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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Good Wife
Elementary
Orange Is the New Black
Severance
Evil
Spider-Man: Homecoming
All Movies (41)
- Birthrite2025 · as Paul
- Köln 752025 · as Michael Watts
- A Complete Unknown2024 · as Theodore Bikel
- The Wake2024 · as Jack
- Molli and Max in the Future2024 · as Turboschmuck
- Out of My Mind2024 · as Mr. Dimming
- The Courtroom2022 · as John Keathley
- Werewolves Within2021 · as Pete Anderton
- Materna2020 · as David
- Inez & Doug & Kira2019 · as Doug
- The Kindergarten Teacher2018 · as Grant Spinelli
- Furlough2018 · as Bus Driver
- The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)2017 · as Male Nurse
- Wormwood2017 · as Mal
- Spider-Man: Homecoming2017 · as Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer
- The Dinner2017 · as Dylan Heinz
- The Most Hated Woman in America2017 · as Jon Garth Murray
- Complete Unknown2016 · as Clyde Goodwin Jr.
- The Family Fang2016 · as Kenny
- Mistress America2015 · as Dylan
- People, Places, Things2015 · as Gary
- Aloha2015 · as Roy
- Alex of Venice2015 · as Trofimov
- Goodbye to All That2014 · as Freddie
- Glass Chin2014 · as Brian Colby
- Capturing Captain Phillips2014 · as Self
- Captain Phillips2013 · as Shane Murphy
- He's Way More Famous Than You2013 · as Michael Chernus
- Jack & Diane2012 · as Jaimie
- The Bourne Legacy2012 · as Arthur Ingram
- Men in Black 32012 · as Jeffrey Price
- Higher Ground2011 · as Ned
- Love & Other Drugs2010 · as Jerry
- Coach2010 · as Michael
- The Messenger2009 · as Alan
- The Rebound2009 · as Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1
- High Street Plumbing2008 · as Kirby
- Lovely by Surprise2007 · as Humkin
- Winter Passing2006 · as Ben
- Evil Genius—
- The Statement—
All TV Shows (26)
- Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy2025 · as John Wayne Gacy
- After Midnight2024 · as Self
- Carol & the End of the World2023 · as Eric (voice)
- Dead Ringers2023 · as Tom
- Severance2022 · as Ricken Hale
- Monsterland2020 · as Tommy
- Tommy2020 · as Ken Rosey
- Little America2020
- Evil2019 · as Dr Paul Wimsimer
- Prodigal Son2019 · as Jerry
- Perpetual Grace LTD2019 · as Everly Pirdoo
- Ramy2019 · as Michael
- Easy2016 · as Kyle
- Patriot2015 · as Edward Tavner
- Manhattan2014 · as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz
- Orange Is the New Black2013 · as Cal Chapman
- Elementary2012 · as Edwin Borstein
- The New Normal2012 · as Paul
- The Big C2010 · as Pastor Rick
- Mercy2009 · as Ryan Flanagan
- The Good Wife2009 · as Spencer Harman
- Bored to Death2009 · as Francis Hamm
- Nurse Jackie2009 · as Louie
- Damages2007 · as New Jersey Bar Owner
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Tommy Sullivan
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Jay Delaney