Fisher Stevens

Fisher Stevens

Known for
Acting
Born
November 27, 1963 (age 62)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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).

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Filmography

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Rubber Hut poster

Rubber Hut

Movie

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Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest

Movie

2026
In the Grey poster

In the Grey

Movie · as William Horowitz

2026
Cupertino poster

Cupertino

TV · as Kirk Boutella · 1 ep

2025
Song Sung Blue poster

Song Sung Blue

Movie · as Dr. Dave Watson

2025
PERFUMANIA poster

PERFUMANIA

Movie · as Burt

2024
Coup! poster

Coup!

Movie · as Upton Sinclair

2024
Sing: Thriller poster

Sing: Thriller

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2024
RIPLEY poster

RIPLEY

TV · as Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited) · 1 ep

2023
Asteroid City poster

Asteroid City

Movie · as Detective #1

2022
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Sing 2 poster

Sing 2

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2021
Palmer poster

Palmer

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun poster

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

Movie · as Story Editor

2019
Motherless Brooklyn poster

Motherless Brooklyn

Movie · as Lou

2018
Isle of Dogs poster

Isle of Dogs

Movie · as Scrap (voice)

2018
Basketball: A Love Story poster

Basketball: A Love Story

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 5 eps

2018
Succession poster

Succession

TV · as Hugo Baker · 24 eps

2017
The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight

TV · as Gabriel Kovac · 3 eps

2016
Hail, Caesar! poster

Hail, Caesar!

Movie · as Communist Writer

2016
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds poster

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

2016
Vice Principals poster

Vice Principals

TV · as Brian Biehn · 4 eps

2016
The Night Of poster

The Night Of

TV · as Saul the Pharmacist · 3 eps

2015
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers poster

The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers

Movie

2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel poster

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Movie · as M. Robin

2014
United Passions poster

United Passions

Movie · as Carl Hirschmann

2014
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game poster

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2014
Mission Blue poster

Mission Blue

Movie · as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Red Oaks poster

Red Oaks

TV · as Jerry · 1 ep

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as Marvin Gerard · 15 eps

2012
LOL poster

LOL

Movie · as Roman

2012
One for the Money poster

One for the Money

Movie · as Morty Beyers

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Marty Ward · 1 ep

2012
The Legend of Korra poster

The Legend of Korra

TV · as Shady Shin (voice) · 2 eps

2011
Fake poster

Fake

Movie · as Agent Tom Kozinski

2010
Rising Stars poster

Rising Stars

Movie · as Mo

2010
Henry's Crime poster

Henry's Crime

Movie · as Eddie Vibes

2010
The Experiment poster

The Experiment

Movie · as Archaleta

2010
Rio Sex Comedy poster

Rio Sex Comedy

Movie · as Fish

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Tolman Bunting · 1 ep

2007
Awake poster

Awake

Movie · as Dr. Puttnam

2007
Fired! poster

Fired!

Movie · as Self

2007
Californication poster

Californication

TV · as Zig Semetauer · 1 ep

2007
Damages poster

Damages

TV · as Therapist · 4 eps

2006
Kettle of Fish poster

Kettle of Fish

Movie · as Bruce

2006
...So Goes the Nation poster

...So Goes the Nation

Movie · as Self

2006
Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty

TV · as Mr. Z · 1 ep

2005
Factotum poster

Factotum

Movie · as Manny

2005
Undiscovered poster

Undiscovered

Movie · as Garrett Schweck

2005
Slow Burn poster

Slow Burn

Movie · as Alan Turlock

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as Neal Greybridge · 1 ep

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as John Buckley · 2 eps

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

TV · as Lyle Korman · 1 ep

2004
On The Couch poster

On The Couch

Movie · as Gary

2004
Lost poster

Lost

TV · as George Minkowski · 5 eps

2003
Anything Else poster

Anything Else

Movie · as Manager

2003
Kill the Poor poster

Kill the Poor

Movie · as Stuffed Shirt

2003
Replay poster

Replay

Movie · as Blu

2003
Uptown Girls poster

Uptown Girls

Movie · as Fisher Stevens

2003
Easy Sex poster

Easy Sex

Movie · as Officer Donny

2003
Hope & Faith poster

Hope & Faith

TV · as Nick Spinelli · 1 ep

2002
Undisputed poster

Undisputed

Movie · as James 'Ratbag' Kroycek

2002
Private Eye Princess poster

Private Eye Princess

Movie · as Rasputini / Spanish Dancer (voice)

2002
Hack poster

Hack

TV · as Donnie Franco · 1 ep

2001
Sam the Man poster

Sam the Man

Movie · as Sam Manning

2001
Jenifer poster

Jenifer

Movie · as Dr. Aaron Sanders

2001
3 A.M. poster

3 A.M.

Movie · as Haplin

2001
Prison Song poster

Prison Song

Movie · as Prosecutor

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Ray Garnett, Gareth Sage · 1 ep

2000
Lisa Picard Is Famous poster

Lisa Picard Is Famous

Movie · as Fisher Stevens

1999
Taxman poster

Taxman

Movie · as Kenneth Green

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Ted Scott, Alvin Gilbert · 1 ep

1998
The Tic Code poster

The Tic Code

Movie · as Morris

1997
Four Days in September poster

Four Days in September

Movie · as John Mowinckel

1997
The Hunger poster

The Hunger

TV · as Max Armstrong · 1 ep

1996
The Right to Remain Silent poster

The Right to Remain Silent

Movie · as Dale Myerson

1996
The Pompatus of Love poster

The Pompatus of Love

Movie · as Sitcom Star

1996
Early Edition poster

Early Edition

TV · as Chuck Fishman · 48 eps

1995
Hackers poster

Hackers

Movie · as Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage

1995
Cold Fever poster

Cold Fever

Movie · as Jack

1995
Nina Takes a Lover poster

Nina Takes a Lover

Movie · as Paulie

1994
Only You poster

Only You

Movie · as Larry Corvatch

1994
Friends poster

Friends

TV · as Roger · 1 ep

1993
Super Mario Bros. poster

Super Mario Bros.

Movie · as Iggy

1993
When the Party's Over poster

When the Party's Over

Movie · as Alexander

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Sheldon Morey · 1 ep

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV · as Jonathan Heine · 1 ep

1993
Key West poster

Key West

TV · as Seamus O'Neill · 13 eps

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
Bob Roberts poster

Bob Roberts

Movie · as Rock Bork

1992
Hero poster

Hero

Movie · as Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature

1991
Mystery Date poster

Mystery Date

Movie · as Dwight

1991
The Marrying Man poster

The Marrying Man

Movie · as Sammy

1991
The General Motors Playwrights Theater

The General Motors Playwrights Theater

TV · as Wally Zuckerman · 1 ep

1990
Reversal of Fortune poster

Reversal of Fortune

Movie · as David Marriott

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Defense Attorney Ross Fineman · 1 ep

1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway poster

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Movie · as Hotfoot Harry

1988
Short Circuit 2 poster

Short Circuit 2

Movie · as Ben Jahrvi

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
Short Circuit poster

Short Circuit

Movie · as Ben Jabituya

1986
The Boss' Wife poster

The Boss' Wife

Movie · as Carlos Delgado

1986
Ponce de Leon poster

Ponce de Leon

Movie · as Indian Chief

1985
My Science Project poster

My Science Project

Movie · as Vince Latello

1985
Tall Tales & Legends poster

Tall Tales & Legends

TV · as Indian Chief · 1 ep

1984
The Flamingo Kid poster

The Flamingo Kid

Movie · as Hawk Ganz

1984
The Brother from Another Planet poster

The Brother from Another Planet

Movie · as Card Trickster

1983
Baby It's You poster

Baby It's You

Movie · as Stage Manager

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Hotfoot Harry · 1 ep

1981
The Burning poster

The Burning

Movie · as Woodstock

1980
On The Level poster

On The Level

TV · 12 eps

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Smoker (uncredited) · 1 ep

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · as Alex Brady · 1 ep