numb3rs as John Buckley
- Factotum as Manny
- Slow Burn as Alan Turlock
- Undiscovered as Garrett Schweck
- Yes ... (Executive Producer)
2004
- Lost as George Minkowski
- On The Couch as Gary
2003
- Hope & Faith as Nick Spinelli
- Uptown Girls as Fisher Stevens
- Anything Else as Manager
- Easy Sex as Officer Donny
- Kill the Poor as Stuffed Shirt
- Replay as Blu
2002
- Hack as Donnie Franco
- Undisputed as James 'Ratbag' Kroycek
- Swimfan ... (Executive Producer)
- Just a Kiss ... (Director)
- Private Eye Princess as Rasputini / Spanish Dancer (voice)
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Ray Garnett
- 3 A.M. as Haplin
- Piñero ... (Producer)
- Jenifer as Dr. Aaron Sanders
- Prison Song as Prosecutor
- The Château ... (Executive Producer)
- Sam the Man as Sam Manning
2000
- Lisa Picard Is Famous as Fisher Stevens
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Alvin Gilbert
- Taxman as Kenneth Green
1998
- The Tic Code as Morris
1997
- The Hunger as Max Armstrong
- Four Days in September as John 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
- Cold Fever as Jack
- Nina Takes a Lover as Paulie
- 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
- Key West as Seamus O'Neill
- When the Party's Over as Alexander
1992
- Hero as Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature
- Bob Roberts as Rock Bork
1991
- The Marrying Man as Sammy
- Mystery Date as Dwight
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 Brother from Another Planet as Card Trickster
- The Flamingo Kid as Hawk Ganz
1983
- Baby It's You as Stage Manager
1981
- The Burning as Woodstock
1980
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Smoker (uncredited)
1971
- Columbo as Alex Brady