Acting credits
60
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Michael Chernus
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.4
Moderate attention
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Movies: 36Series: 24Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 87070
IMDb ID: nm1985974
Known for: Acting
Born: August 8, 1977
Age: 48
Place of birth: Rocky River, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1999 - 2025
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 6.58
Wikidata: Q20630818
Also known as
迈克尔·切尔努斯 • مایکل چرنوس
Other jobs
Associate Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Michael Chernus.
4.7
Birthrite
as Paul
2025 Movie
7.2
Köln 75
as Michael Watts
2025 Movie
7.1
A Complete Unknown
as Theodore Bikel
2024 Movie
The Wake
as Jack
2024 Movie
6.7
Molli and Max in the Future
as Turboschmuck
2024 Movie
7.8
Out of My Mind
as Mr. Dimming
2024 Movie
The Courtroom
as John Keathley
2022 Movie
6.0
Werewolves Within
as Pete Anderton
2021 Movie
4.5
Materna
as David
2020 Movie
5.0
Inez & Doug & Kira
as Doug
2019 Movie
6.6
The Kindergarten Teacher
as Grant Spinelli
2018 Movie
5.7
Furlough
as Bus Driver
2018 Movie
6.9
Wormwood
as Mal
2017 Movie
6.5
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Male Nurse
2017 Movie
7.3
Spider-Man: Homecoming
as Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer
2017 Movie
4.5
The Dinner
as Dylan Heinz
2017 Movie
6.2
The Most Hated Woman in America
as Jon Garth Murray
2017 Movie
5.1
Complete Unknown
as Clyde Goodwin Jr.
2016 Movie
5.8
The Family Fang
as Kenny
2016 Movie
6.5
Mistress America
as Dylan
2015 Movie
6.5
People, Places, Things
as Gary
2015 Movie
5.5
Aloha
as Roy
2015 Movie
5.9
Alex of Venice
as Trofimov
2015 Movie
4.8
Goodbye to All That
as Freddie
2014 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Michael Chernus.
7.3
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
as John Wayne Gacy • 8 eps
2025 Series
5.5
After Midnight
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.4
Carol & the End of the World
as Eric (voice) • 3 eps
2023 Series
6.1
Dead Ringers
as Tom • 6 eps
2023 Series
8.4
Severance
as Ricken Hale • 13 eps
2022 Series
6.4
Monsterland
as Tommy • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.5
Tommy
as Ken Rosey • 12 eps
2020 Series
6.7
Little America
1 eps
2020 Series
7.8
Evil
as Dr Paul Wimsimer • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.1
Prodigal Son
as Jerry • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.3
Perpetual Grace LTD
as Everly Pirdoo • 5 eps
2019 Series
7.3
Ramy
as Michael • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.0
Easy
as Kyle • 5 eps
2016 Series
7.6
Patriot
as Edward Tavner • 18 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Manhattan
as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz • 23 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Orange Is the New Black
as Cal Chapman • 17 eps
2013 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Edwin Borstein • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.0
The New Normal
as Paul • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.1
The Big C
as Pastor Rick • 4 eps
2010 Series
5.7
Mercy
as Ryan Flanagan • 9 eps
2009 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Spencer Harman • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.2
Bored to Death
as Francis Hamm • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.4
Damages
as New Jersey Bar Owner • 2 eps
2007 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Tommy Sullivan • 1 eps
1999 Series