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Jon Cryer

Acting 61 years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 1.8
Born: April 16, 1965

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.

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Known For

NCIS
NCIS Cyril Taft 2003
Family Guy
Family Guy Kevin (voice) 1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men Alan Harper 2003
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Blow
Blow Zack Mango 2001
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (96)

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

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (3)

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