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