ACTOR · FROM ROCKY RIVER, USA
Michael Chernus
Born 1977 · 49 years old65 credits since 19991 coming up
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ABOUT MICHAEL
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born8 August 1977
BirthplaceRocky River, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora57 of 65 titles
Known for
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What Michael is working on next.
Ray Gunnas Sam Stelfreeze (voice)Out Dec 2026
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 57
- Average IMDb
- 6.7
- Highest rated
- SeveranceIMDb 8.6
- Working since
- 1999
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Filmography
The 2020s
18 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
as Tom McPherson
Evil Genius
Not on Cineora
Seriesas John Wayne Gacy · 8 episodes
Movieas Paul
Movieas Michael Watts
Movieas Theodore Bikel
as Jack
Movieas Turboschmuck
The 2010s
36 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
as Doug
Seriesas Dr Paul Wimsimer · 1 episode
Seriesas Jerry · 2 episodes
Seriesas Everly Pirdoo · 5 episodes
Seriesas Michael · 1 episode
Movieas Grant Spinelli
Movieas Bus Driver
Movieas Male Nurse
The 2000s
10 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
Movieas Alan
Seriesas Ryan Flanagan · 9 episodes
Seriesas Spencer Harman · 1 episode
Seriesas Francis Hamm · 1 episode
Movieas Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1
Seriesas Louie · 1 episode
High Street Plumbing
Not on Cineoraas Kirby
Seriesas New Jersey Bar Owner · 2 episodes
The 1990s
1 title · IMDb 8.1 on average
Seriesas Tommy Sullivan · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Michael’s titles.
Rachel WeiszThe Bourne Legacy, Dead Ringers and 1 more
Marin IrelandThe Family Fang, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy and 1 more
Yul VazquezCaptain Phillips, Capturing Captain Phillips and 1 more
Tom HanksCaptain Phillips and Capturing Captain Phillips
Juno TempleThe Most Hated Woman in America and Jack & Diane
Edward NortonThe Bourne Legacy and A Complete Unknown
Christopher WalkenSeverance and The Family Fang
