Michael Chernus
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
64
Gender
Male
Birthday
1977-08-08 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Rocky River, Ohio, USA
Acting

2025

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy as John Wayne Gacy

2025

Köln 75 as Michael Watts

2024

After Midnight as Self

2024

A Complete Unknown as Theodore Bikel

2024

Out of My Mind as Mr. Dimming

2024

Birthrite as Paul

2024

Molli and Max in the Future as Turboschmuck

2024

The Wake as Jack

2023

Carol & the End of the World as Eric (voice)

2023

Dead Ringers as Tom

2022

Severance as Ricken Hale

2022

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)

2022

The Courtroom as John Keathley

2021

Werewolves Within as Pete Anderton

2020

Little America as Not available

2020

Tommy as Ken Rosey

2020

Monsterland as Tommy

2020

Materna as David

2019

Evil as Dr Paul Wimsimer

2019

Prodigal Son as Jerry

2019

Ramy as Michael

2019

Perpetual Grace LTD as Everly Pirdoo

2019

Inez & Doug & Kira as Doug

2018

The Kindergarten Teacher as Grant Spinelli

2018

Furlough as Bus Driver

2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming as Phineas Mason / Tinkerer

2017

The Most Hated Woman in America as Jon Garth Murray

2017

The Dinner as Dylan Heinz

2017

Wormwood as Mal

2016

Easy as Kyle

2016

Complete Unknown as Clyde Goodwin Jr.

2016

The Family Fang as Kenny

2015

Patriot as Edward Tavner

2015

Aloha as Roy

2015

Mistress America as Dylan

2015

Alex of Venice as Trofimov

2014

Manhattan as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz

2014

Glass Chin as Brian Colby

2014

Goodbye to All That as Freddie

2013

Orange Is the New Black as Cal Chapman

2013

Captain Phillips as Shane Murphy

2013

He's Way More Famous Than You as Michael Chernus

2012

Elementary as Edwin Borstein

2012

The New Normal as Paul

2012

Men in Black 3 as Jeffrey Price

2012

The Bourne Legacy as Arthur Ingram

2012

Jack & Diane as Jaimie

2011

Higher Ground as Ned

2010

The Big C as Pastor Rick

2010

Love & Other Drugs as Jerry

2010

Coach as Michael

2009

The Good Wife as Spencer Harman

2009

Mercy as Ryan Flanagan

2009

Bored to Death as Francis Hamm

2009

The Rebound as Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1

2009

The Messenger as Alan

2008

High Street Plumbing as Kirby

2007

Damages as New Jersey Bar Owner

2007

Lovely by Surprise as Humkin

2006

Winter Passing as Ben

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Tommy Sullivan