Personal Info
Birth date
1977-08-08 (47 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Rocky River, Ohio, USA
Also known as
迈克尔·切尔努斯
مایکل چرنوس
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.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.936
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.The Good Wife
7.599
Overview:
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.Orange Is the New Black
7.658
Overview:
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.Elementary
7.6
Overview:
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.Severance
8.412
Overview:
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.Damages
7.5
Overview:
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Hewes & Associates and begins an independent career.Evil
7.779
Overview:
Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.After Midnight
6.421
Overview:
Celebrated comedian Taylor Tomlinson hosts the smartest show on television about the dumbest things on the internet alongside a panel of guests from the worlds of entertainment, comedy, music, and beyond.Dead Ringers
6.175
Overview:
Elliot and Beverly Mantle are twins who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes — including pushing the boundaries on medical ethics — in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s healthcare to the forefront.Patriot
7.6
Overview:
To prevent Iran from going nuclear, intelligence officer John Tavner must forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous "non-official cover" -- that of a mid-level employee at a Midwestern industrial piping firm.Prodigal Son
8.1
Overview:
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.Little America
6.7
Overview:
An anthology series that goes beyond the headlines to look at the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring and surprising stories of immigrants in America at a time when they are more relevant than ever.Carol & the End of the World
7.547
Overview:
As a planetary apocalypse looms, a woman struggling to embrace end-times chaos searches for meaning in her last months on Earth.Spider-Man: Homecoming
7.331
Overview:
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.Monsterland
6.379
Overview:
In this fantasy anthology series, encounters with mermaids, fallen angels and other strange beasts drive broken people to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately showing there is a thin line between man and beast.The New Normal
6.008
Overview:
Los Angeles couple Bryan and David have successful careers and a loving relationship and are ready for a baby. Just as they start to worry that they will never be blessed with parenthood, they meet Goldie, a waitress who has just moved to California with her precocious eight-year-old daughter to escape from her closed-minded grandmother and a life without a future. The guys quickly work out a deal with Goldie to become their surrogate, and in the process, the little group forms a unique family unit of its own.Easy
6.057
Overview:
This eclectic, star-studded anthology follows diverse Chicagoans fumbling through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture. First dates, friends with benefits, couples with kids. Whatever your relationship status is, it's always complicated.Manhattan
7.077
Overview:
Set against the backdrop of the greatest clandestine race against time in the history of science with the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Flawed scientists and their families attempt to co-exist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives.Mercy
5.896
Overview:
Mercy is a medical drama which aired on NBC from September 23, 2009 to May 12, 2010. The series initially aired on Wednesday nights at 8/7c, as part of the 2009 fall season, but was pushed back to 9/8c in April. On October 23, 2009, Mercy was picked up for a full twenty-two-episode first season. On May 14, 2010, NBC announced that Mercy had been cancelled and would not return for a second season due to low ratings.Bored to Death
7.272
Overview:
Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can't write his second novel, and carouses too much with his magazine editor. Rather than face reality, Jonathan turns instead to his fantasies — moonlighting as a private detective — because he wants to be a hero and a man of action.The Big C
7.1
Overview:
A suburban mother faces her cancer diagnosis while trying to find humor and happiness as well.Ramy
7.339
Overview:
Ramy, the son of Egyptian immigrants, is on a spiritually conflicting journey in his New Jersey neighborhood, pulled between his Muslim community that thinks life is a constant test, his millennial friends who think life is full of endless possibilities, and a God who's always watching.Perpetual Grace LTD
7.286
Overview:
James, a disgraced firefighter turned grifter, seizes a chance, illicit opportunity to reverse his life’s worsening course as he attempts to prey upon Pastor Byron Brown, who turns out to be far more dangerous than he appears.Tommy
7.6
Overview:
When a former high-ranking NYPD officer becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles, she uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political and national security issues that converge with enforcing the law.A Complete Unknown
7.128
Overview:
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.Love & Other Drugs
7.045
Overview:
Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serves him well with the ladies and the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.Men in Black 3
6.532
Overview:
Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.Captain Phillips
7.539
Overview:
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.Acting
TBADevil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (1 Episode) as John Wayne Gacy
2025Köln 75 as Michael Watts
2024A Complete Unknown as Theodore Bikel
2024The Wake as Jack
2024Birthrite as Paul
2024Molli and Max in the Future as Turboschmuck
2024Out of My Mind as Mr. Dimming
2024After Midnight (1 Episode) as Self
2023Carol & the End of the World (3 Episodes) as Eric (voice)
2023Dead Ringers (6 Episodes) as Tom
2022The Courtroom as John Keathley
2022Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
2022Severance (13 Episodes) as Ricken Hale
2021Werewolves Within as Pete Anderton
2020Monsterland (1 Episode) as Tommy
2020Materna as David
2020Tommy (12 Episodes) as Ken Rosey
2020Little America (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019Inez & Doug & Kira as Doug
2019Evil (1 Episode) as Dr Paul Wimsimer
2019Prodigal Son (2 Episodes) as Jerry
2019Perpetual Grace LTD (5 Episodes) as Everly Pirdoo
2019Ramy (1 Episode) as Michael
2018The Kindergarten Teacher as Grant Spinelli
2018Furlough as Bus Driver
2017Wormwood as Mal
2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Male Nurse
2017Spider-Man: Homecoming as Phineas Mason / Tinkerer
2017The Dinner as Dylan Heinz
2017The Most Hated Woman in America as Jon Garth Murray
2016Easy (5 Episodes) as Kyle
2016Complete Unknown as Clyde Goodwin Jr.
2016The Family Fang as Kenny
2015Patriot (18 Episodes) as Edward Tavner
2015Mistress America as Dylan
2015People, Places, Things as Gary
2015Aloha as Roy
2015Alex of Venice as Trofimov
2014Goodbye to All That as Freddie
2014Manhattan (23 Episodes) as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz
2014Glass Chin as Brian Colby
2013Captain Phillips as Shane Murphy
2013Orange Is the New Black (17 Episodes) as Cal Chapman
2013He's Way More Famous Than You as Michael Chernus
2012Jack & Diane as Jaimie
2012Elementary (1 Episode) as Edwin Borstein
2012The New Normal (1 Episode) as Paul
2012The Bourne Legacy as Arthur Ingram
2012Men in Black 3 as Jeffrey Price
2011Higher Ground as Ned
2010Love & Other Drugs as Jerry
2010The Big C (4 Episodes) as Pastor Rick
2010Coach as Michael
2009The Messenger as Alan
2009Mercy (9 Episodes) as Ryan Flanagan
2009The Good Wife (1 Episode) as Spencer Harman
2009Bored to Death (1 Episode) as Francis Hamm
2009The Rebound as Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1
2008High Street Plumbing as Kirby
2007Damages (2 Episodes) as New Jersey Bar Owner
2007Lovely by Surprise as Humkin
2006Winter Passing as Ben
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1, 1 Episode) as Tommy Sullivan, Jay Delaney