
Fisher Stevens
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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Known For
Acting History
2026
In the Grey
2025Song Sung Blue as Dr. Dave Watson
2025Fior Di Latte as Burt
2024Sing: Thriller as Additional Voices (voice)
2024Coup! as Upton Sinclair
2024RIPLEY as Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited)
2023Asteroid City as Detective #1
2022Would I Lie to You? as Self
2021Sing 2 as Additional Voices (voice)
2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun as Story Editor
2021Palmer as Additional Voices (voice)
2019Motherless Brooklyn as Lou
2018Basketball: A Love Story as Narrator (voice)
2018Succession as Hugo Baker
2018Isle of Dogs as Scrap (voice)
2017The Good Fight as Gabriel Kovac
2016Vice Principals as Brian Biehn
2016The Night Of as Saul the Pharmacist
2016Hail, Caesar! as Communist Writer
2015The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2014Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game as Self (archive footage)
2014Red Oaks as Jerry
2014United Passions as Carl Hirschmann
2014The Grand Budapest Hotel as M. Robin
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014Mission Blue as Self
2013The Blacklist as Marvin Gerard
2012Elementary as Marty Ward
2012The Legend of Korra as Shady Shin (voice)
2012LOL as Roman
2012One for the Money as Morty Beyers
2011Fake as Agent Tom Kozinski
2010Rising Stars as Mo
2010Rio Sex Comedy as Fish
2010The Experiment as Archaleta
2010Henry's Crime as Eddie Vibes
2008The Mentalist as Tolman Bunting
2007Awake as Dr. Puttnam
2007Californication as Zig Semetauer
2007Damages as Therapist
2007Fired! as Self
2006Kettle of Fish as Bruce
2006...So Goes the Nation as Self
2006Ugly Betty as Mr. Z
2005Slow Burn as Alan Turlock
2005Undiscovered as Garrett Schweck
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Lyle Korman
2005Factotum as Manny
2005Numb3rs as John Buckley
2005Medium as Neal Greybridge
2004Lost as George Minkowski
2003Replay as Blu
2003Easy Sex as Officer Donny
2003Hope & Faith as Nick Spinelli
2003Anything Else as Manager
2003Uptown Girls as Fisher Stevens
2003Kill the Poor as Stuffed Shirt
2002Private Eye Princess as Rasputini / Spanish Dancer (voice)
2002Hack as Donnie Franco
2002Undisputed as James 'Ratbag' Kroycek
2001Jenifer as Dr. Aaron Sanders
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Ray Garnett
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Gareth Sage
20013 A.M. as Haplin
2001Prison Song as Prosecutor
2001Sam the Man as Sam Manning
2000Lisa Picard Is Famous as Fisher Stevens
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ted Scott
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Alvin Gilbert
1999Taxman as Kenneth Green
1998The Tic Code as Morris
1997Four Days in September as Mowinckel
1997The Hunger as Max Armstrong
1996Early Edition as Chuck Fishman
1996The Right to Remain Silent as Dale Myerson
1995Hackers as Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage
1995Nina Takes a Lover as Paulie
1995Cold Fever as Jack
1994Friends as Roger
1994Only You as Larry Corvatch
1993Frasier as Sheldon Morey
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993Super Mario Bros. as Iggy
1993When the Party's Over as Alexander
1993Homicide: Life on the Street as Jonathan Heine
1993Key West as Seamus O'Neill
1992Hero as Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature
1992Bob Roberts as Rock Bork
1991Mystery Date as Dwight
1991The Marrying Man as Sammy
1990Reversal of Fortune as David Marriott
1990Law & Order as Defense Attorney Ross Fineman
1989Bloodhounds of Broadway as Hotfoot Harry
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1988Short Circuit 2 as Ben Jahrvi
1986Ponce de Leon as Indian Chief
1986Short Circuit as Ben Jabituya
1986The Boss' Wife as Carlos Delgado
1985Tall Tales & Legends as Indian Chief
1985My Science Project as Vince Latello
1984The Flamingo Kid as Hawk Ganz
1984The Brother from Another Planet as Card Trickster
1983Baby It's You as Stage Manager
1981The Burning as Woodstock
1971Columbo as Alex Brady








