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
- Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League ... (Executive Producer)
- We Are Guardians ... (Producer)
2024
- RIPLEY as Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited)
- Sing: Thriller as Additional Voices (voice)
- Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg ... (Executive Producer)
- Coup! as Upton Sinclair
- A King Like Me ... (Producer)
2023
- Dear Edward ... (Director)
- Asteroid City as Detective #1
- 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)
- 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
- Basketball: A Love Story as Narrator (voice)
- Isle of Dogs as Scrap (voice)
- Dirty Money ... (Director)
2017
- The Good Fight as Gabriel Kovac
- Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds ... (Director)
- Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang ... (Producer)
2016
- Vice Principals as Brian Biehn
- The Night Of as Saul the Pharmacist
- 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
- Another World ... (Director)
- Mission Blue as Self
- John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown ... (Director)
- Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game as Self (archive footage)
2013
- The Blacklist as Marvin Gerard
- Sunlight Jr. ... (Executive Producer)
- Tales From a Ghetto Klown ... (Producer)
- Before the Spring: After the Fall ... (Executive Producer)
2012
- Elementary as Marty Ward
- The Legend of Korra as Shady Shin (voice)
- One for the Money as Morty Beyers
- Stand Up Guys ... (Director)
- LOL as Roman
- Beware of Mr. Baker ... (Producer)
- My Decisions ... (Director)
2011
- Fake as Agent Tom Kozinski
- Woody Allen: A Documentary ... (Executive Producer)
- 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
- Damages as Therapist
- Californication as Zig Semetauer
- Awake as Dr. Puttnam
- Feast of Love ... (Executive Producer)
- Meet Bill ... (Producer)
- Fired! as Self
- Crazy Love ... (Producer)
2006
- Ugly Betty as Mr. Z
- Wedding Daze ... (Executive Producer)
- A Prairie Home Companion ... (Executive Producer)
- ...So Goes the Nation as Self
- Kettle of Fish as Bruce
- Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos ... (Producer)
2005
- Numb3rs as John Buckley
- Medium as Neal Greybridge
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Lyle Korman
- Yes ... (Executive Producer)
- Slow Burn as Alan Turlock
- Undiscovered as Garrett Schweck
- Factotum as Manny
2004
- Lost as George Minkowski
- On The Couch as Gary
2003
- Hope & Faith as Nick Spinelli
- Uptown Girls as Fisher Stevens
- Easy Sex as Officer Donny
- Anything Else as Manager
- 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
- Prison Song as Prosecutor
- Sam the Man as Sam Manning
- 3 A.M. as Haplin
- Piñero ... (Producer)
- The Château ... (Executive Producer)
- Jenifer as Dr. Aaron Sanders
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
- Nina Takes a Lover as Paulie
- Cold Fever as Jack
- Call of the Wylie ... (Director)
1993
- Frasier as Sheldon Morey
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Jonathan Heine
- 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
- The General Motors Playwrights Theater as Wally Zuckerman
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
- Ponce de Leon as Indian Chief
- The Boss' Wife as Carlos Delgado
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