Bob Stephenson (Robert J. Stephenson, born 18 May 1967, Oxnard, California) is an American film, television, and stage actor, producer, and screenwriter, active since 1995. He grew up in Camarillo, California, as a latch-key kid, and attended Stevenson School in Pebble Beach before studying at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is best known as Sheriff Jimmy Taylor on the CBS post-apocalyptic drama Jericho (2006–2008), in which he appeared in 24 episodes. He also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature Film as producer of Thumbsucker (2005). His most notable screen roles include Cop on SWAT Team in Se7en (1995) (Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman), Ted the Pilot in Con Air (1997) (Nicolas Cage, John Cusack), Assassin Kartmann in The Game (1997) (Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger), Airport Security Officer in Fight Club (1999) (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton), Red Star Systems Director in Charlie's Angels (2000) (Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore), David in Adaptation. (2002) (Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep), Zodiac 3 in Zodiac (2007) (Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo), Xbox Guy in Transformers (2007) (Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox), Father Walther in Lady Bird (2017) (Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf), and Senior Engineer in Top Gun: Maverick (2022) (Tom Cruise, Miles Teller).
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