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Jon Cryer

Jon Cryer

Actor · Born April 16, 1965 · New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Acted in 64

2000s

  1. 2009

    Shorts

    Dad Thompson

    51

  2. Weather Girl

    Charles

    50
  3. 2008

    Tortured

    Brian Mark

    57

  4. Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

    Richard Pig (voice)

  5. 2006

    Danny Phantom: Reality Trip

    Freakshow (voice)

  6. Hannah Montana

    Ken Truscott · 2 episodes

    60
  7. 2005

    Metro Chase

    Mr. Stamm

  8. American Dad!

    Quacky (voice), Desk Clerk (voice) · 1 episode

    73
  9. 2004

    Danny Phantom

    Freakshow (voice) · 2 episodes

    75
  10. 2003

    NCIS

    Cyril Taft · 3 episodes

    77

  11. Two and a Half Men

    Alan Harper · 262 episodes

    72

  12. Hey Joel

    Joel Stein · 13 episodes

  13. 2000

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    Jon Cryer (uncredited) · 1 episode

    77

  14. The Trouble with Normal

    Zack Mango · 13 episodes

1980s

  1. 1989

    Penn & Teller Get Killed

    Frat Boy #3

  2. The Famous Teddy Z

    Teddy Zakalokis · 20 episodes

  3. 1988

    Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

    Movie

  4. 1987

    Hiding Out

    Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser

  5. Dudes

    Grant

    56

  6. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Lenny

    32

  7. O.C. and Stiggs

    Randall Schwab Jr.

  8. Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

    Morgan Sewart

  9. 1986

    Pretty in Pink

    Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale

    66
  10. 1985

    Amazing Stories

    Phil · 1 episode

    74

  11. Noon Wine

    Teenage Herbert

  12. 1984

    No Small Affair

    Charles Cummings

  13. 1982

    American Playhouse

    Teenage Herbert · 1 episode

Wrote 3

Produced 3

Directed 2

2010s

  1. 2013

    Mom

    Director

    74
Appearances27

2020s

  1. 2025

    aka Charlie Sheen

    Self · 2 episodes

    75
  2. 2024

    The Little Pageant That Could

    Self (archive footage)

  3. BRATS

    Self

    69
  4. 2022

    Password

    Self - Celebrity Guest · 1 episode

  5. Devoured

    Narrator · 6 episodes

2010s

  1. 2019

    Crisis Aftermath

    Self · 1 episode

  2. The Kelly Clarkson Show

    Self - Guest · 2 episodes

    60
  3. 2017

    Drop the Mic

    Self · 1 episode

    50
  4. 2016

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

    Self

  5. 2015

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

    Self · 1 episode

    55
  6. 2014

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    60
  7. 2012

    John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

    Self

  8. 2010

    Conan

    Self · 1 episode

    79

  9. Who Do You Think You Are?

    Self · 1 episode

    77

1990s

  1. 1997

    The View

    Self · 2 episodes

    29
  2. 1996

    E! True Hollywood Story

    Self · 2 episodes

  3. The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    41

  4. Cannes Man

    Self

    51