Jon Cryer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1965 (age 61)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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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Filmography
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
TV · as Sherpa · 1 ep
aka Charlie Sheen
TV · as Self · 2 eps
BRATS
Movie · as Self
The Little Pageant That Could
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Extended Family
TV · as Jim Kearney · 13 eps
18½
Movie · as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
Devoured
TV · as Narrator · 6 eps
Password
TV · as Self - Celebrity Guest · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · 1 ep
Big Time Adolescence
Movie · as Reuben
Crisis Aftermath
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Batwoman
TV · as Lex Luthor · 1 ep
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
TV · as Eugenio Derbez · 1 ep
Drop the Mic
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
TV · as Jon Cryer · 2 eps
Will & Grace
TV · as Jon Cryer · 1 ep
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie · as Self
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
TV · as Lex Luthor · 1 ep
Justice League Action
TV · as Felix Faust (voice) · 3 eps
The Great Indoors
TV · as Donnie · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Supergirl
TV · as Lex Luthor · 20 eps
Hit by Lightning
Movie · as Ricky Miller
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Flash
TV · as Lex Luthor · 1 ep
Ass Backwards
Movie · as Dean Morris
Mom
TV · as Customer · 1 ep
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Movie · as Self
Arrow
TV · as Lex Luthor · 1 ep
Stay Cool
Movie · as Javier
Company
Movie · as David
Due Date
Movie · as Alan Harper
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Shorts
Movie · as Dad Thompson
Weather Girl
Movie · as Charles
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
Movie · as Richard Pig (voice)
Tortured
Movie · as Brian Mark
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
Movie · as Freakshow (voice)
Hannah Montana
TV · as Ken Truscott · 2 eps
Metro Chase
Movie · as Mr. Stamm
American Dad!
TV · as Quacky (voice), Desk Clerk (voice) · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Danny Phantom
TV · as Freakshow (voice) · 2 eps
Retrosexual: The '80s
TV · as (archive footage) · 5 eps
The Soup
TV · as Self · 3 eps
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hey Joel
TV · as Joel Stein · 13 eps
Two and a Half Men
TV · as Alan Harper · 262 eps
NCIS
TV · as Cyril Taft · 3 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Jon Cryer (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Trouble with Normal
TV · as Zack Mango · 13 eps
Big Brother
TV · as Self - Actor, 'Two & a ½ Men' · 1 ep
Family Guy
TV · as Kevin (voice) · 1 ep
Holy Man
Movie · as Barry
Glam
Movie · as Jimmy Pells
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
Movie · as Daniel
Two Guys and a Girl
TV · as Justin · 1 ep
Getting Personal
TV · as Sam Wagner · 18 eps
Becker
TV · as Roger · 1 ep
Hercules
TV · as The Winged Wolves (voice) · 2 eps
Plan B
Movie · as Stuart Winer
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Dharma & Greg
TV · as Brian (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Practice
TV · as Terry Pender · 1 ep
The Pompatus of Love
Movie · as Mark
Cannes Man
Movie · as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Partners
TV · as Bob · 22 eps
The Outer Limits
TV · as Trevor McPhee · 1 ep
Mr. Show with Bob and David
TV · as Duckie · 1 ep
Heads
Movie · as Guy Franklin
The Waiter
Movie · as Tommy Kazdan
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
Hot Shots!
Movie · as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Movie · as Frat Boy #3
The Famous Teddy Z
TV · as Teddy Zakalokis · 20 eps
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
Movie
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Movie · as Morgan Sewart
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Movie · as Lenny
Dudes
Movie · as Grant
O.C. and Stiggs
Movie · as Randall Schwab Jr.
Hiding Out
Movie · as Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser
Pretty in Pink
Movie · as Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale
Noon Wine
Movie · as Teenage Herbert
Amazing Stories
TV · as Phil · 1 ep
No Small Affair
Movie · as Charles Cummings
American Playhouse
TV · as Teenage Herbert · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep