Michael Chernus

Michael Chernus can be seen in Tony Gilroy's The Bourne Legacy and Barry Sonnenfeld's Men In Black 3. Upcoming films include Goodbye To All That, written and directed by Angus MacLachlan (Junebug), and Glass Chin, directed by Noah Buschel.

Chernus' other film credits include Oscar® nominee Vera Farmiga's directorial debut Higher Ground, Bradley Rust Gray's Jack and Diane, Michael Urie's He's Way More Famous Than You, Ed Zwick's Love and Other Drugs, and the indie comedy Feed the Fish. Chernus was seen in Oren Moverman's drama The Messenger and in Bart Freundlich's comedy The Rebound, and he plays the lead role in Kirt Gunn's award-winning feature Lovely By Surprise, which was honored with the Special Jury Prize at the Seattle Film Festival.

On television, Chernus appeared in the Netflix Original Series "Orange Is the New Black." He made a memorable appearance in the first-season finale of HBO's "Bored to Death" and may be most recognizable for his recurring role as Ryan Flanagan on the NBC hospital drama "Mercy." He also had a recurring role on the fourth season of "Damages," as well as a multi-episode arc in Showtime's "The Big C." Other television appearances include "The New Normal," "Nurse Jackie," and "Royal Pains."

Also an accomplished stage actor, Chernus 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. 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 Theater Workshop, The Atlantic Theater Company, and many productions at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (where he played the lead role in Annie Baker's play "The Aliens," named the best play of 2010 by The New York Times).

His credits in regional theater include productions at the Williamstown Theater Festival, The Yale Repertory Theatre, and the Guthrie Theater, among others. Internationally, he appeared in Adam Rapp's "Finer Noble Gases" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was honored with the Fringe First Award; he also appeared in London at the Bush Theatre. Chernus is a graduate of the Juilliard School's Drama Division.

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