Michael Chernus

Michael Chernus

Known for
Acting
Born
August 8, 1977 (age 49)
Birthplace
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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Filmography

2026
Evil Genius

Evil Genius

Movie

2026
A Statement poster

A Statement

Movie · as Tom McPherson

2026
Ray Gunn poster

Ray Gunn

Movie · as Sam Stelfreeze (voice)

2025
Köln 75 poster

Köln 75

Movie · as Michael Watts

2025
Birthrite poster

Birthrite

Movie · as Paul

2025
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy poster

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

TV · as John Wayne Gacy · 8 eps

2024
Out of My Mind poster

Out of My Mind

Movie · as Mr. Dimming

2024
Molli and Max in the Future poster

Molli and Max in the Future

Movie · as Turboschmuck

2024
A Complete Unknown poster

A Complete Unknown

Movie · as Theodore Bikel

2024
The Wake poster

The Wake

Movie · as Jack

2024
After Midnight poster

After Midnight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Carol & the End of the World poster

Carol & the End of the World

TV · as Eric (voice) · 3 eps

2023
Dead Ringers poster

Dead Ringers

TV · as Tom · 6 eps

2022
The Courtroom poster

The Courtroom

Movie · as John Keathley

2022
Severance poster

Severance

TV · as Ricken Hale · 13 eps

2021
Werewolves Within poster

Werewolves Within

Movie · as Pete Anderton

2020
Materna poster

Materna

Movie · as David

2020
Monsterland poster

Monsterland

TV · as Tommy · 1 ep

2020
Tommy poster

Tommy

TV · as Ken Rosey · 12 eps

2020
Little America poster

Little America

TV · 1 ep

2019
Inez & Doug & Kira poster

Inez & Doug & Kira

Movie · as Doug

2019
Prodigal Son poster

Prodigal Son

TV · as Jerry · 2 eps

2019
Perpetual Grace LTD poster

Perpetual Grace LTD

TV · as Everly Pirdoo · 5 eps

2019
Evil poster

Evil

TV · as Dr Paul Wimsimer · 1 ep

2019
Ramy poster

Ramy

TV · as Michael · 1 ep

2018
The Kindergarten Teacher poster

The Kindergarten Teacher

Movie · as Grant Spinelli

2018
Furlough poster

Furlough

Movie · as Bus Driver

2017
The Dinner poster

The Dinner

Movie · as Dylan Heinz

2017
The Most Hated Woman in America poster

The Most Hated Woman in America

Movie · as Jon Garth Murray

2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming poster

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Movie · as Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer

2017
Wormwood poster

Wormwood

Movie · as Mal

2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) poster

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Movie · as Male Nurse

2016
The Family Fang poster

The Family Fang

Movie · as Kenny

2016
Complete Unknown poster

Complete Unknown

Movie · as Clyde Goodwin Jr.

2016
Easy poster

Easy

TV · as Kyle · 5 eps

2015
Mistress America poster

Mistress America

Movie · as Dylan

2015
People, Places, Things poster

People, Places, Things

Movie · as Gary

2015
Aloha poster

Aloha

Movie · as Roy

2015
Alex of Venice poster

Alex of Venice

Movie · as Trofimov

2015
Patriot poster

Patriot

TV · as Edward Tavner · 18 eps

2014
Goodbye to All That poster

Goodbye to All That

Movie · as Freddie

2014
Glass Chin poster

Glass Chin

Movie · as Brian Colby

2014
Capturing Captain Phillips poster

Capturing Captain Phillips

Movie · as Self

2014
Manhattan poster

Manhattan

TV · as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz · 23 eps

2013
Captain Phillips poster

Captain Phillips

Movie · as Shane Murphy

2013
He's Way More Famous Than You poster

He's Way More Famous Than You

Movie · as Michael Chernus

2013
Orange Is the New Black poster

Orange Is the New Black

TV · as Cal Chapman · 17 eps

2012
Men in Black 3 poster

Men in Black 3

Movie · as Jeffrey Price

2012
The Bourne Legacy poster

The Bourne Legacy

Movie · as Arthur Ingram

2012
Jack & Diane poster

Jack & Diane

Movie · as Jaimie

2012
The New Normal poster

The New Normal

TV · as Paul · 1 ep

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Edwin Borstein · 1 ep

2011
Higher Ground poster

Higher Ground

Movie · as Ned

2011
Feed the Fish poster

Feed the Fish

Movie · as JP

2010
Love & Other Drugs poster

Love & Other Drugs

Movie · as Jerry

2010
Coach poster

Coach

Movie · as Michael

2010
The Big C poster

The Big C

TV · as Pastor Rick · 4 eps

2009
The Messenger poster

The Messenger

Movie · as Alan

2009
The Rebound poster

The Rebound

Movie · as Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Spencer Harman · 1 ep

2009
Mercy poster

Mercy

TV · as Ryan Flanagan · 9 eps

2009
Bored to Death poster

Bored to Death

TV · as Francis Hamm · 1 ep

2009
Nurse Jackie poster

Nurse Jackie

TV · as Louie · 1 ep

2008
High Street Plumbing

High Street Plumbing

Movie · as Kirby

2007
Lovely by Surprise

Lovely by Surprise

Movie · as Humkin

2007
Damages poster

Damages

TV · as New Jersey Bar Owner · 2 eps

2006
Winter Passing poster

Winter Passing

Movie · as Ben

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Tommy Sullivan, Jay Delaney · 1 ep