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Fisher Stevens

Acting

Born: November 27, 1963Chicago, Illinois, USA

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
Filmography
In the Grey

In the Grey

2026
Song Sung Blue

Song Sung Blue

Dr. Dave Watson

2025
PERFUMANIA

PERFUMANIA

Burt

2025
Sing: Thriller

Sing: Thriller

Additional Voices (voice)

2024
Coup!

Coup!

Upton Sinclair

2024
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

Detective #1

2023
Sing 2

Sing 2

Additional Voices (voice)

2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

Story Editor

2021
Palmer

Palmer

Additional Voices (voice)

2021
Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

Lou

2019
Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

Scrap (voice)

2018
Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

Communist Writer

2016
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers

The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers

2015
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

Self (archive footage)

2014
United Passions

United Passions

Carl Hirschmann

2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

M. Robin

2014
Mission Blue

Mission Blue

Self

2014
LOL

LOL

Roman

2012
One for the Money

One for the Money

Morty Beyers

2012
Fake

Fake

Agent Tom Kozinski

2011
Rising Stars

Rising Stars

Mo

2010
Rio Sex Comedy

Rio Sex Comedy

Fish

2010
The Experiment

The Experiment

Archaleta

2010
Henry's Crime

Henry's Crime

Eddie Vibes

2010
Awake

Awake

Dr. Puttnam

2007
Fired!

Fired!

Self

2007
Kettle of Fish

Kettle of Fish

Bruce

2006
...So Goes the Nation

...So Goes the Nation

Self

2006
Slow Burn

Slow Burn

Alan Turlock

2005
Undiscovered

Undiscovered

Garrett Schweck

2005
Factotum

Factotum

Manny

2005
On The Couch

On The Couch

Gary

2004
Replay

Replay

Blu

2003
Easy Sex

Easy Sex

Officer Donny

2003
Anything Else

Anything Else

Manager

2003
Uptown Girls

Uptown Girls

Fisher Stevens

2003
Kill the Poor

Kill the Poor

Stuffed Shirt

2003
Private Eye Princess

Private Eye Princess

Rasputini / Spanish Dancer (voice)

2002
Undisputed

Undisputed

James 'Ratbag' Kroycek

2002
Jenifer

Jenifer

Dr. Aaron Sanders

2001
3 A.M.

3 A.M.

Haplin

2001
Prison Song

Prison Song

Prosecutor

2001
Sam the Man

Sam the Man

Sam Manning

2001
Lisa Picard Is Famous

Lisa Picard Is Famous

Fisher Stevens

2000
Taxman

Taxman

Kenneth Green

1999
The Tic Code

The Tic Code

Morris

1998
Four Days in September

Four Days in September

John Mowinckel

1997
The Right to Remain Silent

The Right to Remain Silent

Dale Myerson

1996
Hackers

Hackers

Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage

1995
Nina Takes a Lover

Nina Takes a Lover

Paulie

1995
Cold Fever

Cold Fever

Jack

1995
Only You

Only You

Larry Corvatch

1994
Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.

Iggy

1993
When the Party's Over

When the Party's Over

Alexander

1993
Hero

Hero

Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature

1992
Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

Rock Bork

1992
Mystery Date

Mystery Date

Dwight

1991
The Marrying Man

The Marrying Man

Sammy

1991
Reversal of Fortune

Reversal of Fortune

David Marriott

1990
Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Hotfoot Harry

1989
Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2

Ben Jahrvi

1988
Ponce de Leon

Ponce de Leon

Indian Chief

1986
Short Circuit

Short Circuit

Ben Jabituya

1986
The Boss' Wife

The Boss' Wife

Carlos Delgado

1986
My Science Project

My Science Project

Vince Latello

1985
The Flamingo Kid

The Flamingo Kid

Hawk Ganz

1984
The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet

Card Trickster

1984
Baby It's You

Baby It's You

Stage Manager

1983
The Burning

The Burning

Woodstock

1981