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Michael Chernus

Acting

Born August 8, 1977 · Rocky River, Ohio, USA

Also known as 迈克尔·切尔努斯 · مایکل چرنوس

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.

Filmography50+ titles

Severance

2022as Ricken Hale

Prodigal Son

2019as Jerry

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Tommy Sullivan

Out of My Mind

2024as Mr. Dimming

Evil

2019as Dr Paul Wimsimer

Patriot

2015as Edward Tavner

Orange Is the New Black

2013as Cal Chapman

Elementary

2012as Edwin Borstein

The Good Wife

2009as Spencer Harman

Tommy

2020as Ken Rosey

Captain Phillips

2013as Shane Murphy

Damages

2007as New Jersey Bar Owner

Carol & the End of the World

2023as Eric (voice)

Perpetual Grace, LTD

2019as Everly Pirdoo

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

2025as John Wayne Gacy

Ramy

2019as Michael

Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017as Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer

Bored to Death

2009as Francis Hamm

The Big C

2010as Pastor Rick

Cologne 75

2025as Michael Watts

A Complete Unknown

2024as Theodore Bikel

Manhattan

2014as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz

Nurse Jackie

2009as Louie

Love & Other Drugs

2010as Jerry

The Messenger

2009as Alan

Molli and Max in the Future

2023as Turboschmuck

Little America

2020

The Kindergarten Teacher

2018as Grant Spinelli

Monsterland

2020as Tommy

The Meyerowitz Stories

2017as Male Nurse

People Places Things

2015as Gary

Mistress America

2015as Dylan

Men in Black 3

2012as Jeffrey Price

The Rebound

2009as Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1

The Most Hated Woman in America

2017as Jon Garth Murray

The Bourne Legacy

2012as Arthur Ingram

Dead Ringers

2023as Tom

Werewolves Within

2021as Pete Anderton

Easy

2016as Kyle

The New Normal

2012as Paul

Winter Passing

2005as Ben

The Family Fang

2015as Kenny

Alex of Venice

2014as Trofimov

Higher Ground

2011as Ned

Furlough

2018as Bus Driver

Aloha

2015as Roy

Complete Unknown

2016as Clyde Goodwin Jr.

Inez & Doug & Kira

2019as Doug

Glass Chin

2014as Brian Colby

Goodbye to All That

2014as Freddie