Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 8, 1977
Place of Birth:
Rocky River, Ohio, USA
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Michael Chernus
Biography
Michael Louis Chernus (born August 8, 1977) is an American actor. He has acted on film, television, and the stage. He is perhaps best known for his role as Cal Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019). Chernus played Phineas Mason / Tinkerer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Homecoming, which was released on July 7, 2017.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Köln 75 | Michael Watts |
| 2024 | Out of My Mind | Mr. Dimming |
| 2024 | Molli and Max in the Future | Turboschmuck |
| 2024 | Birthrite | Paul |
| 2024 | A Complete Unknown | Theodore Bikel |
| 2024 | The Wake | Jack |
| 2022 | The Courtroom | John Keathley |
| 2022 | Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Werewolves Within | Pete Anderton |
| 2020 | Materna | David |
| 2019 | Inez & Doug & Kira | Doug |
| 2018 | The Kindergarten Teacher | Grant Spinelli |
| 2018 | Furlough | Bus Driver |
| 2017 | The Dinner | Dylan Heinz |
| 2017 | The Most Hated Woman in America | Jon Garth Murray |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Phineas Mason / Tinkerer |
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | Male Nurse |
| 2017 | Wormwood | Mal |
| 2016 | The Family Fang | Kenny |
| 2016 | Complete Unknown | Clyde Goodwin Jr. |
| 2015 | Mistress America | Dylan |
| 2015 | People, Places, Things | Gary |
| 2015 | Aloha | Roy |
| 2015 | Alex of Venice | Trofimov |
| 2014 | Goodbye to All That | Freddie |
| 2014 | Glass Chin | Brian Colby |
| 2013 | Captain Phillips | Shane Murphy |
| 2013 | He's Way More Famous Than You | Michael Chernus |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | Jeffrey Price |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Arthur Ingram |
| 2012 | Jack & Diane | Jaimie |
| 2011 | Higher Ground | Ned |
| 2010 | Love & Other Drugs | Jerry |
| 2010 | Coach | Michael |
| 2009 | The Messenger | Alan |
| 2009 | The Rebound | Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1 |
| 2008 | High Street Plumbing | Kirby |
| 2007 | Lovely by Surprise | Humkin |
| 2006 | Winter Passing | Ben |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | After Midnight | Self |
| 2023 | Carol & the End of the World | Eric (voice) |
| 2023 | Dead Ringers | Tom |
| 2022 | Severance | Ricken Hale |
| 2020 | Monsterland | Tommy |
| 2020 | Tommy | Ken Rosey |
| 2020 | Little America | |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son | Jerry |
| 2019 | Perpetual Grace LTD | Everly Pirdoo |
| 2019 | Evil | Dr Paul Wimsimer |
| 2019 | Ramy | Michael |
| 2016 | Easy | Kyle |
| 2015 | Patriot | Edward Tavner |
| 2014 | Manhattan | Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New Black | Cal Chapman |
| 2012 | The New Normal | Paul |
| 2012 | Elementary | Edwin Borstein |
| 2010 | The Big C | Pastor Rick |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Spencer Harman |
| 2009 | Mercy | Ryan Flanagan |
| 2009 | Bored to Death | Francis Hamm |
| 2007 | Damages | New Jersey Bar Owner |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Tommy Sullivan |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jay Delaney |
| Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy | John Wayne Gacy |