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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Short Circuit
as Ben Jabituya
1986

Hackers
as Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage
1995

Anything Else
as Manager
2003

Factotum
as Manny
2005

Four Days in September
as John Mowinckel
1997

The Burning
as Woodstock
1981

Short Circuit 2
as Ben Jahrvi
1988

The Flamingo Kid
as Hawk Ganz
1984

Asteroid City
as Detective #1
2023

Only You
as Larry Corvatch
1994

Kill the Poor
as Stuffed Shirt
2003

Undisputed
as James 'Ratbag' Kroycek
2002

Kettle of Fish
as Bruce
2006

Rising Stars
as Mo
2010

Reversal of Fortune
as David Marriott
1990

Undiscovered
as Garrett Schweck
2005

Cold Fever
as Jack
1995

The Boss' Wife
as Carlos Delgado
1986

My Science Project
as Vince Latello
1985

LOL
as Roman
2012
TV Appearances

Medium
as Neal Greybridge
2005

Columbo
as Alex Brady
1971

Numb3rs
as John Buckley
2005

Hope & Faith
as Nick Spinelli
2003

Early Edition
as Chuck Fishman
1996

Frasier
as Sheldon Morey
1993

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Ray Garnett
2001

Ugly Betty
as Mr. Z
2006

Homicide: Life on the Street
as Jonathan Heine
1993

Key West
as Seamus O'Neill
1993

Hack
as Donnie Franco
2002

Basketball: A Love Story
as Narrator (voice)
2018
