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Jon Cryer

​Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He is the son of actress–singer Gretchen Cryer. He made his motion picture debut in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair, but gained greater fame as "Duckie" in the 1986 John Hughes-scripted film Pretty in Pink. In 1998, he finished writing and producing the independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five, which was well received. Even though he gained some fame by starring in these films, it took several years to find success on television; the shows he had starred in (The Famous Teddy Z, Partners and The Trouble with Normal) did not last very long. In 2003, he was cast as Alan Harper on the CBS hit comedy series Two and a Half Men, opposite Charlie Sheen, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2009. He received three earlier Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on the show.


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Born:
Apr 16, 1965 In New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
85
First Appeared:
In the series Tony Awards 1956-04-01
Latest Project:
Movie Brats 2025
Known For
Filmography
Movie Brats Self 2025
Movie The Waiter Tommy Kazdan 2025
Series Extended Family Jim Kearney 2023-12-23
Series Devoured Narrator 2022-02-21
Movie 18½ H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice) 2022-05-27
Series Password Self - Celebrity Guest 2022-08-09
Movie Big Time Adolescence Reuben 2020-03-13
Series The Kelly Clarkson Show Unknown 2019-09-09
Series Crisis Aftermath Self 2019-12-08
Series Batwoman Lex Luthor 2019-10-06
Series The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale Eugenio Derbez 2018-02-18
Series Will & Grace Jon Cryer 2017-09-28
Series Drop the Mic Self 2017-10-24
Series Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Jon Cryer 2017-10-25
Series DC's Legends of Tomorrow Lex Luthor 2016-01-21
Movie Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows Self 2016-02-21
Series Justice League Action Felix Faust (voice) 2016-12-16
Series The Late Late Show with James Corden Self 2015-03-23
Series Supergirl Lex Luthor 2015-10-26
Series Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014-02-25
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Series The Flash Lex Luthor 2014-10-07
Movie Hit by Lightning Ricky Miller 2014-10-31
Movie Ass Backwards Dean Morris 2013-01-21
Series Mom Customer 2013-09-23
Series Arrow Lex Luthor 2012-10-10
Movie John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast Self 2012-11-06
Movie Stay Cool Javier 2011-09-16
Movie Company David 2011-06-15
Movie Due Date Alan Harper 2010-11-03
Series Who Do You Think You Are? Self 2010-03-05
Series Conan Self 2010-11-08
Movie Weather Girl Charles 2009-07-10
Movie Shorts Dad Thompson 2009-08-21
Movie Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby Richard Pig (voice) 2008-03-01
Series Hannah Montana Ken Truscott 2006-03-24
Movie Danny Phantom: Reality Trip Freakshow (voice) 2006-06-09
Series The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005-01-03
Series American Dad! Desk Clerk (voice) 2005-02-06
Series The Reichen Show Self 2005-11-11
Series Danny Phantom Freakshow (voice) 2004-04-03
Series On Air with Ryan Seacrest Self 2004-01-01
Series The Soup Unknown 2004-07-01
Series The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest 2004-09-13
Series Retrosexual: The '80s (archive footage) 2004-11-14
Series Hey Joel Joel Stein 2003-06-03
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Himself 2003-01-26
Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003-09-08
Series Two and a Half Men Alan Harper 2003-09-22
Series NCIS Cyril Taft 2003-09-23
Series The Trouble with Normal Zack Mango 2000-10-06
Series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jon Cryer (uncredited) 2000-10-06
Series Family Guy Kevin (voice) 1999-01-31
Series Two Guys and a Girl Justin 1998-03-10
Movie Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five Daniel 1998-01-01
Series Becker Roger 1998-11-02
Series Getting Personal Sam Wagner 1998-04-06
Movie Glam Jimmy Pells 1998-05-08
Movie Holy Man Barry 1998-10-08
Series Hercules The Winged Wolves (voice) 1998-08-31
Series The View Self 1997-08-11
Series The Practice Unknown 1997-03-04
Movie Cannes Man Self 1997-06-03
Series Dharma & Greg Brian (uncredited) 1997-09-24
Movie Plan B Stuart Winer 1997-10-03
Series The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self - Guest 1996-06-10
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Movie The Pompatus of Love Mark 1996-07-26
Series The Outer Limits Trevor McPhee 1995-03-26
Series Partners Bob 1995-09-11
Movie Heads Guy Franklin 1994-01-29
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Movie Hot Shots! Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach 1991-07-31
Series The Famous Teddy Z Teddy Zakalokis 1989-09-18
Movie Penn & Teller Get Killed Frat Boy #3 1989-09-22
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05
Movie Morgan Stewart's Coming Home Morgan Sewart 1987-02-20
Movie Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Lenny 1987-07-24
Movie O.C. and Stiggs Randall Schwab Jr. 1987-07-10
Movie Hiding Out Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser 1987-11-06
Movie Dudes Grant 1987-08-01
Movie Pretty in Pink Philip F. "Duckie" Dale 1986-02-28
Series Amazing Stories Phil 1985-09-29
Movie No Small Affair Charles Cummings 1984-11-09
Series Tony Awards Self - Performer 1956-04-01