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Michael Chernus

Acting Born Aug 8, 1977 Rocky River, Ohio, USA 24 credits

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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Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Tommy Sullivan
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Jay Delaney
  • The Good Wife (2009) as Spencer Harman
  • Elementary (2012) as Edwin Borstein
  • Orange Is the New Black (2013) as Cal Chapman
  • Severance (2022) as Ricken Hale
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) as Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer
  • Evil (2019) as Dr Paul Wimsimer
  • Damages (2007) as New Jersey Bar Owner
  • Nurse Jackie (2009) as Louie
  • Prodigal Son (2019) as Jerry
  • After Midnight (2024) as Self
  • Love & Other Drugs (2010) as Jerry
  • Captain Phillips (2013) as Shane Murphy
  • The Big C (2010) as Pastor Rick
  • Manhattan (2014) as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz
  • Little America (2020)
  • Easy (2016) as Kyle
  • Men in Black 3 (2012) as Jeffrey Price
  • Patriot (2015) as Edward Tavner
  • Carol & the End of the World (2023) as Eric (voice)
  • The Bourne Legacy (2012) as Arthur Ingram
  • A Complete Unknown (2024) as Theodore Bikel
  • Mercy (2009) as Ryan Flanagan