Jon Cryer
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1965-04-16 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jonathan Niven Cryer · John Cryer · جان کرایر
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.
Known For
TV Shows (59)
NCIS
2003
as Cyril Taft
Family Guy
1999
as Kevin (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Jon Cryer (uncredited)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Quacky (voice) / Desk Clerk (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Flash
2014
as Lex Luthor
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Alan Harper
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Arrow
2012
as Lex Luthor
Conan
2010
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Supergirl
2015
as Lex Luthor
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Lex Luthor
Mom
2013
as Customer
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
The Practice
1997
as Terry Pender
Big Brother
2000
as Self - Actor, 'Two & a ½ Men'
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
The Outer Limits
1995
as Trevor McPhee
Hannah Montana
2006
as Ken Truscott
Hercules
1998
as The Winged Wolves (voice)
Becker
1998
as Roger
The Soup
2004
as Self
Amazing Stories
1985
as Phil
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Danny Phantom
2004
as Freakshow (voice)
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Host
Justice League Action
2016
as Felix Faust (voice)
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Brian (uncredited)
Batwoman
2019
as Lex Luthor
Will & Grace
2017
as Jon Cryer
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
as Justin
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
as Duckie
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Eugenio Derbez
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Partners
1995
as Bob
Password
2022
as Self - Celebrity Guest
The Great Indoors
2016
as Donnie
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017
as Jon Cryer
The Famous Teddy Z
1989
as Teddy Zakalokis
Extended Family
2023
as Jim Kearney
aka Charlie Sheen
2025
as Self
Retrosexual: The '80s
2004
as (archive footage)
The Trouble with Normal
2000
as Zack Mango
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
Getting Personal
1998
as Sam Wagner
Crisis Aftermath
2019
as Self
Hey Joel
2003
as Joel Stein
Devoured
2022
as Narrator
Movies (36)
Due Date
2010
as Alan Harper
Hot Shots!
1991
as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
Pretty in Pink
1986
as Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
as Lenny
Holy Man
1998
as Barry
Shorts
2009
as Dad Thompson
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Company
2011
as David
BRATS
2024
as Self
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
2008
as Richard Pig (voice)
Cannes Man
1996
as Self
Tortured
2008
as Brian Mark
Stay Cool
2011
as Javier
Big Time Adolescence
2020
as Reuben
No Small Affair
1984
as Charles Cummings
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
2006
as Freakshow (voice)
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Randall Schwab Jr.
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
1987
as Morgan Sewart
Hiding Out
1987
as Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser
Dudes
1987
as Grant
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
as Frat Boy #3
Ass Backwards
2013
as Dean Morris
Glam
1998
as Jimmy Pells
18½
2022
as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1998
as Daniel
Noon Wine
1985
as Teenage Herbert
Weather Girl
2009
as Charles
The Waiter
1993
as Tommy Kazdan
Hit by Lightning
2014
as Ricky Miller
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
as Self (archive footage)
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012
as Self
The Pompatus of Love
1996
as Mark
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988
Metro Chase
2005
as Mr. Stamm
Heads
1994
as Guy Franklin
Plan B
1997
as Stuart Winer
About 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 seve… With 95 credits spanning from 1956 to 2025, Jon Cryer has appeared in 36 films and 59 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jon Cryer Movies
- Due Date (2010) — as Alan Harper
- Hot Shots! (1991) — as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
- Pretty in Pink (1986) — as Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) — as Lenny
- Holy Man (1998) — as Barry
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