Michael Chernus
August 8, 1977 (48 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy as John Wayne Gacy
- 2024 · A Complete Unknown as Theodore Bikel
- 2024 · After Midnight as Self
- 2023 · Carol & the End of the World as Eric (voice)
- 2023 · Dead Ringers as Tom
- 2022 · Severance as Ricken Hale
- 2020 · Monsterland as Tommy
- 2020 · Tommy as Ken Rosey
- 2020 · Little America as
- 2019 · Evil as Dr Paul Wimsimer
- 2019 · Prodigal Son as Jerry
- 2019 · Ramy as Michael
- 2017 · Spider-Man: Homecoming as Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer
- 2016 · Easy as Kyle
- 2016 · Complete Unknown as Clyde Goodwin Jr.
- 2015 · Patriot as Edward Tavner
- 2014 · Manhattan as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz
- 2013 · Captain Phillips as Shane Murphy
- 2013 · Orange Is the New Black as Cal Chapman
- 2012 · Elementary as Edwin Borstein
- 2012 · The New Normal as Paul
- 2012 · The Bourne Legacy as Arthur Ingram
- 2012 · Men in Black 3 as Jeffrey Price
- 2010 · Love & Other Drugs as Jerry
- 2010 · The Big C as Pastor Rick
- 2009 · Mercy as Ryan Flanagan
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Spencer Harman
- 2009 · Bored to Death as Francis Hamm
- 2009 · The Rebound as Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1
- 2009 · Nurse Jackie as Louie
- 2007 · Damages as New Jersey Bar Owner
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Tommy Sullivan
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jay Delaney
- Future · The Statement as
- 2025 · Birthrite as Paul
- 2025 · Köln 75 as Michael Watts
- 2024 · The Wake as Jack
- 2024 · Molli and Max in the Future as Turboschmuck
- 2024 · Out of My Mind as Mr. Dimming
- 2022 · The Courtroom as John Keathley
- 2021 · Werewolves Within as Pete Anderton
- 2020 · Materna as David
- 2019 · Inez & Doug & Kira as Doug
- 2019 · Perpetual Grace LTD as Everly Pirdoo
- 2018 · The Kindergarten Teacher as Grant Spinelli
- 2018 · Furlough as Bus Driver
- 2017 · The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Male Nurse
- 2017 · Wormwood as Mal
- 2017 · The Dinner as Dylan Heinz
- 2017 · The Most Hated Woman in America as Jon Garth Murray
- 2016 · The Family Fang as Kenny
- 2015 · People, Places, Things as Gary
- 2015 · Mistress America as Dylan
- 2015 · Aloha as Roy
- 2015 · Alex of Venice as Trofimov
- 2014 · Goodbye to All That as Freddie
- 2014 · Glass Chin as Brian Colby
- 2014 · Capturing Captain Phillips as Self
- 2013 · He's Way More Famous Than You as Michael Chernus
- 2012 · Jack & Diane as Jaimie
- 2011 · Higher Ground as Ned
- 2010 · Coach as Michael
- 2009 · The Messenger as Alan
- 2006 · Winter Passing as Ben
- Future · Evil Genius as
- 2008 · High Street Plumbing as Kirby
- 2007 · Lovely by Surprise as Humkin