Jon Cryer
Born: 1965-04-16 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- aka Charlie Sheen as Self
2024
- BRATS as Self
- The Little Pageant That Could as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Extended Family as Jim Kearney
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show
- Password as Self - Celebrity Guest
- Devoured as Narrator
- 18½ as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
2020
- Big Time Adolescence as Reuben
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- Batwoman as Lex Luthor
- Crisis Aftermath as Self
2018
- The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Eugenio Derbez
2017
- Will & Grace as Jon Cryer
- Drop the Mic as Self
- Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television as Jon Cryer
2016
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Lex Luthor
- Justice League Action as Felix Faust (voice)
- The Great Indoors as Donnie
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
2015
- Supergirl as Lex Luthor
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
2014
- The Flash as Lex Luthor
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Hit by Lightning as Ricky Miller
2013
- Mom as Customer
- Ass Backwards as Dean Morris
2012
- Arrow as Lex Luthor
- John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast as Self
2010
- Conan as Self
- Due Date as Alan Harper
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Shorts as Dad Thompson
- Weather Girl as Charles
2008
- Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby as Richard Pig (voice)
- Tortured as Brian Mark
2006
- Hannah Montana as Ken Truscott
- Danny Phantom: Reality Trip as Freakshow (voice)
2005
- American Dad! as Quacky (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self - Guest
- The Reichen Show as Self
- Metro Chase as Mr. Stamm
2004
- The Soup as Self
- Danny Phantom as Freakshow (voice)
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- Retrosexual: The '80s as (archive footage)
2003
- NCIS as Cyril Taft
- Two and a Half Men as Alan Harper
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Hey Joel as Joel Stein
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jon Cryer (uncredited)
- Big Brother as Self - Actor, 'Two & a ½ Men'
- The Trouble with Normal as Zack Mango
1999
- Family Guy as Kevin (voice)
1998
- Becker as Roger
- Hercules as The Winged Wolves (voice)
- Two Guys and a Girl as Justin
- Holy Man as Barry
- Getting Personal as Sam Wagner
- Glam as Jimmy Pells
- Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five as Daniel
1997
- The Practice as Terry Pender
- The View as Self
- Dharma & Greg as Brian (uncredited)
- Plan B as Stuart Winer
1996
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- E! True Hollywood Story as Self
- Cannes Man as Self
- The Pompatus of Love as Mark
1995
- The Outer Limits as Trevor McPhee
- Mr. Show with Bob and David as Duckie
- Partners as Bob
1994
- Heads as Guy Franklin
1993
- The Waiter as Tommy Kazdan
1991
- Hot Shots! as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
1989
- The Famous Teddy Z as Teddy Zakalokis
- Penn & Teller Get Killed as Frat Boy #3
1987
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace as Lenny
- O.C. and Stiggs as Randall Schwab Jr.
- Hiding Out as Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser
- Dudes as Grant
- Morgan Stewart's Coming Home as Morgan Sewart
1986
- Pretty in Pink as Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale
1985
- Amazing Stories as Phil
- Noon Wine as Teenage Herbert
1984
- No Small Affair as Charles Cummings
1975
- People's Choice Awards as Self - Host
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Performer