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Fisher Stevens is an American actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Ben Jabituya in Short Circuit, Chuck Fishman on the 1990s television series Early Edition, and villainous computer genius Eugene "The Plague" Belford in Hackers. His most recent successes include the 2010 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for his film The Cove and the 2008 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature for his film Crazy Love. In addition, he has directed the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced documentary Before the Flood, executive produced by Martin Scorsese, which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and by National Geographic on October 21, 2016.
Birth Name
Steven Fisher
Born
Wednesday, 27 November 1963
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Asteroid City | Detective #1 | 2023 |
| The Lincoln Project | Self - Director | 2022 |
| Would I Lie to You | Self - Guest | 2022 |
| Sing 2 | Additional Voices (voice) / Additional Voice | 2021 |
| Palmer | Additional Voices | 2021 |
| The French Dispatch | Story Editor | 2020 |
| Motherless Brooklyn | Lou | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Succession | Hugo Baker | 2018 |
| Isle of Dogs | Scrap / Scrap (voice) | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Asteroid City | Detective #1 | 2023 |
| The Lincoln Project | Self - Director | 2022 |
| Would I Lie to You | Self - Guest | 2022 |
| Sing 2 | Additional Voices (voice) / Additional Voice | 2021 |
| Palmer | Additional Voices | 2021 |
| The French Dispatch | Story Editor | 2020 |
| Motherless Brooklyn | Lou | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Succession | Hugo Baker | 2018 |
| Isle of Dogs | Scrap / Scrap (voice) | 2018 |
| Dirty Money | Self - Interviewer | 2018 |
| The Good Fight | Gabriel Kovac | 2017 |
| Vice Principals | Brian Biehn | 2016 |
| The Night Of | Saul the Pharmacist | 2016 |
| Hail, Caesar! | Communist Writer | 2016 |
| Red Oaks | Jerry | 2014 |
| United Passions | Carl Hirschmann | 2014 |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel | M. Robin / Monsieur Robin | 2014 |
| Mission Blue | Self | 2014 |
| The Blacklist | Marvin Gerard | 2013 |
| Elementary | Marty Ward | 2012 |
| PoliticKING with Larry King | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| The Legend of Korra | Shady Shin | 2012 |
| LOL | Roman | 2012 |
| One for the Money | Morty Beyers | 2012 |
| Fake | Tom Kozinski | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape | Self | 2010 |
| Rio Sex Comedy | Fish / tourist guide | 2010 |
| The Experiment | Archaleta | 2010 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 2010 |
| Rising Stars | Mo | 2010 |
| Henry's Crime | Eddie Vibes | 2010 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| The Mentalist | Tolman Bunting | 2008 |
| Swing State | 2008 | |
| Awake | Dr. Puttnam | 2007 |
| Californication | Zig Semetauer | 2007 |
| Damages | Therapist | 2007 |
| Fired! | Self | 2007 |
| Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film | Self | 2006 |
| Kettle of Fish | Bruce | 2006 |
| ...So Goes the Nation | Self | 2006 |
| Ugly Betty | Mr. Z | 2006 |
| I Love the '70s: Volume 2 | Self | 2006 |
| Easy Six | Officer Donny | 2005 |
| Slow Burn | Alan Turlock | 2005 |
| Undiscovered | Garrett Schweck | 2005 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Lyle Korman | 2005 |
| Factotum | Manny | 2005 |
| Numb3rs | John Buckley | 2005 |
| Medium | Neal Greybridge | 2005 |
| Dr. Vegas | Charlie | 2004 |
| Lost | George Minkowski | 2004 |
| Wise Guys on: Texas Hold'Em | Self | 2004 |
| Replay | Blu | 2003 |
| Hope & Faith | Nick Spinelli | 2003 |
| Anything Else | Manager | 2003 |
| Uptown Girls | Fisher Stevens | 2003 |
| Kill the Poor | Stuffed Shirt | 2003 |
| Hack | Donnie Franco | 2002 |
| Undisputed | James 'Ratbag' Kroycek | 2002 |
| Daria in 'Is It College Yet?' | (voice) | 2002 |
| Jenifer | Dr. Aaron Sanders | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ray Garnett, Gareth Sage | 2001 |
| Lisa Picard Is Famous | Fisher Stevens | 2001 |
| 3 A.M. | Haplin | 2001 |
| Prison Song | Prosecutor | 2001 |
| Sam the Man | Sam Manning | 2001 |
| 100 Centre Street | Benjamin Berkowitz | 2001 |
| Piñero | Public Theatre Cashier | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Alvin Gilbert, Ted Scott | 1999 |
| Taxman | Kenneth Green | 1998 |
| The Tic Code | Morris | 1999 |
| The Hunger | Max Armstrong | 1997 |
| Four Days in September | Mowinkel | 1997 |
| Early Edition | Chuck Fishman | 1996 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Pompatus of Love | Sitcom Star | 1996 |
| The Right to Remain Silent | Dale Myerson | 1996 |
| Hackers | The Plague / Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage | 1995 |
| Cold Fever | Jack | 1995 |
| Only You | Larry Corvatch / Larry | 1994 |
| Friends | Roger | 1994 |
| Nina Takes a Lover | Paulie | 1994 |
| Frasier | Dr. Sheldon Morey | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Super Mario Bros. | Iggy | 1993 |
| When the Party's Over | Alexander | 1993 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Jonathan Heine | 1993 |
| Key West | Seamus O'Neill | 1993 |
| Hero | Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature | 1992 |
| Bob Roberts | Rock Bork | 1992 |
| Mystery Date | Dwight | 1991 |
| The Marrying Man | Sammy | 1991 |
| Reversal of Fortune | David Marriott | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Ross Fineman | 1990 |
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1990 |
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | Hotfoot Harry | 1989 |
| The Young Riders | Ambrose 'Bulldog' Merryweather | 1989 |
| Point of View | 1989 | |
| Short Circuit 2 | Ben Jahveri / Ben Jahrvi | 1988 |
| The Boss' Wife | Carlos Delgado | 1986 |
| Short Circuit | Ben Jabituya | 1986 |
| Tall Tales & Legends | Indian Chief | 1985 |
| My Science Project | Vince Latello | 1985 |
| The Flamingo Kid | Hawk Ganz | 1984 |
| The Brother from Another Planet | Card Trickster | 1984 |
| Baby It's You | Stage Manager | 1983 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| The Burning | Woodstock | 1981 |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Gary Gordon | 1980 |
| Saturday Night Live | Smoker (Bob Roberts) | 1975 |
| Columbo | Alex Bradey | 1971 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Dear Edward | 2023 |
| The Lincoln Project | 2022 |
| Palmer | 2021 |
| And We Go Green | 2020 |
| Dirty Money | 2018 |
| Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds | 2017 |
| Before the Flood | 2016 |
| John Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown | 2014 |
| Mission Blue | 2014 |
| Stand Up Guys | 2012 |
| My Decisions | 2012 |
| Crazy Love | 2007 |
| Just a Kiss | 2002 |
| Early Edition | 1996 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Dear Edward | 2023 |
| The Lincoln Project | 2022 |
| Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story | 2021 |
| Blood on the Wall | 2020 |
| El Gran Fellove | 2020 |
| Grant | 2020 |
| And We Go Green | 2020 |
| Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness | 2020 |
| Tigerland | 2019 |
| Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds | 2017 |
| Before the Flood | 2016 |
| Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang | 2016 |
| Racing Extinction | 2015 |
| John Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown | 2014 |
| Mission Blue | 2014 |
| Tales from a Ghetto Klown | 2013 |
| Sunlight Jr. | 2013 |
| Beware of Mr. Baker | 2012 |
| Blank City | 2011 |
| The Cove | 2009 |
| Tenderness | 2009 |
| Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach | 2009 |
| The Midnight Meat Train | 2008 |
| Awake | 2007 |
| Feast of Love | 2007 |
| Meet Bill | 2007 |
| Crazy Love | 2007 |
| Wedding Daze | 2006 |
| A Prairie Home Companion | 2006 |
| Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos | 2006 |
| Slow Burn | 2005 |
| Yes | 2005 |
| Uptown Girls | 2003 |
| Swimfan | 2002 |
| Lisa Picard Is Famous | 2001 |
| Sam the Man | 2001 |
| The Château | 2001 |
| Piñero | 2001 |
| American Masters | 1985 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy | Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Nonfiction Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Won |
