Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born November 27, 1963
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).
MovieIn the Grey
2026
as William Horowitz
MovieSong Sung Blue
2025
as Dr. Dave Watson
MoviePERFUMANIA
2025
as Burt
MovieSing: Thriller
2024
as Additional Voices (voice)
MovieCoup!
2024
as Upton Sinclair
TVRIPLEY
2024
as Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited)
MovieAsteroid City
2023
as Detective #1
TVWould I Lie to You?
2022
as Self
MovieSing 2
2021
as Additional Voices (voice)
MovieThe French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
as Story Editor
MoviePalmer
2021
as Additional Voices (voice)
MovieMotherless Brooklyn
2019
as Lou
TVBasketball: A Love Story
2018
as Narrator (voice)
TVSuccession
2018
as Hugo Baker
MovieIsle of Dogs
2018
as Scrap (voice)
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Gabriel Kovac
TVVice Principals
2016
as Brian Biehn
TVThe Night Of
2016
as Saul the Pharmacist
MovieHail, Caesar!
2016
as Communist Writer
MovieThe Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2015
MovieSuper Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
2014
as Self (archive footage)
TVRed Oaks
2014
as Jerry
MovieUnited Passions
2014
as Carl Hirschmann
MovieThe Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
as M. Robin
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
MovieMission Blue
2014
as Self
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Marvin Gerard
TVElementary
2012
as Marty Ward
TVThe Legend of Korra
2012
as Shady Shin (voice)
MovieLOL
2012
as Roman
MovieOne for the Money
2012
as Morty Beyers
MovieFake
2011
as Agent Tom Kozinski
MovieRising Stars
2010
as Mo
MovieRio Sex Comedy
2010
as Fish
MovieThe Experiment
2010
as Archaleta
MovieHenry's Crime
2010
as Eddie Vibes
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Tolman Bunting
MovieAwake
2007
as Dr. Puttnam
TVCalifornication
2007
as Zig Semetauer
TVDamages
2007
as Therapist
MovieFired!
2007
as Self
MovieKettle of Fish
2006
as Bruce
Movie...So Goes the Nation
2006
as Self
TVUgly Betty
2006
as Mr. Z
MovieSlow Burn
2005
as Alan Turlock
MovieUndiscovered
2005
as Garrett Schweck
TVIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Lyle Korman
MovieFactotum
2005
as Manny
TVNumb3rs
2005
as John Buckley
TVMedium
2005
as Neal Greybridge
TVLost
2004
as George Minkowski
MovieOn The Couch
2004
as Gary
MovieReplay
2003
as Blu
MovieEasy Sex
2003
as Officer Donny
TVHope & Faith
2003
as Nick Spinelli
MovieAnything Else
2003
as Manager
MovieUptown Girls
2003
as Fisher Stevens
MovieKill the Poor
2003
as Stuffed Shirt
MoviePrivate Eye Princess
2002
as Rasputini / Spanish Dancer (voice)
TVHack
2002
as Donnie Franco
MovieUndisputed
2002
as James 'Ratbag' Kroycek
MovieJenifer
2001
as Dr. Aaron Sanders
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Ray Garnett
Movie3 A.M.
2001
as Haplin
MoviePrison Song
2001
as Prosecutor
MovieSam the Man
2001
as Sam Manning
MovieLisa Picard Is Famous
2000
as Fisher Stevens
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ted Scott
MovieTaxman
1999
as Kenneth Green
MovieThe Tic Code
1998
as Morris
MovieFour Days in September
1997
as John Mowinckel
TVThe Hunger
1997
as Max Armstrong
TVEarly Edition
1996
as Chuck Fishman
MovieThe Right to Remain Silent
1996
as Dale Myerson
MovieHackers
1995
as Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage
MovieNina Takes a Lover
1995
as Paulie
MovieCold Fever
1995
as Jack
TVFriends
1994
as Roger
MovieOnly You
1994
as Larry Corvatch
TVFrasier
1993
as Sheldon Morey
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieSuper Mario Bros.
1993
as Iggy
MovieWhen the Party's Over
1993
as Alexander
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Jonathan Heine
TVKey West
1993
as Seamus O'Neill
MovieHero
1992
as Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature
MovieBob Roberts
1992
as Rock Bork
MovieMystery Date
1991
as Dwight
MovieThe Marrying Man
1991
as Sammy
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
1991
as Wally Zuckerman
MovieReversal of Fortune
1990
as David Marriott
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Ross Fineman
MovieBloodhounds of Broadway
1989
as Hotfoot Harry
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
MovieShort Circuit 2
1988
as Ben Jahrvi
MoviePonce de Leon
1986
as Indian Chief
MovieShort Circuit
1986
as Ben Jabituya
MovieThe Boss' Wife
1986
as Carlos Delgado
TVTall Tales & Legends
1985
as Indian Chief
MovieMy Science Project
1985
as Vince Latello
MovieThe Flamingo Kid
1984
as Hawk Ganz
MovieThe Brother from Another Planet
1984
as Card Trickster
MovieBaby It's You
1983
as Stage Manager
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Hotfoot Harry
MovieThe Burning
1981
as Woodstock
TVOn The Level
1980
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Smoker (uncredited)
TVColumbo
1971
as Alex Brady
Rubber Hut
