Fisher Stevens
Acting • Born 1963-11-27
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
107 credits
Short Circuit
Movie • 1986
Ben Jabituya
Anything Else
Movie • 2003
Manager
Hackers
Movie • 1995
Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage
Factotum
Movie • 2005
Manny
Four Days in September
Movie • 1997
John Mowinckel
The Burning
Movie • 1981
Woodstock
Short Circuit 2
Movie • 1988
Ben Jahrvi
The Flamingo Kid
Movie • 1984
Hawk Ganz
Asteroid City
Movie • 2023
Detective #1
Only You
Movie • 1994
Larry Corvatch
Kill the Poor
Movie • 2003
Stuffed Shirt
Undisputed
Movie • 2002
James 'Ratbag' Kroycek
Kettle of Fish
Movie • 2006
Bruce
Rising Stars
Movie • 2010
Mo
Reversal of Fortune
Movie • 1990
David Marriott
Undiscovered
Movie • 2005
Garrett Schweck
Cold Fever
Movie • 1995
Jack
The Boss' Wife
Movie • 1986
Carlos Delgado
My Science Project
Movie • 1985
Vince Latello
LOL
Movie • 2012
Roman
Sam the Man
Movie • 2001
Sam Manning
...So Goes the Nation
Movie • 2006
Self
Mystery Date
Movie • 1991
Dwight
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Movie • 1989
Hotfoot Harry
Henry's Crime
Movie • 2010
Eddie Vibes
Sing 2
Movie • 2021
Additional Voices (voice)
Fake
Movie • 2011
Agent Tom Kozinski
Ponce de Leon
Movie • 1986
Indian Chief
Nina Takes a Lover
Movie • 1995
Paulie
Replay
Movie • 2003
Blu
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Movie • 2014
M. Robin
Jenifer
Movie • 2001
Dr. Aaron Sanders
The Experiment
Movie • 2010
Archaleta
In the Grey
Movie • 2026
United Passions
Movie • 2014
Carl Hirschmann
Baby It's You
Movie • 1983
Stage Manager
The Right to Remain Silent
Movie • 1996
Dale Myerson
Hail, Caesar!
Movie • 2016
Communist Writer
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
Taxman
Movie • 1999
Kenneth Green
Awake
Movie • 2007
Dr. Puttnam
Coup!
Movie • 2024
Upton Sinclair
Palmer
Movie • 2021
Additional Voices (voice)
Uptown Girls
Movie • 2003
Fisher Stevens
Super Mario Bros.
Movie • 1993
Iggy
One for the Money
Movie • 2012
Morty Beyers
3 A.M.
Movie • 2001
Haplin
Bob Roberts
Movie • 1992
Rock Bork
Isle of Dogs
Movie • 2018
Scrap (voice)
Easy Sex
Movie • 2003
Officer Donny
Private Eye Princess
Movie • 2002
Rasputini / Spanish Dancer (voice)
When the Party's Over
Movie • 1993
Alexander
Hero
Movie • 1992
Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature
The Brother from Another Planet
Movie • 1984
Card Trickster
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Movie • 2021
Story Editor
Rio Sex Comedy
Movie • 2010
Fish
Slow Burn
Movie • 2005
Alan Turlock
Motherless Brooklyn
Movie • 2019
Lou
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
Movie • 2015
Mission Blue
Movie • 2014
Self
The Marrying Man
Movie • 1991
Sammy
Lisa Picard Is Famous
Movie • 2000
Fisher Stevens
Prison Song
Movie • 2001
Prosecutor
Fired!
Movie • 2007
Self
Song Sung Blue
Movie • 2025
Dr. Dave Watson
Sing: Thriller
Movie • 2024
Additional Voices (voice)
Fior Di Latte
Movie • 2025
Burt
The Tic Code
Movie • 1998
Morris
On The Couch
Movie • 2004
Gary
Medium
TV • 2005
Neal Greybridge
Columbo
TV • 1971
Alex Brady
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
John Buckley
Hope & Faith
TV • 2003
Nick Spinelli
Early Edition
TV • 1996
Chuck Fishman
Frasier
TV • 1993
Sheldon Morey
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Ray Garnett
Ugly Betty
TV • 2006
Mr. Z
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
Jonathan Heine
Key West
TV • 1993
Seamus O'Neill
Hack
TV • 2002
Donnie Franco
Basketball: A Love Story
TV • 2018
Narrator (voice)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV • 2005
Lyle Korman
Vice Principals
TV • 2016
Brian Biehn
Friends
TV • 1994
Roger
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Tolman Bunting
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Ted Scott
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Gareth Sage
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Alvin Gilbert
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Marvin Gerard
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
Gabriel Kovac
Californication
TV • 2007
Zig Semetauer
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Defense Attorney Ross Fineman
Would I Lie to You?
TV • 2022
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Tall Tales & Legends
TV • 1985
Indian Chief
RIPLEY
TV • 2024
Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited)
Succession
TV • 2018
Hugo Baker
Lost
TV • 2004
George Minkowski
Elementary
TV • 2012
Marty Ward
The Night Of
TV • 2016
Saul the Pharmacist
Damages
TV • 2007
Therapist
Red Oaks
TV • 2014
Jerry
The Legend of Korra
TV • 2012
Shady Shin (voice)
The Hunger
TV • 1997
Max Armstrong
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Smoker (uncredited)