Fisher Stevens
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).
Known For
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
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Friends
1994
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Isle of Dogs
2018
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Lost
2004
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Sing 2
2021
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The Mentalist
2008
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Hail, Caesar!
2016
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The Blacklist
2013
Acting
2025
Song Sung Blue
as Dr. Dave Watson
2025
PERFUMANIA
as Burt
2024
Coup!
as Upton Sinclair
2024
Sing: Thriller
as Additional Voices (voice)
2024
RIPLEY
as Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited)
(1 episode)
2023
Asteroid City
as Detective #1
2022
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
(1 episode)
2021
Sing 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
2021
Palmer
as Additional Voices (voice)
2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Story Editor
2019
Motherless Brooklyn
as Lou
2018
Isle of Dogs
as Scrap (voice)
2018
Basketball: A Love Story
as Narrator (voice)
(5 episodes)
2018
Succession
as Hugo Baker
(24 episodes)
2017
The Good Fight
as Gabriel Kovac
(3 episodes)
2016
Hail, Caesar!
as Communist Writer
2016
Vice Principals
as Brian Biehn
(4 episodes)
2016
The Night Of
as Saul the Pharmacist
(3 episodes)
2015
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as M. Robin
2014
United Passions
as Carl Hirschmann
2014
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Mission Blue
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
Red Oaks
as Jerry
(1 episode)
2013
The Blacklist
as Marvin Gerard
(15 episodes)
2012
LOL
as Roman
2012
One for the Money
as Morty Beyers
2012
Elementary
as Marty Ward
(1 episode)
2012
The Legend of Korra
as Shady Shin (voice)
(2 episodes)
2011
Fake
as Agent Tom Kozinski
2010
Rising Stars
as Mo
2010
Henry's Crime
as Eddie Vibes
2010
The Experiment
as Archaleta
2010
Rio Sex Comedy
as Fish
2008
The Mentalist
as Tolman Bunting
(1 episode)
2007
Awake
as Dr. Puttnam
2007
Fired!
as Self
2007
Californication
as Zig Semetauer
(1 episode)
2007
Damages
as Therapist
(4 episodes)
2006
Kettle of Fish
as Bruce
2006
...So Goes the Nation
as Self
2006
Ugly Betty
as Mr. Z
(1 episode)
2005
Factotum
as Manny
2005
Undiscovered
as Garrett Schweck
2005
Slow Burn
as Alan Turlock
2005
Medium
as Neal Greybridge
(1 episode)
2005
Numb3rs
as John Buckley
(2 episodes)
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Lyle Korman
(1 episode)
2004
On The Couch
as Gary
2004
Lost
as George Minkowski
(5 episodes)
2003
Anything Else
as Manager
2003
Kill the Poor
as Stuffed Shirt
2003
Replay
as Blu
2003
Uptown Girls
as Fisher Stevens
2003
Easy Sex
as Officer Donny
2003
Hope & Faith
as Nick Spinelli
(1 episode)
2002
Undisputed
as James 'Ratbag' Kroycek
2002
Private Eye Princess
as Rasputini / Spanish Dancer (voice)
2002
Hack
as Donnie Franco
(1 episode)
2001
Sam the Man
as Sam Manning
2001
Jenifer
as Dr. Aaron Sanders
2001
3 A.M.
as Haplin
2001
Prison Song
as Prosecutor
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Ray Garnett
(1 episode)
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Gareth Sage
(1 episode)
2000
Lisa Picard Is Famous
as Fisher Stevens
1999
Taxman
as Kenneth Green
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ted Scott
(1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Alvin Gilbert
(1 episode)
1998
The Tic Code
as Morris
1997
Four Days in September
as John Mowinckel
1997
The Hunger
as Max Armstrong
(1 episode)
1996
The Right to Remain Silent
as Dale Myerson
1996
Early Edition
as Chuck Fishman
(48 episodes)
1995
Hackers
as Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage
1995
Cold Fever
as Jack
1995
Nina Takes a Lover
as Paulie
1994
Only You
as Larry Corvatch
1994
Friends
as Roger
(1 episode)
1993
Super Mario Bros.
as Iggy
1993
When the Party's Over
as Alexander
1993
Frasier
as Sheldon Morey
(1 episode)
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Jonathan Heine
(1 episode)
1993
Key West
as Seamus O'Neill
(13 episodes)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
1992
Bob Roberts
as Rock Bork
1992
Hero
as Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature
1991
Mystery Date
as Dwight
1991
The Marrying Man
as Sammy
1990
Reversal of Fortune
as David Marriott
1990
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Ross Fineman
(1 episode)
1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Hotfoot Harry
1988
Short Circuit 2
as Ben Jahrvi
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
(1 episode)
1986
Short Circuit
as Ben Jabituya
1986
The Boss' Wife
as Carlos Delgado
1986
Ponce de Leon
as Indian Chief
1985
My Science Project
as Vince Latello
1985
Tall Tales & Legends
as Indian Chief
(1 episode)
1984
The Flamingo Kid
as Hawk Ganz
1984
The Brother from Another Planet
as Card Trickster
1983
Baby It's You
as Stage Manager
1981
The Burning
as Woodstock
1980
On The Level
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Smoker (uncredited)
(1 episode)
1971
Columbo
as Alex Brady
(1 episode)
Directing
2023
Dear Edward
Director
2023
Beckham
Director
2022
The Lincoln Project
Director
2021
Palmer
Director
2019
And We Go Green
Director
2018
Dirty Money
Director
2017
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Director
2016
Before the Flood
Director
2014
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Director
2014
Another World
Director
2014
Mission Blue
Director
2012
Stand Up Guys
Director
2012
My Decisions
Director
2011
Deepest Dive: The Story of the Trieste
Director
2007
Crazy Love
Co-Director
2002
Just a Kiss
Director
1996
Four Tales of Two Cities
Director
1996
Phinehas
Director
1996
Early Edition
Director
1995
Call of the Wylie
Director
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The Montreal Protocol
Director
Writing
2001
Sam the Man
Story
Production
2026
Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League
Executive Producer
2025
We Are Guardians
Producer
2025
Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League
Executive Producer
2024
A King Like Me
Producer
2024
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
Executive Producer
2023
Beckham
Producer
2023
Dear Edward
Executive Producer
2022
The Lincoln Project
Executive Producer
2021
Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story
Executive Producer
2020
Blood on the Wall
Executive Producer
2020
El Gran Fellove
Executive Producer
2020
Grant
Executive Producer
2020
Tiger King
Executive Producer
2019
And We Go Green
Producer
2019
Tigerland
Producer
2017
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Producer
2017
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Producer
2016
Before the Flood
Producer
2015
Racing Extinction
Producer
2014
Mission Blue
Producer
2014
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Executive Producer
2014
Another World
Producer
2013
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
Producer
2013
Sunlight Jr.
Executive Producer
2013
Before the Spring: After the Fall
Executive Producer
2012
Beware of Mr. Baker
Producer
2011
Blank City
Executive Producer
2011
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Executive Producer
2010
The Cove: My Friend is...
Producer
2009
Tenderness
Executive Producer
2009
The Cove
Producer
2009
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
Executive Producer
2009
The Grean Teem
Executive Producer
2008
The Midnight Meat Train
Executive Producer
2007
Meet Bill
Producer
2007
Awake
Producer
2007
Feast of Love
Executive Producer
2007
Crazy Love
Producer
2006
Wedding Daze
Executive Producer
2006
A Prairie Home Companion
Executive Producer
2006
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Producer
2005
Yes
Executive Producer
2005
Slow Burn
Executive Producer
2005
Slow Burn
Producer
2003
Uptown Girls
Producer
2002
Swimfan
Executive Producer
2001
Sam the Man
Producer
2001
Piñero
Producer
2001
The Château
Executive Producer
2000
Lisa Picard Is Famous
Executive Producer
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The Montreal Protocol
Producer
—
Avenger
Producer
—
Shinjiro
Producer
—
The Jet
Producer
—
Untitled Kate Spade Documentary
Executive Producer