Acting credits
65
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Michael Chernus
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.2
Moderate attention
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Movies: 40Series: 25Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 87070
IMDb ID: nm1985974
Known for: Acting
Born: August 8, 1977
Age: 49
Place of birth: Rocky River, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1999 - 2026
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q20630818
Also known as
迈克尔·切尔努斯 • مایکل چرنوس • Michael Louis Chernus
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Michael Chernus.
Dec 2
Ray Gunn
as Sam (voice)
2026 Movie
A Statement
as Tom McPherson
2026 Movie
Birthrite
as Paul
2025 Movie
Köln 75
as Michael Watts
2025 Movie
A Complete Unknown
as Theodore Bikel
2024 Movie
The Wake
as Jack
2024 Movie
Molli and Max in the Future
as Turboschmuck
2024 Movie
Out of My Mind
as Mr. Dimming
2024 Movie
The Courtroom
as John Keathley
2022 Movie
Werewolves Within
as Pete Anderton
2021 Movie
Materna
as David
2020 Movie
Inez & Doug & Kira
as Doug
2019 Movie
The Kindergarten Teacher
as Grant Spinelli
2018 Movie
Furlough
as Bus Driver
2018 Movie
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Male Nurse
2017 Movie
Wormwood
as Mal
2017 Movie
Spider-Man: Homecoming
as Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer
2017 Movie
The Dinner
as Dylan Heinz
2017 Movie
The Most Hated Woman in America
as Jon Garth Murray
2017 Movie
Complete Unknown
as Clyde Goodwin Jr.
2016 Movie
The Family Fang
as Kenny
2016 Movie
Mistress America
as Dylan
2015 Movie
People, Places, Things
as Gary
2015 Movie
Aloha
as Roy
2015 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Michael Chernus.
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
as John Wayne Gacy • 8 eps
2025 Series
After Midnight
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
Carol & the End of the World
as Eric (voice) • 3 eps
2023 Series
Dead Ringers
as Tom • 6 eps
2023 Series
Severance
as Ricken Hale • 13 eps
2022 Series
Monsterland
as Tommy • 1 eps
2020 Series
Tommy
as Ken Rosey • 12 eps
2020 Series
Little America
1 eps
2020 Series
Evil
as Dr Paul Wimsimer • 1 eps
2019 Series
Prodigal Son
as Jerry • 2 eps
2019 Series
Perpetual Grace LTD
as Everly Pirdoo • 5 eps
2019 Series
Ramy
as Michael • 1 eps
2019 Series
Easy
as Kyle • 5 eps
2016 Series
Patriot
as Edward Tavner • 18 eps
2015 Series
Manhattan
as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz • 23 eps
2014 Series
Orange Is the New Black
as Cal Chapman • 17 eps
2013 Series
Elementary
as Edwin Borstein • 1 eps
2012 Series
The New Normal
as Paul • 1 eps
2012 Series
The Big C
as Pastor Rick • 4 eps
2010 Series
Mercy
as Ryan Flanagan • 9 eps
2009 Series
The Good Wife
as Spencer Harman • 1 eps
2009 Series
Bored to Death
as Francis Hamm • 1 eps
2009 Series
Nurse Jackie
as Louie • 1 eps
2009 Series
Damages
as New Jersey Bar Owner • 2 eps
2007 Series