Directed credits
14
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Fisher Stevens
Acting
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 4All crew credits: 50
TMDB ID: 26473
IMDb ID: nm0001770
Known for: Acting
Born: November 27, 1963
Age: 62
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2026
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q464169
Also known as
Fisher 'Super Harp' Stevens • Steven Fisher • فیشر استیونز
Frequent jobs
Director (14)Executive Producer (22)Producer (13)Story (1)
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).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Fisher Stevens.
8.1
Palmer
Director
2021 Movie
7.5
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Director
2017 Movie
7.7
Before the Flood
Director
2016 Movie
6.6
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Director
2014 Movie
8.0
Another World
Director
2014 Movie
7.4
Mission Blue
Director
2014 Movie
6.0
Stand Up Guys
Director
2012 Movie
My Decisions
Director
2012 Movie
6.4
Crazy Love
Director
2007 Movie
4.1
Just a Kiss
Director
2002 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Fisher Stevens.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Fisher Stevens.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Fisher Stevens.
8.1
Palmer
Director
2021 Movie
8.0
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as M. Robin
2014 Movie
7.9
The Cove
Producer
2009 Movie
7.8
Isle of Dogs
as Scrap (voice)
2018 Movie
7.8
Sing 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
2021 Movie
7.8
Racing Extinction
Producer
2015 Movie
7.7
Before the Flood
Director
2016 Movie
7.5
Song Sung Blue
as Dr. Dave Watson
2025 Movie
7.5
Four Days in September
as John Mowinckel
1997 Movie
7.2
Sing: Thriller
as Additional Voices (voice)
2024 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Fisher Stevens.
8.4
Friends
as Roger • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Tolman Bunting • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.3
Succession
as Hugo Baker • 24 eps
2018 Series
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Lyle Korman • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
The Legend of Korra
as Shady Shin (voice) • 2 eps
2012 Series
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Jonathan Heine • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Alex Brady • 1 eps
1971 Series
8.1
Beckham
Director • 4 eps
2023 Series
8.0
RIPLEY
as Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited) • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.0
The Night Of
as Saul the Pharmacist • 3 eps
2016 Series
7.9
Lost
as George Minkowski • 5 eps
2004 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ted Scott • 1 eps
1999 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Fisher Stevens.
8.0
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as M. Robin
2014 Movie
7.5
Song Sung Blue
as Dr. Dave Watson
2025 Movie
7.0
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Story Editor
2021 Movie
7.8
Sing 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
2021 Movie
6.5
Asteroid City
as Detective #1
2023 Movie
6.5
Undisputed
as James 'Ratbag' Kroycek
2002 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Fisher Stevens.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ted Scott • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Ross Fineman • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Marvin Gerard • 15 eps
2013 Series
8.4
Friends
as Roger • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.9
Lost
as George Minkowski • 5 eps
2004 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Tolman Bunting • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Alex Brady • 1 eps
1971 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Marty Ward • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Smoker (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Sheldon Morey • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Lyle Korman • 1 eps
2005 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Fisher Stevens.
Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
We Are Guardians
Producer
2025 Movie
7.1
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
10.0
A King Like Me
Producer
2024 Movie
5.3
Blood on the Wall
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
El Gran Fellove
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
7.0
And We Go Green
Producer
2019 Movie
6.0
Tigerland
Producer
2019 Movie
7.0
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Producer
2017 Movie
7.8
Racing Extinction
Producer
2015 Movie
5.2
Sunlight Jr.
Executive Producer
2013 Movie
7.4
Beware of Mr. Baker
Producer
2012 Movie
6.9
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
7.1
Blank City
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
7.9
The Cove
Producer
2009 Movie
5.2
Tenderness
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Fisher Stevens.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Fisher Stevens.
Apr 10
In the Grey
2026 Movie
7.5
Song Sung Blue
as Dr. Dave Watson
2025 Movie
1.0
Fior Di Latte
as Burt
2025 Movie
7.2
Sing: Thriller
as Additional Voices (voice)
2024 Movie
6.5
Coup!
as Upton Sinclair
2024 Movie
6.5
Asteroid City
as Detective #1
2023 Movie
7.8
Sing 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
2021 Movie
7.0
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Story Editor
2021 Movie
8.1
Palmer
as Additional Voices (voice)
2021 Movie
6.7
Motherless Brooklyn
as Lou
2019 Movie
7.8
Isle of Dogs
as Scrap (voice)
2018 Movie
5.9
Hail, Caesar!
as Communist Writer
2016 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Fisher Stevens.
8.0
RIPLEY
as Edward T. Cavanach, Esq. (uncredited) • 1 eps
2024 Series
4.0
Would I Lie to You?
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.3
Basketball: A Love Story
as Narrator (voice) • 5 eps
2018 Series
8.3
Succession
as Hugo Baker • 24 eps
2018 Series
7.5
The Good Fight
as Gabriel Kovac • 3 eps
2017 Series
7.2
Vice Principals
as Brian Biehn • 4 eps
2016 Series
8.0
The Night Of
as Saul the Pharmacist • 3 eps
2016 Series
7.4
Red Oaks
as Jerry • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Marvin Gerard • 15 eps
2013 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Marty Ward • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.2
The Legend of Korra
as Shady Shin (voice) • 2 eps
2012 Series