In Hackers (1995), which actor plays the hacker known as Cereal Killer?

In Hackers (1995), Fisher Stevens plays the hacker known as Cereal Killer.

Cereal Killer is one of the experienced hackers who becomes involved in the conspiracy surrounding Ellingson Mineral. Stevens portrays him as an older, highly knowledgeable member of the underground computer community, contrasting with the film’s teenage protagonists.

The character’s nickname is a fictional hacker handle, not Stevens’s real identity. Hackers uses many such handles, including Crash Override, Acid Burn, The Phantom Phreak and The Plague, which can make character names easy to mix up.

Fisher Stevens was already known for acting and directing before Hackers. The film was directed by Iain Softley and stars Jonny Lee Miller as Dade Murphy and Angelina Jolie as Kate Libby. Although its technology is exaggerated, Hackers became influential for its colorful depiction of 1990s computer culture.