Jon Cryer

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1965-04-16 (59 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Jonathan Niven Cryer , John Cryer

Jon Cryer

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

Actor

2024
BRATS

as Self

2023
Extended Family

as Jim Kearney

2022
18½

as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)

2022
Password

as Self - Celebrity Guest

2022
Devoured

as Narrator

2020
2019
2019
Batwoman

as Lex Luthor

2017
Drop the Mic

as Self

2017
Will & Grace

as Jon Cryer

2016
Justice League Action

as Felix Faust (voice)

2016
2015
Supergirl

as Lex Luthor

2014
Hit by Lightning

as Ricky Miller

2014
And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

2014
The Flash

as Lex Luthor

2013
Ass Backwards

as Dean Morris

2013
Mom

as Customer

2012
Arrow

as Lex Luthor

2011
Company

as David

2010
Due Date

as Alan Harper

2010
Conan

as Self

2009
Shorts

as Dad Thompson

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
2005
American Dad!

as Quacky (voice)

2005
American Dad!

as Desk Clerk (voice)

2004
Retrosexual: The '80s

as (archive footage)

2004
The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

2004
Danny Phantom

as Freakshow (voice)

2003
NCIS

as Cyril Taft

2003
Two and a Half Men

as Alan Harper

2003
Hey Joel

as Joel Stein

2003
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Jon Cryer (uncredited)

2000
2000
Big Brother

as Guest

1999
Family Guy

as Kevin (voice)

1998
Holy Man

as Barry

1998
Glam

as Jimmy Pells

1998
Becker

as Roger

1998
Hercules

as The Winged Wolves (voice)

1998
Getting Personal

as Sam Wagner

1998
1997
Plan B

as Stuart Winer

1997
Cannes Man

as Self

1997
Dharma & Greg

as Brian (uncredited)

1997
The View

as Self

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

1995
Partners

as Bob

1995
The Outer Limits

as Trevor McPhee

1994
Heads

as Guy Franklin

1993
The Waiter

as Tommy Kazdan

1991
Hot Shots!

as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

1989
1989
The Famous Teddy Z

as Teddy Zakalokis

1987
Hiding Out

as Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser

1987
Dudes

as Grant

1987
O.C. and Stiggs

as Randall Schwab Jr.

1987
1986
Pretty in Pink

as Philip F. "Duckie" Dale

1985
Noon Wine

as Teenage Herbert

1985
1984
No Small Affair

as Charles Cummings

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Producer

Director

2013
Mom

as Director

2003
Two and a Half Men

as Director