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.
Movie | BRATS | Self | 2024-06-07 |
Series | Extended Family | Jim Kearney | 2023-12-23 |
Series | Devoured | Narrator | 2022-02-21 |
Movie | 18½ | H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice) | 2022-05-27 |
Series | Password | Self - Celebrity Guest | 2022-08-09 |
Series | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Unknown | 2022-09-12 |
Movie | Big Time Adolescence | Reuben | 2020-03-13 |
Series | Batwoman | Lex Luthor | 2019-10-06 |
Series | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 2019-09-09 |
Series | Crisis Aftermath | Self | 2019-12-08 |
Series | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Eugenio Derbez | 2018-02-18 |
Series | Will & Grace | Jon Cryer | 2017-09-28 |
Series | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Jon Cryer | 2017-10-25 |
Series | Drop the Mic | Self | 2017-10-24 |
Series | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Lex Luthor | 2016-01-21 |
Series | Justice League Action | Felix Faust (voice) | 2016-12-16 |
Movie | Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016-02-21 |
Series | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015-03-23 |
Series | Supergirl | Lex Luthor | 2015-10-26 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Series | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014-02-25 |
Movie | Hit by Lightning | Ricky Miller | 2014-10-31 |
Series | The Flash | Lex Luthor | 2014-10-07 |
Movie | Ass Backwards | Dean Morris | 2013-01-21 |
Series | Mom | Customer | 2013-09-23 |
Series | Arrow | Lex Luthor | 2012-10-10 |
Movie | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Self | 2012-11-06 |
Movie | Company | David | 2011-06-15 |
Series | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2010-03-05 |
Movie | Due Date | Alan Harper | 2010-11-03 |
Series | Conan | Self | 2010-11-08 |
Movie | Stay Cool | Javier | 2009-04-23 |
Movie | Weather Girl | Charles | 2009-07-10 |
Series | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009-07-16 |
Movie | Shorts | Dad Thompson | 2009-08-21 |
Movie | Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby | Richard Pig (voice) | 2008-03-01 |
Movie | Tortured | Brian Mark | 2008-09-10 |
Series | Hannah Montana | Ken Truscott | 2006-03-24 |
Movie | Danny Phantom: Reality Trip | Freakshow (voice) | 2006-06-09 |
Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | 2005-01-03 |
Series | American Dad! | Desk Clerk (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
Series | The Reichen Show | Self | 2005-11-11 |
Series | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Self | 2004-01-01 |
Series | The Soup | Unknown | 2004-07-01 |
Series | Danny Phantom | Freakshow (voice) | 2004-04-03 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004-09-13 |
Series | Retrosexual: The '80s | (archive footage) | 2004-11-14 |
Series | Hey Joel | Joel Stein | 2003-06-03 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003-09-08 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003-01-26 |
Series | Two and a Half Men | Alan Harper | 2003-09-22 |
Series | NCIS | Cyril Taft | 2003-09-23 |
Series | The Trouble with Normal | Zack Mango | 2000-10-06 |
Series | Big Brother | Guest | 2000-07-05 |
Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jon Cryer (uncredited) | 2000-10-06 |
Series | Family Guy | Kevin (voice) | 1999-01-31 |
Series | Two Guys and a Girl | Justin | 1998-03-10 |
Series | Getting Personal | Sam Wagner | 1998-04-06 |
Movie | Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five | Daniel | 1998-01-01 |
Series | Becker | Roger | 1998-11-02 |
Movie | Glam | Jimmy Pells | 1998-05-08 |
Movie | Holy Man | Barry | 1998-10-08 |
Series | Hercules | The Winged Wolves (voice) | 1998-08-31 |
Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
Movie | Cannes Man | Self | 1997-06-03 |
Series | Dharma & Greg | Brian (uncredited) | 1997-09-24 |
Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Plan B | Stuart Winer | 1997-10-03 |
Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996-06-10 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Movie | The Pompatus of Love | Mark | 1996-07-26 |
Series | The Outer Limits | Trevor McPhee | 1995-03-26 |
Series | Partners | Bob | 1995-09-11 |
Series | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Duckie | 1995-11-03 |
Movie | Heads | Guy Franklin | 1994-01-29 |
Movie | The Waiter | Tommy Kazdan | 1993-06-01 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Hot Shots! | Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach | 1991-07-31 |
Series | The Famous Teddy Z | Teddy Zakalokis | 1989-09-18 |
Movie | Penn & Teller Get Killed | Frat Boy #3 | 1989-09-22 |
Movie | Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card | Unknown | 1988-02-14 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Hiding Out | Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser | 1987-11-06 |
Movie | O.C. and Stiggs | Randall Schwab Jr. | 1987-07-10 |
Movie | Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | Morgan Sewart | 1987-02-20 |
Movie | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lenny | 1987-07-24 |
Movie | Dudes | Grant | 1987-08-01 |
Movie | Pretty in Pink | Philip F. "Duckie" Dale | 1986-02-28 |
Movie | Noon Wine | Teenage Herbert | 1985-01-21 |
Series | Amazing Stories | Phil | 1985-09-29 |
Movie | No Small Affair | Charles Cummings | 1984-11-09 |
Series | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1956-04-01 |