Jon Cryer
31 movies · 35 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 16, 1965 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jonathan Niven Cryer · John Cryer · جان کرایر
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
Jon Cryer: movies and TV shows
Acting (66)
- 2026
- 2023
- 2022 18½
as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
- 2022
- 2020 Big Time Adolescence
as Reuben
- 2019
- 2017
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014 Hit by Lightning
as Ricky Miller
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013 Ass Backwards
as Dean Morris
- 2012
- 2011 Stay Cool
as Javier
- 2011 Company
as David
- 2010 Due Date
as Alan Harper
- 2009 Shorts
as Dad Thompson
- 2009 Weather Girl
as Charles
- 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
- 2005 Metro Chase
as Mr. Stamm
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998 Holy Man
as Barry
- 1998
- 1998 Glam
as Jimmy Pells
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998
- 1997 Plan B
as Stuart Winer
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996 The Pompatus of Love
as Mark
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994 Heads
as Guy Franklin
- 1993 The Waiter
as Tommy Kazdan
- 1991 Hot Shots!
as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
- 1989 Penn & Teller Get Killed
as Frat Boy #3
- 1989
- 1988
- 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
- 1985 Noon Wine
as Teenage Herbert
- 1984 No Small Affair
as Charles Cummings
- 1982
Behind the camera (5)
- 2023
- 2013
- 2003
- 1998 Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
Writer, Producer
- 1996 The Pompatus of Love
Writer, Co-Producer
Talk shows and appearances (31)
- 2025 aka Charlie Sheen
2 episodes
- 2024
- 2024
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show
1 episode
- 2022 Password
1 episode
- 2019 Crisis Aftermath
1 episode
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
2 episodes
- 2018 The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
1 episode
- 2017 Drop the Mic
1 episode
- 2016
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
1 episode
- 2012
- 2010 Conan
1 episode
- 2010 Who Do You Think You Are?
1 episode
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
1 episode
- 2005 The Reichen Show
1 episode
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2 episodes
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show
1 episode
- 2004 The Soup
3 episodes
- 2004 On Air with Ryan Seacrest
1 episode
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
4 episodes
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 2000 Big Brother
1 episode
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story
2 episodes
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1 episode
- 1996
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
- 1975 People's Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode