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Fisher Stevens

Fisher Stevens' acting credits include Chuck Fishman on Early Edition (1996–2000), Seamus O'Neill on Key West (1993), Eugene "The Plague" Belford in Hackers (1995), Iggy Koopa in Super Mario Bros. (1993), Hawk Ganz in The Flamingo Kid (1984), and robotics scientist Ben Jabituya/Jahveri in Short Circuit (1986) and Short Circuit 2 (1988).

Also Credited As: Steven Fisher

Date of Birth: November 27, 1963 (62)

Birth Place: Chicago, IL, USA

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BIO

Fisher Stevens' acting credits include Chuck Fishman on Early Edition (1996–2000), Seamus O'Neill on Key West (1993), Eugene "The Plague" Belford in Hackers (1995), Iggy Koopa in Super Mario Bros. (1993), Hawk Ganz in The Flamingo Kid (1984), and robotics scientist Ben Jabituya/Jahveri in Short Circuit (1986) and Short Circuit 2 (1988).


Stevens began appearing on screen in the 1981 film The Burning as Woodstock, followed by Baby It's You (1983) as Stage Manager, The Brother from Another Planet (1984) as Card Trickster, The Flamingo Kid (1984) as Henry "Hawk" Ganz, My Science Project (1985) as Vince Latello, Short Circuit (1986) as Ben Jahveri, The Boss' Wife (1986) as Carlos Delgado, Short Circuit 2 (1988) as Ben Jahveri, Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) as "Hotfoot" Harry, Point of View (1990) as Performer, Reversal of Fortune (1990) as David Marriott, The Marrying Man (1991) as Sammy, Mystery Date (1991) as Dwight, Lift (1992) as Joe, Bob Roberts (1992) as Rock Bork, Hero (1992) as the Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature, When the Party's Over (1993) as Alexander Midnight, Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Iggy Koopa, Nina Takes a Lover (1994) as Paulie, Only You (1994) as Larry Corvatch, Cold Fever (1995) as Jack, Hackers (1995) as Eugene "The Plague" Belford, The Pompatus of Love (1996) as Sitcom Star, Four Days in September (1997) as Mowinkel, Taxman (1999) as Kenneth Green, The Tic Code (1999) as Morris, Sam the Man (2000) as Sam Manning, Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000) as Himself, 3 A.M. (2001) as Haplin, Prison Song (2001) as Prosecutor, Piñero (2001) as Public Theatre Cashier, Undisputed (2002) as James "Ratbag" Kroycek, Kill the Poor (2003) as Stuffed Shirt, Uptown Girls (2003) as Himself, Anything Else (2003) as Manager, Easy Six (2003) as Officer Donny, Reply (2003) as the voice of Blu, On the Couch (2004) as Gary, Factotum (2005) as Manny, Undiscovered (2005) as Garret Schweck, Slow Burn (2005) as Alan Turlock, Kettle of Fish (2006) as Bruce, Red Angel (2007) as David, Awake (2007) as Dr. Puttnam, Fake (2010) as Tom Kozinski, Rio Sex Comedy (2010) as Fish, Rising Stars (2010) as Mo, The Experiment (2010) as Dr. Archaleta, Henry's Crime (2010) as Eddie's Vibes, One for the Money (2012) as Morty Beyers, LOL (2012) as Roman, Movie 43 (2013) as Vrankovich/Minotaur, The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) as M. Robin, Mission Blue (2014) as Himself, United Passions (2014) as Carl Hirschmann, Hail, Caesar! (2016) as Communist Writer, Isle of Dogs (2018) as the voice of Scrap, Motherless Brooklyn (2019) as Lou, Palmer (2021) with additional voices, The French Dispatch (2021) as Story Editor, Sing 2 (2021) with an additional voice, Asteroid City (2023) as Detective 1, Coup! (2023) as Upton Sinclair, Song Sung Blue (2025) as Dave Watson, and In the Grey (2026) as Mr. Horowitz.

His television acting credits began with One Life to Live (1980) as an unknown role and Ryan's Hope (1983) as Henry Popkin. He appeared in CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984) as Gary Gordon, Tall Tales & Legends (1986) as Indian Chief, and Saturday Night Live (1986) as Smoker. He played Alex Brady on Columbo (1989), "Bulldog" on The Young Riders (1990), Wally Zuckerman on General Motors Theatre (1991), Seamus O'Neill on Key West (1993), Roger on Friends (1995), Jonathan Heine on Homicide: Life on the Street (1995), and Ross Fineman on Law & Order (1995). He appeared in The Right to Remain Silent (1996) as Dale Meyerson and played Chuck Fishman on Early Edition (1996–2000), appearing in 48 episodes.

Stevens continued his television work with The Hunger (2000) as Max Armstrong, Frasier (2001) as Dr. Sheldon Morey, 100 Centre Street (2001) as Ben Berkowitz, Jenifer (2001) as Dr. Aaron Sanders, Is It College Yet? (2002) as a voice role, Hack (2002) as Donnie Franco, The Lives They Lived (2003) as Narrator, Hope & Faith (2004) as Nick Spinelli, Dr. Vegas (2004) as Charlie, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2004–2007) as Performer. He appeared in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2008) as Lyle Korman, Lost (2008–2010) as George Minkowski, Medium (2009) as Neal Greybridge, Numb3rs (2009) as John Buckley, The Grean Teem (2009) as Jack Fisher, Ugly Betty (2010) as Mr. Z, The Mentalist (2010) as Tolman Bunting, Californication (2011) as "Zig" Semetauer, and Damages (2011) as Therapist. He played Alvin Gilbert/Ted Scott on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2012–2016), Marty Ward on Elementary (2015), Marvin Gerard on The Blacklist (2015–2022), Saul on The Night Of (2016), Jerry on Red Oaks (2017), Brian Biehn on Vice Principals (2017), Gabriel Kovac on The Good Fight (2017–2020), Hugo Baker on Succession (2019–2023), himself on Would I Lie to You? (2022), Edward T. Cavanagh on Ripley (2024), the voice of the Demon of Grief on Evil (2024), and Police Officer in the television short Sing: Thriller (2024).

Stevens has also worked extensively in theater. In 1988, he appeared in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius. In June 2010, he made his major theatrical directing debut with John Leguizamo's one-man show Ghetto Klown, which opened on Broadway in March 2011 and ran through July 2011. The 2012 PBS documentary Tales From a Ghetto Klown, about the development of the show, prominently features Stevens.

As a director, Stevens directed Call of the Wylie (1995), Phinehas (1996), two episodes of Early Edition (1998–1999), Just a Kiss (2002), Crazy Love (2007), co-directed with Dan Klores, Ghetto Klown (2010–2011), Stand Up Guys (2012), Before the Flood (2016), Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016), And We Go Green (2019), Palmer (2021), and Beckham (2023).

As a producer, Stevens' credits include Sam the Man (2000), The Château (2001), Piñero (2001), Swimfan (2002), Uptown Girls (2003), Yes (2004), Slow Burn (2005), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006), Wedding Daze (2006), Crazy Love (2007), Meet Bill (2007), Feast of Love (2007), Awake (2007), The Midnight Meat Train (2008), The Grean Teem (2009), Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009), Tenderness (2009), The Cove (2009), Blank City (2011), Hollywood Renegade (2011), Bad Trip (2011), Mission Blue (2011), Beware of Mr. Baker (2012), Racing Extinction (2015), Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016), Before the Flood (2016), Tiger King (2020), Beckham (2023), and We Are Guardians (2023). Stevens and director Louie Psihoyos co-produced The Cove (2009), which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010.

As a writer, Stevens received a story credit for Sam the Man (2000) and The Grean Teem (2009). His narration credits include Secondhand Souls: A Novel by Christopher Moore, A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore, and The Highest Tide: A Novel by Jim Lynch. The supplied source does not specify years for these narration projects.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
2007
Performer [Replacement]
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2006
Neil
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2005
Claire
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2004
Fisher
[Off-Broadway]
2002
Performer [Replacement]
[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1994
Jigger Craigin
[Off-Broadway]
1993
Man
[Off-Broadway]
1989
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
[Off-Broadway]
1987
Demetrius
[Off-Broadway]
1987
Performer
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1983
Eugene Jerome [Replacement]
[Broadway]
1982
David

Productions

 
[Broadway, 2011]
Director

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Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Fisher Stevens been in?

Fisher Stevens has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.

How many West End shows has Fisher Stevens been in?

Fisher Stevens has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Fisher Stevens been nominated for?

and Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for 9 to 5.

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