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).
Acting (67 movies)
Short Circuit
1986
Hackers
1995
Anything Else
2003
Factotum
2005
Four Days in September
1997
The Burning
1981
Short Circuit 2
1988
The Flamingo Kid
1984
Asteroid City
2023
Only You
1994
Kill the Poor
2003
Undisputed
2002
Kettle of Fish
2006
Rising Stars
2010
Reversal of Fortune
1990
Undiscovered
2005
Cold Fever
1995
The Boss' Wife
1986
My Science Project
1985
LOL
2012
Sam the Man
2001
...So Goes the Nation
2006
Mystery Date
1991
Henry's Crime
2010
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
Sing 2
2021
Fake
2011
Ponce de Leon
1986
Nina Takes a Lover
1995
Replay
2003
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
Jenifer
2001
The Experiment
2010
United Passions
2014
Baby It's You
1983
The Right to Remain Silent
1996
Hail, Caesar!
2016
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
2014
Taxman
1999
Awake
2007
Coup!
2024
Palmer
2021
Uptown Girls
2003
Super Mario Bros.
1993
One for the Money
2012
3 A.M.
2001
Bob Roberts
1992
Isle of Dogs
2018
Easy Sex
2003
Private Eye Princess
2002
When the Party's Over
1993
Hero
1992
The Brother from Another Planet
1984
The French Dispatch
2021
Rio Sex Comedy
2010
Slow Burn
2005
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2015
Mission Blue
2014
The Marrying Man
1991
Lisa Picard Is Famous
2000
Prison Song
2001
Fired!
2007
Song Sung Blue
2025
Sing: Thriller
2024
Fior Di Latte
2025
The Tic Code
1998
Directing (15 movies)
Just a Kiss
2002
Stand Up Guys
2012
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
2014
Another World
2014
Mission Blue
2014
My Decisions
2012
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2017
Before the Flood
2016
Palmer
2021
And We Go Green
2019
Crazy Love
2007
Four Tales of Two Cities
1996
Call of the Wylie
1995
Phinehas
1996
Deepest Dive: The Story of the Trieste
2011
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Picard Is Famous | 2000 | Executive Producer |
| The Château | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Sam the Man | 2001 | Producer |
| Piñero | 2001 | Producer |
| Swimfan | 2002 | Executive Producer |
| Uptown Girls | 2003 | Producer |
| Yes | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| Slow Burn | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| Slow Burn | 2005 | Producer |
| A Prairie Home Companion | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos | 2006 | Producer |
| Wedding Daze | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| Meet Bill | 2007 | Producer |
| Feast of Love | 2007 | Executive Producer |
| Crazy Love | 2007 | Producer |
| Awake | 2007 | Producer |
| The Midnight Meat Train | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Tenderness | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| The Cove | 2009 | Producer |
| The Grean Teem | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| The Cove: My Friend is... | 2010 | Producer |
| Blank City | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Woody Allen: A Documentary | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Beware of Mr. Baker | 2012 | Producer |
| Sunlight Jr. | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Tales From a Ghetto Klown | 2013 | Producer |
| Before the Spring: After the Fall | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Mission Blue | 2014 | Producer |
| Another World | 2014 | Producer |
| John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Racing Extinction | 2015 | Producer |
| Before the Flood | 2016 | Producer |
| Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds | 2017 | Producer |
| Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang | 2017 | Producer |
| Tigerland | 2019 | Producer |
| And We Go Green | 2019 | Producer |
| El Gran Fellove | 2020 | Executive Producer |
| Blood on the Wall | 2020 | Executive Producer |
| A King Like Me | 2024 | Producer |
| Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| We Are Guardians | 2025 | Producer |
| Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League | 2025 | Executive Producer |