Michael Chernus

Known for: Acting

Born: 1977-08-08 (age 48)

From: Rocky River, Ohio, USA

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.

Filmography (66)

TV★ 7.4
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
2025
as John Wayne Gacy
MOVIE★ 4.0
Birthrite
2025
as Paul
MOVIE★ 7.2
Köln 75
2025
as Michael Watts
MOVIE★ 7.1
A Complete Unknown
2024
as Theodore Bikel
MOVIE
The Wake
2024
as Jack
MOVIE★ 6.7
Molli and Max in the Future
2024
as Turboschmuck
MOVIE★ 7.8
Out of My Mind
2024
as Mr. Dimming
TV★ 5.5
After Midnight
2024
as Self
TV★ 7.3
Carol & the End of the World
2023
as Eric (voice)
TV★ 6.1
Dead Ringers
2023
as Tom
MOVIE
The Courtroom
2022
as John Keathley
TV★ 8.4
Severance
2022
as Ricken Hale
MOVIE★ 6.0
Werewolves Within
2021
as Pete Anderton
TV★ 6.5
Monsterland
2020
as Tommy
MOVIE★ 4.5
Materna
2020
as David
TV★ 7.5
Tommy
2020
as Ken Rosey
TV★ 6.6
Little America
2020
MOVIE★ 5.0
Inez & Doug & Kira
2019
as Doug
TV★ 7.8
Evil
2019
as Dr Paul Wimsimer
TV★ 8.1
Prodigal Son
2019
as Jerry
TV★ 7.4
Perpetual Grace LTD
2019
as Everly Pirdoo
TV★ 7.3
Ramy
2019
as Michael
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Kindergarten Teacher
2018
as Grant Spinelli
MOVIE★ 5.7
Furlough
2018
as Bus Driver
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
as Male Nurse
MOVIE★ 6.9
Wormwood
2017
as Mal
MOVIE★ 7.3
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
as Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Dinner
2017
as Dylan Heinz
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Most Hated Woman in America
2017
as Jon Garth Murray
TV★ 6.0
Easy
2016
as Kyle
MOVIE★ 5.1
Complete Unknown
2016
as Clyde Goodwin Jr.
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Family Fang
2016
as Kenny
TV★ 7.6
Patriot
2015
as Edward Tavner
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mistress America
2015
as Dylan
MOVIE★ 6.5
People, Places, Things
2015
as Gary
MOVIE★ 5.5
Aloha
2015
as Roy
MOVIE★ 5.9
Alex of Venice
2015
as Trofimov
MOVIE★ 4.9
Goodbye to All That
2014
as Freddie
TV★ 7.0
Manhattan
2014
as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz
MOVIE★ 5.0
Glass Chin
2014
as Brian Colby
MOVIE★ 6.5
Capturing Captain Phillips
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Captain Phillips
2013
as Shane Murphy
TV★ 7.6
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Cal Chapman
MOVIE★ 4.2
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Michael Chernus
MOVIE★ 4.0
Jack & Diane
2012
as Jaimie
TV★ 7.6
Elementary
2012
as Edwin Borstein
TV★ 6.0
The New Normal
2012
as Paul
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Bourne Legacy
2012
as Arthur Ingram
MOVIE★ 6.5
Men in Black 3
2012
as Jeffrey Price
MOVIE★ 5.9
Higher Ground
2011
as Ned
MOVIE★ 7.0
Love & Other Drugs
2010
as Jerry
TV★ 7.2
The Big C
2010
as Pastor Rick
MOVIE★ 5.3
Coach
2010
as Michael
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Messenger
2009
as Alan
TV★ 5.8
Mercy
2009
as Ryan Flanagan
TV★ 7.6
The Good Wife
2009
as Spencer Harman
TV★ 7.3
Bored to Death
2009
as Francis Hamm
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Rebound
2009
as Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1
TV★ 7.1
Nurse Jackie
2009
as Louie
MOVIE
High Street Plumbing
2008
as Kirby
TV★ 7.4
Damages
2007
as New Jersey Bar Owner
MOVIE★ 6.0
Lovely by Surprise
2007
as Humkin
MOVIE★ 6.0
Winter Passing
2006
as Ben
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Tommy Sullivan
MOVIE
The Statement
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MOVIE
Evil Genius
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