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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).
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Michael Chernus is an American actor. He is best known for his TV roles in Mercy, Manhattan and Orange is the New Black, in which he portrays Cal Chapman.
Chernus was born on August 8, 1977 in Rocky River, Ohio, USA. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School's Drama Division.
He made his on-screen debut as Ben in the 2005 film Winter Passing.
Also 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 most recently 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 Theater 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).
Chernus married his wife, Emily Simoness, on Sept. 26, 2015 at Ryder Farm in Brewster, New York. Simoness is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of SPACE at Ryder Farm. SPACE creates an environment singular in its ability to invigorate artists and innovators and their work, and contributes to the sustainability and resourceful preservation of one o...
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Michael Chernus. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:28. Carol & The End of the World (2023) 45 Videos. 80 Photos. Also 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.
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Jun 26, 2019 · 'Orange Is the New Black' has released the trailer for the final season, which is out July 26 on Netflix. Watch the official look at 'OITNB' season seven.
- Jackie Strause
Jul 30, 2018 · When her brother, Cal Chapman (Michael Chernus), asks her what she is going to do next, she offers no answer and the screen fades to orange.
- Jackie Strause
Jul 24, 2019 · When picking her up from prison, Piper’s brother Cal Chapman (Michael Chernus) asks a question that will be answered in season seven: “So, what are you going to do next?”
Jul 15, 2019 · She’s working as a waitress, crashing in a cramped apartment with her brother Cal (Michael Chernus) and sister-in-law Neri (Tracee Chimo), and barely scraping together enough to pay for her...
