Jon Cryer
Acting
1965-04-16 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
2026 · Series
aka Charlie Sheen
2025 · Series
The Little Pageant That Could
2024 · Movie
BRATS
2024 · Movie
Extended Family
2023 · Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Series
Password
2022 · Series
18½
2022 · Movie
Devoured
2022 · Series
Big Time Adolescence
2020 · Movie
Crisis Aftermath
2019 · Series
Batwoman
2019 · Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018 · Series
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017 · Series
Drop the Mic
2017 · Series
Will & Grace
2017 · Series
Justice League Action
2016 · Series
The Great Indoors
2016 · Series
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Movie
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 · Series
Supergirl
2015 · Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Series
Hit by Lightning
2014 · Movie
The Flash
2014 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
Mom
2013 · Series
Ass Backwards
2013 · Movie
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012 · Movie
Arrow
2012 · Series
Stay Cool
2011 · Movie
Company
2011 · Movie
Conan
2010 · Series
Due Date
2010 · Movie
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · Series
Shorts
2009 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Weather Girl
2009 · Movie
Tortured
2008 · Movie
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
2008 · Movie
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
2006 · Movie
Hannah Montana
2006 · Series
The Reichen Show
2005 · Series
Metro Chase
2005 · Movie
American Dad!
2005 · Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Series
Retrosexual: The '80s
2004 · Series
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Series
The Soup
2004 · Series
Danny Phantom
2004 · Series
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · Series
NCIS
2003 · Series
Two and a Half Men
2003 · Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
Hey Joel
2003 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
The Trouble with Normal
2000 · Series
Big Brother
2000 · Series
Family Guy
1999 · Series
Becker
1998 · Series
Holy Man
1998 · Movie
Hercules
1998 · Series
Glam
1998 · Movie
Getting Personal
1998 · Series
Two Guys and a Girl
1998 · Series
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1998 · Movie
Plan B
1997 · Movie
Dharma & Greg
1997 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
The Practice
1997 · Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
The Pompatus of Love
1996 · Movie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Series
Cannes Man
1996 · Movie
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995 · Series
Partners
1995 · Series
The Outer Limits
1995 · Series
Heads
1994 · Movie
The Waiter
1993 · Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
Hot Shots!
1991 · Movie
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989 · Movie
The Famous Teddy Z
1989 · Series
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988 · Movie
Hiding Out
1987 · Movie
Dudes
1987 · Movie
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987 · Movie
O.C. and Stiggs
1987 · Movie
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
1987 · Movie
Pretty in Pink
1986 · Movie
Amazing Stories
1985 · Series
Noon Wine
1985 · Movie
No Small Affair
1984 · Movie
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Series
Tony Awards
1956 · Series