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).
Filmography
Cast Credits
Song Sung Blue
Character:
MOVIE • 2025
Fior Di Latte
Character: Burt
MOVIE • 2025
Sing: Thriller
Character: Additional Voices (voice)
MOVIE • 2024
Coup!
Character: Upton Sinclair
MOVIE • 2024
RIPLEY
Character: Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited)
TV • 2024
Asteroid City
Character: Detective #1
MOVIE • 2023
Would I Lie to You?
Character: Self
TV • 2022
Sing 2
Character: Additional Voices (voice)
MOVIE • 2021
The French Dispatch
Character: Story Editor
MOVIE • 2021
Palmer
Character: Additional Voices (voice)
MOVIE • 2021
Motherless Brooklyn
Character: Lou
MOVIE • 2019
Basketball: A Love Story
Character: Narrator (voice)
TV • 2018
Succession
Character: Hugo Baker
TV • 2018
Isle of Dogs
Character: Scrap (voice)
MOVIE • 2018
The Good Fight
Character: Gabriel Kovac
TV • 2017
Vice Principals
Character: Brian Biehn
TV • 2016
The Night Of
Character: Saul the Pharmacist
TV • 2016
Hail, Caesar!
Character: Communist Writer
MOVIE • 2016
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
Character:
MOVIE • 2015
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2014
Crew
Crew Credits
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2024
A King Like Me
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2024
Beckham
Role: Director
TV • 2023
Beckham
Role: Producer
TV • 2023
Dear Edward
Role: Director
TV • 2023
The Lincoln Project
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2022
Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2021
Palmer
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2021
Grant
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2020
Tiger King
Role: Executive Producer
TV • 2020
And We Go Green
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2019
And We Go Green
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019
Dirty Money
Role: Director
TV • 2018
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2017
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017
Before the Flood
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2016
Before the Flood
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2016
Racing Extinction
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2015
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014
Another World
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014