Name
Michael Chernus
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1977-08-08 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
Rocky River, Ohio, USA
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
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Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his men...
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Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. B...
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Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years wit...
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New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultur...
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The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the...
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New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by...
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Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the cit...
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When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-ar...
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Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but b...
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Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned t...
- 2007 Lovely by Surprise as Humkin
- 2009 The Messenger as Alan
- 2012 Men in Black 3 as Jeffrey Price
- 2022 The Courtroom as John Keathley
- 2012 The Bourne Legacy as Arthur Ingram
- 2013 Captain Phillips as Shane Murphy
- 2013 He's Way More Famous Than You as Michael Chernus
- 2014 Goodbye to All That as Freddie
- 2014 Glass Chin as Brian Colby
- 2024 Out of My Mind as Mr. Dimming
- 2024 Molli and Max in the Future as Turboschmuck
- 2016 The Family Fang as Kenny
- 2025 Köln 75 as Michael Watts
- 2025 Birthrite as Paul
- 2015 Mistress America as Dylan
- 2015 People, Places, Things as Gary
- 2015 Aloha as Roy
- 2016 Complete Unknown as Clyde Goodwin Jr.
- 2017 The Dinner as Dylan Heinz
- 2017 The Most Hated Woman in America as Jon Garth Murray
- 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming as Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer
- 2006 Winter Passing as Ben
- 2011 Higher Ground as Ned
- 2012 Jack & Diane as Jaimie
- 2017 The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Male Nurse
- 2017 Wormwood as Mal
- 2018 The Kindergarten Teacher as Grant Spinelli
- 2008 High Street Plumbing as Kirby
- 2009 The Rebound as Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1
- 2010 Love & Other Drugs as Jerry
- 2018 Furlough as Bus Driver
- 2010 Coach as Michael
- 2015 Alex of Venice as Trofimov
- 2019 Inez & Doug & Kira as Doug
- 2020 Materna as David
- 2021 Werewolves Within as Pete Anderton
- 2024 A Complete Unknown as Theodore Bikel
- 2024 The Wake as Jack
- 2026 Evil Genius
- 2014 Capturing Captain Phillips as Self
- 2026 A Statement
- 2011 Feed the Fish as JP
- 2019 Prodigal Son ( 2 episodes ) as Jerry
- 2013 Orange Is the New Black ( 17 episodes ) as Cal Chapman
- 2012 The New Normal ( 1 episode ) as Paul
- 2012 Elementary ( 1 episode ) as Edwin Borstein
- 2014 Manhattan ( 23 episodes ) as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz
- 2015 Patriot ( 18 episodes ) as Edward Tavner
- 2009 The Good Wife ( 1 episode ) as Spencer Harman
- 2009 Mercy ( 9 episodes ) as Ryan Flanagan
- 2007 Damages ( 2 episodes ) as New Jersey Bar Owner
- 2010 The Big C ( 4 episodes ) as Pastor Rick
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Tommy Sullivan
- 2016 Easy ( 5 episodes ) as Kyle
- 2022 Severance ( 13 episodes ) as Ricken Hale
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Jay Delaney
- 2020 Monsterland ( 1 episode ) as Tommy
- 2023 Carol & the End of the World ( 3 episodes ) as Eric (voice)
- 2019 Perpetual Grace LTD ( 5 episodes ) as Everly Pirdoo
- 2019 Evil ( 1 episode ) as Dr Paul Wimsimer
- 2020 Tommy ( 12 episodes ) as Ken Rosey
- 2020 Little America ( 1 episode )
- 2023 Dead Ringers ( 6 episodes ) as Tom
- 2025 Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy ( 8 episodes ) as John Wayne Gacy
- 2019 Ramy ( 1 episode ) as Michael
- 2009 Bored to Death ( 1 episode ) as Francis Hamm
- 2024 After Midnight ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Nurse Jackie ( 1 episode ) as Louie
