Career
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–present). Chernus is a graduate of the Juilliard School"s Drama Division.
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 s, 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 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, the lead character"s brother, in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.