Acting
Michael Chernus
Born August 8, 1977 · 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
7.3 TMDB
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer
6.6 TMDB
Men in Black 3
Jeffrey Price
7.5 TMDB
Captain Phillips
Shane Murphy
6.6
The Bourne Legacy
Arthur Ingram
7.0 TMDB
Love & Other Drugs
Jerry
8.0 TMDB
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tommy Sullivan, Jay Delaney
8.4 TMDB
Severance
Ricken Hale
7.6 TMDB
Orange Is the New Black
Cal Chapman
5.5 TMDB
Aloha
Roy
7.6 TMDB
Elementary
Edwin Borstein
7.1 TMDB
A Complete Unknown
Theodore Bikel
6.5 TMDB
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Male Nurse
7.8 TMDB
Evil
Dr Paul Wimsimer
6.5 TMDB
The Rebound
Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1
7.6 TMDB
The Good Wife
Spencer Harman
6.0 TMDB
Werewolves Within
Pete Anderton
6.5 TMDB
Mistress America
Dylan
6.7 TMDB
The Messenger
Alan
8.0 TMDB
Prodigal Son
Jerry
6.5 TMDB
The Kindergarten Teacher
Grant Spinelli
Filmography
- 2026Ray GunnSam Stelfreeze (voice)Movie
- 2026A StatementTom McPhersonMovie
- 2026Evil GeniusMovie
- 2025Devil in Disguise: John Wayne GacyJohn Wayne GacySeries
- 2025BirthritePaulMovie
- 2025Köln 75Michael Watts, Associate ProducerMovie
- 2024A Complete UnknownTheodore BikelMovie
- 2024The WakeJackMovie
- 2024Molli and Max in the FutureTurboschmuckMovie
- 2024Out of My MindMr. DimmingMovie
- 2024After MidnightSelfSeries
- 2023Carol & the End of the WorldEric (voice)Series
- 2023Dead RingersTomSeries
- 2022The CourtroomJohn KeathleyMovie
- 2022SeveranceRicken HaleSeries
- 2021Werewolves WithinPete AndertonMovie
- 2020MonsterlandTommySeries
- 2020MaternaDavidMovie
- 2020TommyKen RoseySeries
- 2020Little AmericaSeries
- 2019Inez & Doug & KiraDougMovie
- 2019EvilDr Paul WimsimerSeries
- 2019Prodigal SonJerrySeries
- 2019Perpetual Grace LTDEverly PirdooSeries
- 2019RamyMichaelSeries
- 2018The Kindergarten TeacherGrant SpinelliMovie
- 2018FurloughBus DriverMovie
- 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)Male NurseMovie
- 2017WormwoodMalMovie
- 2017Spider-Man: HomecomingPhineas Mason / The TinkererMovie
- 2017The DinnerDylan HeinzMovie
- 2017The Most Hated Woman in AmericaJon Garth MurrayMovie
- 2016EasyKyleSeries
- 2016Complete UnknownClyde Goodwin Jr.Movie
- 2016The Family FangKennyMovie
- 2015PatriotEdward TavnerSeries
- 2015Mistress AmericaDylanMovie
- 2015People, Places, ThingsGaryMovie
- 2015AlohaRoyMovie
- 2015Alex of VeniceTrofimovMovie
- 2014Goodbye to All ThatFreddieMovie
- 2014ManhattanLouis "Fritz" FedowitzSeries
- 2014Glass ChinBrian ColbyMovie
- 2014Capturing Captain PhillipsSelfMovie
- 2013Captain PhillipsShane MurphyMovie
- 2013Orange Is the New BlackCal ChapmanSeries
- 2013He's Way More Famous Than YouMichael ChernusMovie
- 2012Jack & DianeJaimieMovie
- 2012ElementaryEdwin BorsteinSeries
- 2012The New NormalPaulSeries
- 2012The Bourne LegacyArthur IngramMovie
- 2012Men in Black 3Jeffrey PriceMovie
- 2011Higher GroundNedMovie
- 2011Feed the FishJPMovie
- 2010Love & Other DrugsJerryMovie
- 2010The Big CPastor RickSeries
- 2010CoachMichaelMovie
- 2009The MessengerAlanMovie
- 2009MercyRyan FlanaganSeries
- 2009The Good WifeSpencer HarmanSeries
- 2009Bored to DeathFrancis HammSeries
- 2009The ReboundActor #3 / Twentysomething #1Movie
- 2009Nurse JackieLouieSeries
- 2008High Street PlumbingKirbyMovie
- 2007DamagesNew Jersey Bar OwnerSeries
- 2007Lovely by SurpriseHumkinMovie
- 2006Winter PassingBenMovie
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTommy Sullivan, Jay DelaneySeries