Jon Cryer
Known for: Acting
Born: April 16, 1965
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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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Filmography
36 movies · 61 TV shows, newest first
9.0
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
2026
7.5
aka Charlie Sheen
2025
NR
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
6.0
BRATS
2024
5.9
Extended Family
2023
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
4.4
Password
2022
5.5
18½
2022
7.0
Devoured
2022
7.2
Big Time Adolescence
2020
8.1
Crisis Aftermath
2019
6.8
Batwoman
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
6.1
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
6.6
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017
6.5
Drop the Mic
2017
7.5
Will & Grace
2017
7.2
Justice League Action
2016
5.7
The Great Indoors
2016
4.0
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
7.2
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
7.3
Supergirl
2015
5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
4.7
Hit by Lightning
2014
7.8
The Flash
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
7.3
Mom
2013
4.4
Ass Backwards
2013
NR
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012
6.8
Arrow
2012
4.8
Stay Cool
2011
6.9
Company
2011
7.2
Conan
2010
6.4
Due Date
2010
6.9
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
5.9
Shorts
2009
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
5.6
Weather Girl
2009
5.5
Tortured
2008
5.7
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
2008
8.3
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
2006
7.1
Hannah Montana
20064.8
The Reichen Show
2005
8.0
Metro Chase
2005
7.0
American Dad!
2005
6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
20058.5
Retrosexual: The '80s
20046.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
6.3
The Soup
2004
8.3
Danny Phantom
2004
9.5
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
7.6
NCIS
2003
7.5
Two and a Half Men
2003
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
7.0
Hey Joel
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
7.7
The Trouble with Normal
2000
4.8
Big Brother
2000
7.4
Family Guy
1999
7.2
Becker
1998
5.2
Holy Man
1998
6.9
Hercules
1998
3.7
Glam
19989.0
Getting Personal
1998
7.2
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
4.8
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
19989.0
Plan B
1997
6.4
Dharma & Greg
1997
4.3
The View
1997
7.6
The Practice
1997
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
4.1
The Pompatus of Love
1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
5.3
Cannes Man
1996
7.5
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
9.0
Partners
1995
7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
3.0
Heads
19944.5
The Waiter
1993
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
6.6
Hot Shots!
1991
5.6
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
7.4
The Famous Teddy Z
1989
7.0
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988
5.8
Hiding Out
1987
5.7
Dudes
1987
4.6
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
4.5
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
5.1
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
1987
6.7
Pretty in Pink
1986
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
NR
Noon Wine
1985
5.5
No Small Affair
1984
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
9.2
People's Choice Awards
1975
NR
Tony Awards
1956