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 (2013â€"2019). Chernus played Phineas
Mason / Tinkerer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man:
Homecoming, which was released on July 7, 2017.Chernus was born in
Rocky River, Ohio. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School's Drama
Division. An accomplished stage actor, Michael won a 2011 Obie Award
and received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for his performance in
Lisa Kron's In the Wake at The Public Theater in New York City. On
stage, he co-starred with David Hyde Pierce in the Manhattan Theater
Club production of Close Up Space at New York City Center. Other New
York credits include such theaters as Playwrights Horizons, the
Roundabout Theatre Company, Primary Stages, New York Theatre Workshop,
The Atlantic Theater Company, and many productions at the Rattlestick
Playwrights Theater, where he played the lead role of KJ in Annie
Baker's play, The Aliens, which Charles Isherwood, of The New York
Times, named the best play of 2010.His most recent role was Second
Stage Theatre's production of Lips Together, Teeth Apart, co-starring
America Ferrera. Chernus has acted in films such as Men in Black 3,
Captain Phillips, The Bourne Legacy, and Jack and Diane. His most
notable role to date is Cal Chapman, protagonist Piper Chapman's
brother, in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New
Black.
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 (2013â€"2019). Chernus played Phineas
Mason / Tinkerer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man:
Homecoming, which was released on July 7, 2017.Chernus was born in
Rocky River, Ohio. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School's Drama
Division. An accomplished stage actor, Michael won a 2011 Obie Award
and received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for his performance in
Lisa Kron's In the Wake at The Public Theater in New York City. On
stage, he co-starred with David Hyde Pierce in the Manhattan Theater
Club production of Close Up Space at New York City Center. Other New
York credits include such theaters as Playwrights Horizons, the
Roundabout Theatre Company, Primary Stages, New York Theatre Workshop,
The Atlantic Theater Company, and many productions at the Rattlestick
Playwrights Theater, where he played the lead role of KJ in Annie
Baker's play, The Aliens, which Charles Isherwood, of The New York
Times, named the best play of 2010.His most recent role was Second
Stage Theatre's production of Lips Together, Teeth Apart, co-starring
America Ferrera. Chernus has acted in films such as Men in Black 3,
Captain Phillips, The Bourne Legacy, and Jack and Diane. His most
notable role to date is Cal Chapman, protagonist Piper Chapman's
brother, in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New
Black.
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