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Michael Chernus

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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.

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Captain Phillips

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Spider-Man: Homecoming

As Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer

Love & Other Drugs

As Jerry

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

As John Wayne Gacy

Aloha

As Roy

Out of My Mind

As Mr. Dimming

Werewolves Within

As Pete Anderton

The Messenger

As Alan

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KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Storming the Deck

From the Bounty to the Caine, mutiny films have always been about more than shipboard insurrection. This chain charts how cinematic rebellions at sea reflect th...

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Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

2025 · John Wayne Gacy

Molli and Max in the Future

2024 · Turboschmuck

Out of My Mind

2024 · Mr. Dimming

Werewolves Within

2021 · Pete Anderton

Inez & Doug & Kira

2019 · Doug

Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017 · Phineas Mason / The Tinkerer

Aloha

2015 · Roy

Captain Phillips

2013 · Shane Murphy

Love & Other Drugs

2010 · Jerry

The Messenger

2009 · Alan