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Fisher Stevens

Fisher Stevens

Acting1963Chicago, 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).

Acting History

2025
Song Sung Blue
as Dr. Dave Watson
2024
Coup!
as Upton Sinclair
Sing: Thriller
as Additional Voices (voice)
RIPLEY
TVas Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited)1 eps
2023
Asteroid City
as Detective #1
Dear Edward
TVDirector1 eps
Dear Edward
TVExecutive Producer1 eps
2021
Sing 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
Palmer
as Additional Voices (voice)
Palmer
Director
2020
Tiger King
TVExecutive Producer
2019
Succession
TVas Hugo Baker24 eps
2018
Isle of Dogs
as Scrap (voice)
Basketball: A Love Story
TVas Narrator (voice)5 eps
Dirty Money
TVDirector1 eps
2016
Hail, Caesar!
as Communist Writer
The Night Of
TVas Saul the Pharmacist3 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Ted Scott / Alvin Gilbert1 eps
2015
Elementary
TVas Marty Ward1 eps
The Blacklist
TVas Marvin Gerard15 eps
2013
Sunlight Jr.
Executive Producer
2012
One for the Money
as Morty Beyers
LOL
as Roman
The Legend of Korra
TVas Shady Shin (voice)2 eps
2011
Californication
TVas Zig Semetauer1 eps
Damages
TVas Therapist4 eps
Blank City
Executive Producer
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Executive Producer
2010
Henry's Crime
as Eddie Vibes
The Experiment
as Archaleta
Ugly Betty
TVas Mr. Z1 eps
The Mentalist
TVas Tolman Bunting1 eps
2009
Medium
TVas Neal Greybridge1 eps
Numb3rs
TVas John Buckley2 eps
Tenderness
Executive Producer
The Cove
Producer
2008
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TVas Lyle Korman1 eps
Lost
TVas George Minkowski5 eps
The Midnight Meat Train
Executive Producer
2007
Fired!
as Self
Awake
as Dr. Puttnam
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Gareth Sage1 eps
Meet Bill
Producer
Awake
Producer
Feast of Love
Executive Producer
Crazy Love
Director
Crazy Love
Producer
2006
Wedding Daze
Executive Producer
A Prairie Home Companion
Executive Producer
2005
Factotum
as Manny
Undiscovered
as Garrett Schweck
Slow Burn
as Alan Turlock
Yes
Executive Producer
Slow Burn
Executive Producer
Slow Burn
Producer
2004
Hope & Faith
TVas Nick Spinelli1 eps
2003
Anything Else
as Manager
Uptown Girls
as Fisher Stevens
Kill the Poor
as Stuffed Shirt
Easy Six
as Officer Donny
Uptown Girls
Producer
2002
Undisputed
as James 'Ratbag' Kroycek
Hack
TVas Donnie Franco1 eps
Just a Kiss
Director
Swimfan
Executive Producer
2001
Sam the Man
as Sam Manning
3 A.M.
as Haplin
Frasier
TVas Sheldon Morey1 eps
Sam the Man
Producer
The Château
Executive Producer
2000
The Hunger
TVas Max Armstrong1 eps
1998
Early Edition
TVDirector2 eps
1997
Four Days in September
as John Mowinckel
1996
Early Edition
TVas Chuck Fishman48 eps
1995
Hackers
as Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Jonathan Heine1 eps
Friends
TVas Roger1 eps
Law & Order
TVas Defense Attorney Ross Fineman1 eps
1994
Only You
as Larry Corvatch
1993
Key West
TVas Seamus O'Neill13 eps
1992
Bob Roberts
as Rock Bork
Hero
as Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature
1991
1990
Reversal of Fortune
as David Marriott
1989
Columbo
TVas Alex Brady1 eps
1988
1986
Short Circuit
as Ben Jabituya
The Boss' Wife
as Carlos Delgado
Tall Tales & Legends
TVas Indian Chief1 eps
1985
My Science Project
as Vince Latello
1984
The Flamingo Kid
as Hawk Ganz
1981
The Burning
as Woodstock
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Smoker (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/27/1963(62 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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