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Michael Chernus
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<h2 id="life-and-career">Life and career</h2> <p>Chernus was born in <a href="/facts/Rocky_River%2c_Ohio/66htUCXr">Rocky River, Ohio</a>. He is a graduate of the <a href="/facts/Juilliard_School/Ma7Fu5hQ">Juilliard School's Drama Division</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> An accomplished stage actor, Michael won a 2011 <a href="/facts/Obie_Award/VJqJQ5zn">Obie Award</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> and received a <a href="/facts/Lucille_Lortel/8R0gQuPe">Lucille Lortel</a> Award nomination<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> for his performance in <a href="/facts/Lisa_Kron/qkxkWeDS">Lisa Kron</a>'s <i>In the Wake</i> at <a href="/facts/The_Public_Theater/Vyf3sL3C">The Public Theater</a> in <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>. On stage, he co-starred with <a href="/facts/David_Hyde_Pierce/x4IMd54c">David Hyde Pierce</a> in the Manhattan Theater Club production of <i>Close Up Space</i> at <a href="/facts/New_York_City_Center/cDheukjB">New York City Center</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Other New York credits include such theaters as <a href="/facts/Playwrights_Horizons/PTTv9I2c">Playwrights Horizons</a>, the <a href="/facts/Roundabout_Theatre_Company/y54cXUwx">Roundabout Theatre Company</a>, <a href="/facts/Primary_Stages/0UsWHaYc">Primary Stages</a>, <a href="/facts/New_York_Theatre_Workshop/3Jtsnd2x">New York Theatre Workshop</a>, The Atlantic Theater Company, and many productions at the <a href="/facts/Rattlestick_Playwrights_Theater/5zQg1SJC">Rattlestick Playwrights Theater</a>, where he played the lead role of KJ in Annie Baker's play, <i><a href="/facts/The_Aliens_(play)/7tms7Fsy">The Aliens</a></i>, which Charles Isherwood, of <i><a href="/facts/The_New_York_Times/T9marWVX">The New York Times</a></i>, named the best play of 2010.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>His most recent role was <a href="/facts/Second_Stage_Theatre/Dc0QaJyC">Second Stage Theatre</a>'s production of <i><a href="/facts/Lips_Together%2c_Teeth_Apart/QnMLBGCv">Lips Together, Teeth Apart</a></i>, co-starring <a href="/facts/America_Ferrera/7tNUH2QP">America Ferrera</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> Chernus has acted in films such as <i><a href="/facts/Men_in_Black_3/rwkHqgmr">Men in Black 3</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Captain_Phillips_(film)/lAQP6mbN">Captain Phillips</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/The_Bourne_Legacy_(film)/KnTe5JPT">The Bourne Legacy</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/Jack_and_Diane_(film)/77Fpx60I">Jack and Diane</a></i>. His most notable role to date is Cal Chapman, protagonist <a href="/facts/Piper_Chapman/fKtKW0jc">Piper Chapman</a>'s brother, in the <a href="/facts/Netflix/TKtlFVY9">Netflix</a> original comedy-drama series <i><a href="/facts/Orange_Is_the_New_Black/V1Tj124o">Orange Is the New Black</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> Chernus starred as Tom in the <a href="/facts/Peabody_Award/pC7Q1kqp">Peabody Award</a> winning miniseries <i><a href="/facts/Dead_Ringers_(miniseries)/xjACjh9N">Dead Ringers</a></i>, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video in 2023.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p><p>He was cast as <a href="/facts/John_Wayne_Gacy/cp70hYnW">John Wayne Gacy</a> in the upcoming Peacock series <i>Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy</i>. The series will debut in the Fall of 2025.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> <h3>Film</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Winter_Passing/Dc5Uk1l9">Winter Passing</a></i></td><td>Ben</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Lovely_by_Surprise/5cE7DsTb">Lovely by Surprise</a></i></td><td>Humpkin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td><i>High Street Plumbing</i></td><td>Kirby</td><td>Short film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Messenger_(2009_film)/g3vbafMN">The Messenger</a></i></td><td>Alan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Rebound/K8QbAjBf">The Rebound</a></i></td><td>Actor #3</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Feed_the_Fish/FLjLur6T">Feed the Fish</a></i></td><td>JP</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td><i>Nonames</i></td><td>Danny</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td><i>Coach</i></td><td>Michael</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Love_%2526_Other_Drugs/5Go5VKaM">Love & Other Drugs</a></i></td><td>Jerry</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><i>Split</i></td><td>Chris</td><td>Short film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Higher_Ground_(film)/PQXQyWno">Higher Ground</a></i></td><td>Ned</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><i>The Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia</i></td><td>The Man</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Jack_%2526_Diane_(film)/77Fpx60I">Jack & Diane</a></i></td><td>Jaimie</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Men_in_Black_3/rwkHqgmr">Men in Black 3</a></i></td><td>Jeffrey Price</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Bourne_Legacy_(film)/KnTe5JPT">The Bourne Legacy</a></i></td><td>Arthur Ingram</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><i><a href="/facts/He%2527s_Way_More_Famous_Than_You/TBwXIgYR">He's Way More Famous Than You</a></i></td><td>Himself</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><i>The Mouseketeer</i></td><td></td><td>Short film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Mutual_Friends_(film)/p50D53GY">Mutual Friends</a></i></td><td>Chernus</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Captain_Phillips_(film)/lAQP6mbN">Captain Phillips</a></i></td><td>Shane Murphy</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Goodbye_to_All_That_(film)/ez39jeeQ">Goodbye to All That</a></i></td><td>Freddie</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Alex_of_Venice/bE3V7AGG">Alex of Venice</a></i></td><td>Trofimov</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Glass_Chin/p1espybo">Glass Chin</a></i></td><td>Brian Colby</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td><i>The Rub</i></td><td>Henry</td><td>Short film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Mistress_America/znwB6mj5">Mistress America</a></i></td><td>Dylan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td><i><a href="/facts/People_Places_Things/RsNRgK7l">People Places Things</a></i></td><td>Gary</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Aloha_(2015_film)/R5jbUMPG">Aloha</a></i></td><td>Roy</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Family_Fang_(film)/TI9sm3RK">The Family Fang</a></i></td><td>Kenny</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Complete_Unknown/H5ckofcw">Complete Unknown</a></i></td><td>Clyde</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Dinner_(2017_film)/JqNLyECH">The Dinner</a></i></td><td>Dylan Heinz</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Most_Hated_Woman_in_America/6jNcgP4b">The Most Hated Woman in America</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Jon_Garth_Murray/SNl5HuyC">Jon Garth Murray</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Meyerowitz_Stories/pvfWLamS">The Meyerowitz Stories</a></i></td><td>Male Nurse</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Spider-Man%3a_Homecoming/yoNtPMpY">Spider-Man: Homecoming</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Tinkerer_(Marvel_Comics)/QqPkACEB">Phineas Mason / Tinkerer</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Kindergarten_Teacher_(2018_film)/SwwsDs49">The Kindergarten Teacher</a></i></td><td>Grant Spinelli</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Furlough_(film)/gVnzAQDH">Furlough</a></i></td><td>Bus Driver</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Materna_(film)/0sTb3P6S">Materna</a></i></td><td>David</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Werewolves_Within_(film)/67ucnBF7">Werewolves Within</a></i></td><td>Pete</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Molli_and_Max_in_the_Future/JIRgKpnw">Molli and Max in the Future</a></i></td><td>Turboschmuck</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Out_of_My_Mind_(film)/5r1uwyp9">Out of My Mind</a></i></td><td>Mr. Dimming</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td><i><a href="/facts/A_Complete_Unknown/FykXBoFY">A Complete Unknown</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Theodore_Bikel/dg5TWV5D">Theodore Bikel</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td><i><a href="/facts/K%25C3%25B6ln_75/na25uFBe">Köln 75</a></i></td><td>Michael "Mick" Watts</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Television</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Bored_to_Death/180FuPSY">Bored to Death</a></i></td><td>Francis Hamm</td><td>Episode: "Take a Dive"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009–2010</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Mercy_(TV_series)/hf8yNVX7">Mercy</a></i></td><td>Ryan Flanagan</td><td>Recurring role, 9 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Damages_(TV_series)/fmbfe63J">Damages</a></i></td><td>New Jersey Bar Owner</td><td>2 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Law_%2526_Order%3a_Special_Victims_Unit/0KgSLVg9">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i></td><td>Jay Delaney</td><td>Episode: "Educated Guess"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Big_C_(TV_series)/yV0ALpro">The Big C</a></i></td><td>Pastor Rick</td><td>4 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_New_Normal_(TV_series)/I8HrKExk">The New Normal</a></i></td><td>Paul</td><td>Episode: "Nangasm"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Nurse_Jackie/obRc4sfp">Nurse Jackie</a></i></td><td>Louie</td><td>Episode: "Walk of Shame"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013–2019</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Orange_Is_the_New_Black/V1Tj124o">Orange Is the New Black</a></i></td><td>Cal Chapman</td><td>Recurring role, 17 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Royal_Pains/hr5Tf8Dj">Royal Pains</a></i></td><td>Pat McRevis</td><td>Episode: "Can of Worms"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Nashville_(2012_TV_series)/0865yeUq">Nashville</a></i></td><td>Howie V</td><td>Episode: "They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy Anymore"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Elementary_(TV_series)/U958NAgj">Elementary</a></i></td><td>Edwin Borstein</td><td>Episode: "Bella"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014–2015</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Manhattan_(TV_series)/MJoMr9DN">Manhattan</a></i></td><td>Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz</td><td>Main role, 22 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Law_%2526_Order%3a_Special_Victims_Unit/0KgSLVg9">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i></td><td>Tommy Sullivan</td><td>Episode: "Parole Violations"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015–2018</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Patriot_(TV_series)/SqU7l0Yk">Patriot</a></i></td><td>Congressman Edward Tavner</td><td>Main role, 18 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Good_Wife/D79Vz19k">The Good Wife</a></i></td><td>Spencer Harman</td><td>Episode: "Discovery"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016–2019</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Easy_(TV_series)/JUAQs4Cr">Easy</a></i></td><td>Kyle</td><td>6 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Wormwood_(miniseries)/vI80tGdH">Wormwood</a></i></td><td>Mal</td><td>3 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019–2020</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Ramy_(TV_series)/CMnmEVtn">Ramy</a></i></td><td>Michael</td><td>3 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Perpetual_Grace%2c_LTD/s0Gv00fw">Perpetual Grace, LTD</a></i></td><td>Everly Pirdoo</td><td>5 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Tommy_(TV_series)/GCVCjX8N">Tommy</a></i></td><td>Ken Rosey</td><td>Main role, 12 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Monsterland/8QKhfTKS">Monsterland</a></i></td><td>Tommy</td><td>Episode: "Newark, New Jersey"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Prodigal_Son_(TV_series)/7eC3x2ej">Prodigal Son</a></i></td><td>Jerry</td><td>2 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Cinema_Toast/4jDhpswI">Cinema Toast</a></i></td><td>Man (voice)</td><td>Episode: "Attack of the Karens"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Evil_(TV_series)/csn91vqp">Evil</a></i></td><td>Dr. Paul Wimsimer</td><td>Episode: "The Demon of Cults"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Little_America_(TV_series)/7avRcB9C">Little America</a></i></td><td>Paul</td><td>Episode: "Columbus Starlings LLC"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022–present</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Severance_(TV_series)/t5tEnht3">Severance</a></i></td><td>Dr. Ricken Lazlo Hale</td><td>Main role</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Dead_Ringers_(miniseries)/xjACjh9N">Dead Ringers</a></i></td><td>Tom</td><td>Miniseries</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Carol_%2526_the_End_of_the_World/YBhAExqP">Carol & the End of The World</a></i></td><td>Eric (voice)</td><td>3 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td><i>Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy</i></td><td>John Wayne Gacy</td><td>Main role, 8 episodes</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Stage</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Play</th><th>Role</th><th>Theatre</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i>Jump/Cut</i></td><td>Dave</td><td><a href="/facts/Woolly_Mammoth_Theatre_Company/weTrvKmU">Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company</a>, Regional</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2004</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Romeo_and_Juliet/7dMuGpte">Romeo and Juliet</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Benvolio/c7w93uoQ">Benvolio</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Guthrie_Theater/myjp5G1g">Guthrie Theater</a>, Regional</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>Finer Noble Gases</i></td><td>Lynch<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Rattlestick_Playwrights_Theater/5zQg1SJC">Rattlestick Playwrights Theater</a>, Off-Broadway</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004–2005</td><td><i><a href="/facts/A_Number/zrD8btNc">A Number</a></i></td><td>Bernard/Bernard/Michael</td><td><a href="/facts/New_York_Theatre_Workshop/3Jtsnd2x">New York Theatre Workshop</a>, Off-Broadway</td><td>Understudy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i>Create Fate</i></td><td>Nathan</td><td><a href="/facts/Williamstown_Theatre_Festival/rDkSPsyx">Williamstown Theatre Festival</a>, Regional</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005–2006</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Mr._Marmalade/Dz4r21Ec">Mr. Marmalade</a></i></td><td>George/Cactus/Bob</td><td><a href="/facts/Roundabout_Theatre_Company/y54cXUwx">Laura Pels Theatre</a>, Off-Broadway</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><i>The Mistakes Madeline Made</i></td><td>Wilson</td><td><a href="/facts/Yale_Repertory_Theatre/KWEYu61t">Yale Repertory Theatre</a>, Regional</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2007</td><td><i>Essential Self-Defense</i></td><td>Isaak Glinka</td><td><a href="/facts/Playwrights_Horizons/PTTv9I2c">Playwrights Horizons</a>, Off-Broadway</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>American Sligo</i></td><td>Kyle<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td>Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Off-Broadway</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>Rag and Bone</i></td><td>George<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td><td>Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Off-Broadway</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td><i>Hunting and Gathering</i></td><td>Astor</td><td><a href="/facts/59E59_Theaters/kjhkzTjE">59E59 Theaters</a>, Off-Broadway</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2010</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Aliens_(play)/7tms7Fsy">The Aliens</a></i></td><td>KJ</td><td>Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Off-Broadway</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>In the Wake</i></td><td>Danny</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Public_Theater/Vyf3sL3C">The Public Theater</a>, Off-Broadway</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><i>Touch(ed)</i></td><td>Billy</td><td>Williamstown Theatre Festival, Regional</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011–2012</td><td><i>Close Up Space</i></td><td>Steve</td><td><a href="/facts/Manhattan_Theatre_Club/2TIxqUCz">Manhattan Theatre Club</a>, Off-Broadway</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Lips_Together%2c_Teeth_Apart/QnMLBGCv">Lips Together, Teeth Apart</a></i></td><td>Sam Truman</td><td><a href="/facts/Second_Stage_Theater/Dc0QaJyC">Second Stage Theater</a>, Off-Broadway</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td><i>Well, I'll Let You Go</i></td><td>Bubba Weiler</td><td><a href="/facts/Irondale_Center/paUtIaQp">Irondale Center</a>, Off-Broadway</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="awards-and-nominations">Awards and nominations</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Award</th><th>Category</th><th>Nominated work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2011</td><td><a href="/facts/Lucille_Lortel_Awards/NNUJTxWc">Lucille Lortel Awards</a></td><td>Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play</td><td rowspan="2"><i>In the Wake</i></td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Obie_Award/VJqJQ5zn">Obie Awards</a></td><td>Outstanding Performance by a Featured Actor</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td><a href="/facts/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards/MhpGtGH1">Screen Actors Guild Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Drama_Series/NxflXaJ1">Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series</a></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Severance_(TV_series)/t5tEnht3">Severance</a></i></td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td><a href="/facts/Peabody_Awards/pC7Q1kqp">Peabody Awards</a></td><td>Entertainment</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Dead_Ringers_(miniseries)/xjACjh9N">Dead Ringers</a></i></td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1985974/">Michael Chernus</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/27422">Michael Chernus</a> at the <a href="/facts/Internet_Off-Broadway_Database/pECWp559">Internet Off-Broadway Database</a> (archived)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Personal Details for Michael L Chernus, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009"". 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