Jon Cryer
ActingJonathan 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
Hot Shots!
Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
Due Date
Alan Harper
Pretty in Pink
Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Lenny
BRATS
Self
Shorts
Dad Thompson
Holy Man
Barry
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
Richard Pig (voice)
Big Time Adolescence
Reuben
18½
H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
Filmography — Acting
Hot Shots!
Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
Due Date
Alan Harper
Pretty in Pink
Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Lenny
BRATS
Self
Shorts
Dad Thompson
Holy Man
Barry
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
Richard Pig (voice)
Big Time Adolescence
Reuben
18½
H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
Company
David
Stay Cool
Javier
Hiding Out
Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser
Weather Girl
Charles
Ass Backwards
Dean Morris
O.C. and Stiggs
Randall Schwab Jr.
Dudes
Grant
Heads
Guy Franklin
No Small Affair
Charles Cummings
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Morgan Sewart
Cannes Man
Self
Tortured
Brian Mark
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
Freakshow (voice)
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Frat Boy #3
Glam
Jimmy Pells
The Pompatus of Love
Mark
Hit by Lightning
Ricky Miller
Noon Wine
Teenage Herbert
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
Daniel
The Waiter
Tommy Kazdan
Plan B
Stuart Winer
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
Metro Chase
Mr. Stamm