Fisher Stevens
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Fisher Stevens

Nov 27, 1963 - Chicago, Illinois, USA

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).

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie1986Short CircuitBen Jabituya
Movie2003Anything ElseManager
Movie1995HackersEugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage
Movie2005FactotumManny
Movie1997Four Days in SeptemberMowinckel
Movie1981The BurningWoodstock
Movie1988Short Circuit 2Ben Jahrvi
Movie1984The Flamingo KidHawk Ganz
Movie2023Asteroid CityDetective #1
Movie1994Only YouLarry Corvatch
Movie2003Kill the PoorStuffed Shirt
Movie2002UndisputedJames 'Ratbag' Kroycek
Movie2006Kettle of FishBruce
Movie2010Rising StarsMo
Movie1990Reversal of FortuneDavid Marriott
Movie2005UndiscoveredGarrett Schweck
Movie1995Cold FeverJack
Movie1986The Boss' WifeCarlos Delgado
Movie1985My Science ProjectVince Latello
Movie2012LOLRoman
Movie2001Sam the ManSam Manning
Movie2006...So Goes the NationSelf
Movie1991Mystery DateDwight
Movie1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayHotfoot Harry
Movie2010Henry's CrimeEddie Vibes
Movie2021Sing 2Additional Voices (voice)
Movie2011FakeAgent Tom Kozinski
Movie1986Ponce de LeonIndian Chief
Movie1995Nina Takes a LoverPaulie
Movie2003ReplayBlu
Movie2014The Grand Budapest HotelM. Robin
Movie2001JeniferDr. Aaron Sanders
Movie2010The ExperimentArchaleta
MovieN/AIn the Grey
Movie2014United PassionsCarl Hirschmann
Movie1983Baby It's YouStage Manager
Movie1996The Right to Remain SilentDale Myerson
Movie2016Hail, Caesar!Communist Writer
Movie2014Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video GameSelf (archive footage)
Movie1999TaxmanKenneth Green
Movie2007AwakeDr. Puttnam
Movie2024Coup!Upton Sinclair
Movie2021PalmerAdditional Voices (voice)
Movie2003Uptown GirlsFisher Stevens
Movie1993Super Mario Bros.Iggy
Movie2012One for the MoneyMorty Beyers
Movie20013 A.M.Haplin
Movie1992Bob RobertsRock Bork
Movie2018Isle of DogsScrap (voice)
Movie2003Easy SexOfficer Donny
Movie2002Private Eye PrincessRasputini / Spanish Dancer (voice)
Movie1993When the Party's OverAlexander
Movie1992HeroDirector of Channel 4 Crash Feature
Movie1984The Brother from Another PlanetCard Trickster
Movie2021The French DispatchStory Editor
Movie2010Rio Sex ComedyFish
Movie2005Slow BurnAlan Turlock
Movie2019Motherless BrooklynLou
Movie2015The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
Movie2014Mission BlueSelf
Movie1991The Marrying ManSammy
Movie2000Lisa Picard Is FamousFisher Stevens
Movie2001Prison SongProsecutor
Movie2007Fired!Self
Movie2025Song Sung Blue
MovieN/AOn The CouchGary
Movie2024Sing: ThrillerAdditional Voices (voice)
Movie2025Fior Di LatteBurt
Movie1998The Tic CodeMorris
TV Show2005MediumNeal Greybridge1
TV Show1971ColumboAlex Brady1
TV Show2005Numb3rsJohn Buckley2
TV Show2003Hope & FaithNick Spinelli1
TV Show1996Early EditionChuck Fishman48
TV Show1993FrasierSheldon Morey1
TV Show2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentRay Garnett1
TV Show2006Ugly BettyMr. Z1
TV Show1993Homicide: Life on the StreetJonathan Heine1
TV Show1993Key WestSeamus O'Neill13
TV Show2002HackDonnie Franco1
TV Show2018Basketball: A Love StoryNarrator (voice)5
TV Show2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaLyle Korman1
TV Show2016Vice PrincipalsBrian Biehn4
TV Show1994FriendsRoger1
TV Show1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf1
TV Show2008The MentalistTolman Bunting1
TV Show1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTed Scott1
TV Show2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentGareth Sage1
TV Show1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAlvin Gilbert1
TV Show2013The BlacklistMarvin Gerard15
TV Show2017The Good FightGabriel Kovac3
TV Show2007CalifornicationZig Semetauer1
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf1
TV Show1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Ross Fineman1
TV Show2022Would I Lie to You?Self1
TV Show1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest1
TV Show1985Tall Tales & LegendsIndian Chief1
TV Show2024RIPLEYEdward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited)1
TV Show2018SuccessionHugo Baker24
TV Show2004LostGeorge Minkowski5
TV Show2012ElementaryMarty Ward1
TV Show2016The Night OfSaul the Pharmacist3
TV Show2007DamagesTherapist1
TV Show2014Red OaksJerry1
TV Show2012The Legend of KorraShady Shin (voice)2

Crew

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Movie2006Wedding DazeExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2006A Prairie Home CompanionExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2007Meet BillProducerProduction
Movie2007AwakeProducerProduction
Movie2002Just a KissDirectorDirecting
Movie2012Stand Up GuysDirectorDirecting
Movie2001Sam the ManStoryWriting
Movie2001Sam the ManProducerProduction
Movie2009TendernessExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2014John Leguizamo: Ghetto KlownDirectorDirecting
Movie2024A King Like MeProducerProduction
Movie2014Another WorldDirectorDirecting
Movie2015Racing ExtinctionProducerProduction
Movie2009The CoveProducerProduction
Movie2014Mission BlueDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AMy DecisionsDirectorDirecting
Movie2014Mission BlueProducerProduction
Movie2017Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie ReynoldsDirectorDirecting
Movie2005YesExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2007Feast of LoveExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2016Before the FloodProducerProduction
Movie2016Before the FloodDirectorDirecting
Movie2017Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-QiangProducerProduction
Movie2024Catching Fire: The Story of Anita PallenbergExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2021PalmerDirectorDirecting
Movie2002SwimfanExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2001PiñeroProducerProduction
Movie2008The Midnight Meat TrainExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2001The ChâteauExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2019And We Go GreenProducerProduction
Movie2019And We Go GreenDirectorDirecting
Movie2000Lisa Picard Is FamousExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2003Uptown GirlsProducerProduction
Movie2013Tales From a Ghetto KlownProducerProduction
MovieN/AThe Montreal ProtocolDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AThe Montreal ProtocolProducerProduction
TV Show1996Early EditionDirectorDirecting
TV Show2018Dirty MoneyDirectorDirecting
TV Show2020GrantExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2020Tiger KingExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2021Tiger King: The Doc Antle StoryExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2023Dear EdwardDirectorDirecting
TV Show2022The Lincoln ProjectExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2023BeckhamDirectorDirecting
TV Show2023BeckhamProducerProduction