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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-08-08 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Rocky River, Ohio, USA

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

Acting

2025

Köln 75 as Michael Watts

2024

Out of My Mind as Mr. Dimming
Birthrite as Paul
A Complete Unknown as Theodore Bikel
The Wake as Jack

2023

2022

The Courtroom as John Keathley
Severance as Ricken Hale

2021

Werewolves Within as Pete Anderton

2020

Materna as David
Monsterland as Tommy
Tommy as Ken Rosey

2019

Prodigal Son as Jerry
Perpetual Grace LTD as Everly Pirdoo
Evil as Dr Paul Wimsimer
Ramy as Michael

2018

The Kindergarten Teacher as Grant Spinelli
Furlough as Bus Driver

2017

The Dinner as Dylan Heinz
Spider-Man: Homecoming as Phineas Mason / Tinkerer
Wormwood as Mal

2016

Complete Unknown as Clyde Goodwin Jr.
Easy as Kyle

2015

Aloha as Roy
Alex of Venice as Trofimov
Patriot as Edward Tavner

2014

Glass Chin as Brian Colby
Manhattan as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz

2013

Captain Phillips as Shane Murphy

2012

Men in Black 3 as Jeffrey Price
The Bourne Legacy as Arthur Ingram
Jack & Diane as Jaimie
Elementary as Edwin Borstein

2011

2010

Coach as Michael
The Big C as Pastor Rick

2009

The Rebound as Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1
The Good Wife as Spencer Harman
Mercy as Ryan Flanagan
Bored to Death as Francis Hamm

2008

2007

Damages as New Jersey Bar Owner

2006

1999

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