Michael Chernus

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.7859

Gender

Male

Birthday

08-Aug-1977

Age

(49 years old)

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.


Credits

The Courtroom The Courtroom (2022) Character: John Keathley
After mistakenly registering to vote, a Filipina immigrant faces deportation and permanent separation from her American husband and newborn child. Using actual transcripts from the court hearing, The Courtroom is a dramatic reenactment of one woman’s harrowing experience with the US legal system.
The Wake The Wake (2024) Character: Jack
Three men grieve the loss of their best friend over the course of a tumultuous weekend; their mishaps, witnessed by a young, female, film student whose thesis project both captures and manipulates their uncertain journey.
High Street Plumbing High Street Plumbing (2008) Character: Kirby
Two car thieves steal an FBI surveillance van and become invested in the marriage unraveling inside a bugged suburban home.
Lovely by Surprise Lovely by Surprise (2007) Character: Humkin
Lovely by Surprise follows the journey of novelist Marian Walker as she attempts to finish her first novel. Facing the age-old problem of writer’s block, Marian seeks advice from a mentor and ex-lover. His seemingly innocent advice to kill the book’s protagonist unleashes chaos in her life as a willful protagonist escapes from her novel and appears in the unresolved corners of her past.
The Messenger The Messenger (2009) Character: Alan
Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson, to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.
Complete Unknown Complete Unknown (2016) Character: Clyde Goodwin Jr.
Tom’s birthday dinner party is turned upside down by the unexpected arrival of Alice, an old flame who changed her identity and vanished without a trace 15 years prior.
Men in Black 3 Men in Black 3 (2012) Character: Jeffrey Price
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.
Birthrite Birthrite (2025) Character: Paul
When a pregnant woman is bequeathed a home from an estranged aunt, she and her girlfriend leave the city behind to begin new chapter. But when a karmic debt threatens the life of their unborn child, they soon discover their place in the cursed history of the town.
Inez & Doug & Kira Inez & Doug & Kira (2019) Character: Doug
When a bipolar woman commits suicide, her sister and her sister's fiancé become entangled in an attempt to discover what pushed her to the brink.
Furlough Furlough (2018) Character: Bus Driver
In between caring for her mother, a young woman works part time at a prison. The rookie guard gets a chance to prove her mettle when she's tasked with accompanying a hell-raising inmate on an emergency furlough to visit her dying mother. But things soon spiral out of control, sending the pair on a hilarious, surprising, and ultimately touching road trip.
Köln 75 Köln 75 (2025) Character: Michael Watts
The true story of Vera Brandes, teenage patron saint of the 1970s Cologne music scene, who risked everything to organize the greatest solo concert in music history: Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert.
Aloha Aloha (2015) Character: Roy
A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.
Winter Passing Winter Passing (2006) Character: Ben
Actress Reese Holden has been offered a small fortune by a book editor if she can secure for publication the love letters that her father, a reclusive novelist, wrote to her mother, who has since passed away. Returning to Michigan, Reese finds that an ex-grad student and a would-be musician have moved in with her father, who cares more about his new friends than he does about his own health and well-being.
Jack & Diane Jack & Diane (2012) Character: Jaimie
The romance between two teenage girls quickly manifests as terrifying, violent and inexplicable.
The Family Fang The Family Fang (2016) Character: Kenny
A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.
Werewolves Within Werewolves Within (2021) Character: Pete Anderton
When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them.
The Bourne Legacy The Bourne Legacy (2012) Character: Arthur Ingram
New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
The Kindergarten Teacher The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) Character: Grant Spinelli
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
Out of My Mind Out of My Mind (2024) Character: Mr. Dimming
Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates. When a young educator notices her student's untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it.
Goodbye to All That Goodbye to All That (2014) Character: Freddie
Otto Wall is just a little unlucky in life, and unbeknownst to him, in love. When his wife suddenly asks for a divorce, he bounces between a search for answers, desperate attempts to stay connected to his daughter, and his fateful reentry into the dating pool.
Glass Chin Glass Chin (2014) Character: Brian Colby
After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a deal with a crooked restaurateur. But quick schemes rarely bring easy pay-offs and as the consequences of his business negotiations unfold, Bud has to make a choice between his integrity and his aspirations.
Coach Coach (2010) Character: Michael
After being dumped by his girlfriend, Nick Scanlon, an unemployed Manhattan slacker, realizes that coasting by on his bed-head charm won't get him very far. Motivated to win back his girl, he finds a job coaching a middle school soccer team down the block.
Higher Ground Higher Ground (2011) Character: Ned
Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.
Love & Other Drugs Love & Other Drugs (2010) Character: Jerry
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.
Materna Materna (2020) Character: David
A psychological portrait of four women, whose lives are bound together by an incident on the New York City subway.
Molli and Max in the Future Molli and Max in the Future (2024) Character: Turboschmuck
A man and a woman find their orbits repeatedly colliding over the course of 12 years, four planets, three dimensions and one space cult.
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) Character: Male Nurse
An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
Captain Phillips Captain Phillips (2013) Character: Shane Murphy
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.
A Complete Unknown A Complete Unknown (2024) Character: Theodore Bikel
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.
Mistress America Mistress America (2015) Character: Dylan
A college freshman cures her disappointment and loneliness by allowing herself to be pulled into the wacky schemes of her future stepsister.
The Dinner The Dinner (2017) Character: Dylan Heinz
Two brothers and their wives meet up at a haute-cuisine restaurant to discuss what to do about a horrific crime that their sons committed together. As the quartet debate their options, the conversation reopens old wounds between the siblings.
Wormwood Wormwood (2017) Character: Mal
In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.
Spider-Man: Homecoming Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Character: Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer
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.
He's Way More Famous Than You He's Way More Famous Than You (2013) Character: Michael Chernus
When once-up-and-coming indie film starlet Halley Feiffer loses her boyfriend, her agent and her career in one fell swoop she finally realizes that something in her life has got to change... she has to become WAY MORE FAMOUS! Armed with a stolen script and two pitchers of sangria, Halley enlists the help of her brother Ryan and his boyfriend to make her own movie, starring herself (of course) as herself, and any A-list celebrity she can land along the way.
People, Places, Things People, Places, Things (2015) Character: Gary
Will Henry is a newly single graphic novelist balancing being a parent to his young twin daughters and teaching a classroom full of college students, all the while trying to navigate the rich complexities of new love and letting go of the woman who left him.
The Most Hated Woman in America The Most Hated Woman in America (2017) Character: Jon Garth Murray
The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.
The Rebound The Rebound (2009) Character: Actor #3 / Twentysomething #1
Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Aram to be her nanny, and it isn't long until Aram and Sandy find out they get along wonderfully and start to date. But is their relationship real or is it, in fact, just a rebound for both of them?
Alex of Venice Alex of Venice (2015) Character: Trofimov
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.



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