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).

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Blacklist

The Mentalist

Law & Order

In the Grey

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Friends

All Movies (70)

• In the Grey2026 · as William Horowitz
• Song Sung Blue2025 · as Dr. Dave Watson
• PERFUMANIA2025 · as Burt
• Sing: Thriller2024 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• Coup!2024 · as Upton Sinclair
• Asteroid City2023 · as Detective #1
• Sing 22021 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun2021 · as Story Editor
• Palmer2021 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• Motherless Brooklyn2019 · as Lou
• Isle of Dogs2018 · as Scrap (voice)
• Hail, Caesar!2016 · as Communist Writer
• The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers2015
• Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game2014 · as Self (archive footage)
• United Passions2014 · as Carl Hirschmann
• The Grand Budapest Hotel2014 · as M. Robin
• Mission Blue2014 · as Self
• LOL2012 · as Roman
• One for the Money2012 · as Morty Beyers
• Fake2011 · as Agent Tom Kozinski
• Rising Stars2010 · as Mo
• Rio Sex Comedy2010 · as Fish
• The Experiment2010 · as Archaleta
• Henry's Crime2010 · as Eddie Vibes
• Awake2007 · as Dr. Puttnam
• Fired!2007 · as Self
• Kettle of Fish2006 · as Bruce
• ...So Goes the Nation2006 · as Self
• Slow Burn2005 · as Alan Turlock
• Undiscovered2005 · as Garrett Schweck
• Factotum2005 · as Manny
• On The Couch2004 · as Gary
• Replay2003 · as Blu
• Easy Sex2003 · as Officer Donny
• Anything Else2003 · as Manager
• Uptown Girls2003 · as Fisher Stevens
• Kill the Poor2003 · as Stuffed Shirt
• Private Eye Princess2002 · as Rasputini / Spanish Dancer (voice)
• Undisputed2002 · as James 'Ratbag' Kroycek
• Jenifer2001 · as Dr. Aaron Sanders
• 3 A.M.2001 · as Haplin
• Prison Song2001 · as Prosecutor
• Sam the Man2001 · as Sam Manning
• Lisa Picard Is Famous2000 · as Fisher Stevens
• Taxman1999 · as Kenneth Green
• The Tic Code1998 · as Morris
• Four Days in September1997 · as John Mowinckel
• The Right to Remain Silent1996 · as Dale Myerson
• Hackers1995 · as Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage
• Nina Takes a Lover1995 · as Paulie
• Cold Fever1995 · as Jack
• Only You1994 · as Larry Corvatch
• Super Mario Bros.1993 · as Iggy
• When the Party's Over1993 · as Alexander
• Hero1992 · as Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature
• Bob Roberts1992 · as Rock Bork
• Mystery Date1991 · as Dwight
• The Marrying Man1991 · as Sammy
• Reversal of Fortune1990 · as David Marriott
• Bloodhounds of Broadway1989 · as Hotfoot Harry
• Short Circuit 21988 · as Ben Jahrvi
• Ponce de Leon1986 · as Indian Chief
• Short Circuit1986 · as Ben Jabituya
• The Boss' Wife1986 · as Carlos Delgado
• My Science Project1985 · as Vince Latello
• The Flamingo Kid1984 · as Hawk Ganz
• The Brother from Another Planet1984 · as Card Trickster
• Baby It's You1983 · as Stage Manager
• The Burning1981 · as Woodstock
• Rubber Hut—

All TV Shows (39)

• RIPLEY2024 · as Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited)
• Would I Lie to You?2022 · as Self
• Basketball: A Love Story2018 · as Narrator (voice)
• Succession2018 · as Hugo Baker
• The Good Fight2017 · as Gabriel Kovac
• Vice Principals2016 · as Brian Biehn
• The Night Of2016 · as Saul the Pharmacist
• Red Oaks2014 · as Jerry
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Blacklist2013 · as Marvin Gerard
• Elementary2012 · as Marty Ward
• The Legend of Korra2012 · as Shady Shin (voice)
• The Mentalist2008 · as Tolman Bunting
• Californication2007 · as Zig Semetauer
• Damages2007 · as Therapist
• Ugly Betty2006 · as Mr. Z
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005 · as Lyle Korman
• Numb3rs2005 · as John Buckley
• Medium2005 · as Neal Greybridge
• Lost2004 · as George Minkowski
• Hope & Faith2003 · as Nick Spinelli
• Hack2002 · as Donnie Franco
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Ray Garnett
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Gareth Sage
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Alvin Gilbert
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Ted Scott
• The Hunger1997 · as Max Armstrong
• Early Edition1996 · as Chuck Fishman
• Friends1994 · as Roger
• Frasier1993 · as Sheldon Morey
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Jonathan Heine
• Key West1993 · as Seamus O'Neill
• Law & Order1990 · as Defense Attorney Ross Fineman
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• Tall Tales & Legends1985 · as Indian Chief
• On The Level1980
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Smoker (uncredited)
• Columbo1971 · as Alex Brady