Michael Chernus

Acting

Michael Chernus

Born August 8, 1977Rocky River, Ohio, USA64 credits

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

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
7.3

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

TV

2025

Birthrite
4.6

Birthrite

Movie

2025

Köln 75
7.2

Köln 75

Movie

2025

A Complete Unknown
7.1

A Complete Unknown

Movie

2024

The Wake

The Wake

Movie

2024

Molli and Max in the Future
6.7

Molli and Max in the Future

Movie

2024

Filmography

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
2025Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacyas John Wayne GacyTV
Birthrite
2025Birthriteas PaulMovie
Köln 75
2025Köln 75as Michael WattsMovie
A Complete Unknown
2024A Complete Unknownas Theodore BikelMovie
The Wake
2024The Wakeas JackMovie
Molli and Max in the Future
2024Molli and Max in the Futureas TurboschmuckMovie
Out of My Mind
2024Out of My Mindas Mr. DimmingMovie
After Midnight
2024After Midnightas SelfTV
Carol & the End of the World
2023Carol & the End of the Worldas Eric (voice)TV
Dead Ringers
2023Dead Ringersas TomTV
The Courtroom
2022The Courtroomas John KeathleyMovie
Severance
2022Severanceas Ricken HaleTV
Werewolves Within
2021Werewolves Withinas Pete AndertonMovie
Monsterland
2020Monsterlandas TommyTV
Materna
2020Maternaas DavidMovie
Tommy
2020Tommyas Ken RoseyTV
Little America
2020Little AmericaTV
Inez & Doug & Kira
2019Inez & Doug & Kiraas DougMovie
Evil
2019Evilas Dr Paul WimsimerTV
Prodigal Son
2019Prodigal Sonas JerryTV
Perpetual Grace LTD
2019Perpetual Grace LTDas Everly PirdooTV
Ramy
2019Ramyas MichaelTV
The Kindergarten Teacher
2018The Kindergarten Teacheras Grant SpinelliMovie
Furlough
2018Furloughas Bus DriverMovie
Wormwood
2017Wormwoodas MalMovie
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)as Male NurseMovie
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017Spider-Man: Homecomingas Phineas Mason / The TinkererMovie
The Dinner
2017The Dinneras Dylan HeinzMovie
The Most Hated Woman in America
2017The Most Hated Woman in Americaas Jon Garth MurrayMovie
Easy
2016Easyas KyleTV
Complete Unknown
2016Complete Unknownas Clyde Goodwin Jr.Movie
The Family Fang
2016The Family Fangas KennyMovie
Patriot
2015Patriotas Edward TavnerTV
Mistress America
2015Mistress Americaas DylanMovie
People, Places, Things
2015People, Places, Thingsas GaryMovie
Aloha
2015Alohaas RoyMovie
Alex of Venice
2015Alex of Veniceas TrofimovMovie
Goodbye to All That
2014Goodbye to All Thatas FreddieMovie
Manhattan
2014Manhattanas Louis "Fritz" FedowitzTV
Glass Chin
2014Glass Chinas Brian ColbyMovie
Capturing Captain Phillips
2014Capturing Captain Phillipsas SelfMovie
Captain Phillips
2013Captain Phillipsas Shane MurphyMovie
Orange Is the New Black
2013Orange Is the New Blackas Cal ChapmanTV
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013He's Way More Famous Than Youas Michael ChernusMovie
Jack & Diane
2012Jack & Dianeas JaimieMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Edwin BorsteinTV
The New Normal
2012The New Normalas PaulTV
The Bourne Legacy
2012The Bourne Legacyas Arthur IngramMovie
Men in Black 3
2012Men in Black 3as Jeffrey PriceMovie
Higher Ground
2011Higher Groundas NedMovie
Love & Other Drugs
2010Love & Other Drugsas JerryMovie
The Big C
2010The Big Cas Pastor RickTV
Coach
2010Coachas MichaelMovie
The Messenger
2009The Messengeras AlanMovie
Mercy
2009Mercyas Ryan FlanaganTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Spencer HarmanTV
Bored to Death
2009Bored to Deathas Francis HammTV
The Rebound
2009The Reboundas Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1Movie
H
2008High Street Plumbingas KirbyMovie
Damages
2007Damagesas New Jersey Bar OwnerTV
L
2007Lovely by Surpriseas HumkinMovie
Winter Passing
2006Winter Passingas BenMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Tommy SullivanTV
E
—Evil GeniusMovie