Actor profile

Michael Chernus

8th August 1977 Rocky River, Ohio, USA Acting

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.

37 Movies 26 TV Shows 67 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Birthrite poster

Birthrite 8th August 2025 as Paul

Köln 75 poster

Köln 75 13th March 2025 as Michael Watts

A Complete Unknown poster

A Complete Unknown 25th December 2024 as Theodore Bikel

The Wake poster

The Wake 19th October 2024 as Jack

Molli and Max in the Future poster

Molli and Max in the Future 9th February 2024 as Turboschmuck

Out of My Mind poster

Out of My Mind 19th January 2024 as Mr. Dimming

The Courtroom poster

The Courtroom 12th June 2022 as John Keathley

Werewolves Within poster

Werewolves Within 25th June 2021 as Pete Anderton

Materna poster

Materna 1st October 2020 as David

Inez & Doug & Kira poster

Inez & Doug & Kira 5th October 2019 as Doug

The Kindergarten Teacher poster

The Kindergarten Teacher 23rd September 2018 as Grant Spinelli

Furlough poster

Furlough 16th March 2018 as Bus Driver

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) poster

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 13th October 2017 as Male Nurse

Wormwood poster

Wormwood 1st September 2017 as Mal

Spider-Man: Homecoming poster

Spider-Man: Homecoming 5th July 2017 as Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer

The Dinner poster

The Dinner 5th May 2017 as Dylan Heinz

The Most Hated Woman in America poster

The Most Hated Woman in America 14th March 2017 as Jon Garth Murray

Complete Unknown poster

Complete Unknown 26th August 2016 as Clyde Goodwin Jr.

The Family Fang poster

The Family Fang 16th April 2016 as Kenny

Mistress America poster

Mistress America 14th August 2015 as Dylan

People, Places, Things poster

People, Places, Things 14th August 2015 as Gary

Aloha poster

Aloha 29th May 2015 as Roy

Alex of Venice poster

Alex of Venice 17th April 2015 as Trofimov

Goodbye to All That poster

Goodbye to All That 17th December 2014 as Freddie

Glass Chin poster

Glass Chin 19th April 2014 as Brian Colby

Capturing Captain Phillips poster

Capturing Captain Phillips 21st January 2014 as Self

Captain Phillips poster

Captain Phillips 10th October 2013 as Shane Murphy

He's Way More Famous Than You poster

He's Way More Famous Than You 10th May 2013 as Michael Chernus

Jack & Diane poster

Jack & Diane 2nd November 2012 as Jaimie

The Bourne Legacy poster

The Bourne Legacy 8th August 2012 as Arthur Ingram

Men in Black 3 poster

Men in Black 3 23rd May 2012 as Jeffrey Price

Higher Ground poster

Higher Ground 26th August 2011 as Ned

Love & Other Drugs poster

Love & Other Drugs 22nd November 2010 as Jerry

Coach poster

Coach 13th June 2010 as Michael

The Messenger poster

The Messenger 13th November 2009 as Alan

The Rebound poster

The Rebound 16th September 2009 as Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1

Winter Passing poster

Winter Passing 7th February 2006 as Ben

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy poster

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy 16th October 2025 as John Wayne Gacy

After Midnight poster

After Midnight 17th January 2024 as Self

Carol & the End of the World poster

Carol & the End of the World 15th December 2023 as Eric (voice)

Dead Ringers poster

Dead Ringers 20th April 2023 as Tom

Severance poster

Severance 17th February 2022 as Ricken Hale

Monsterland poster

Monsterland 2nd October 2020 as Tommy

Tommy poster

Tommy 5th February 2020 as Ken Rosey

Little America poster

Little America 17th January 2020

Evil poster

Evil 26th September 2019 as Dr Paul Wimsimer

Prodigal Son poster

Prodigal Son 23rd September 2019 as Jerry

Perpetual Grace LTD poster

Perpetual Grace LTD 2nd June 2019 as Everly Pirdoo

Ramy poster

Ramy 19th April 2019 as Michael

Easy poster

Easy 22nd September 2016 as Kyle

Patriot poster

Patriot 3rd November 2015 as Edward Tavner

Manhattan poster

Manhattan 27th July 2014 as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz

Orange Is the New Black poster

Orange Is the New Black 11th July 2013 as Cal Chapman

Elementary poster

Elementary 27th September 2012 as Edwin Borstein

The New Normal poster

The New Normal 10th September 2012 as Paul

The Big C poster

The Big C 16th August 2010 as Pastor Rick

Mercy poster

Mercy 23rd September 2009 as Ryan Flanagan

The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife 22nd September 2009 as Spencer Harman

Bored to Death poster

Bored to Death 20th September 2009 as Francis Hamm

Nurse Jackie poster

Nurse Jackie 8th June 2009 as Louie

Damages poster

Damages 24th July 2007 as New Jersey Bar Owner

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Tommy Sullivan

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Jay Delaney