Jon Cryer
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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
Credits
Hot Shots! (1991)
as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
Due Date (2010)
as Alan Harper
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
as Lenny
Pretty in Pink (1986)
as Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale
Shorts (2009)
as Dad Thompson
Holy Man (1998)
as Barry
Stay Cool (2011)
as Javier
Big Time Adolescence (2020)
as Reuben
BRATS (2024)
as Self
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby (2008)
as Richard Pig (voice)
Weather Girl (2009)
as Charles
No Small Affair (1984)
as Charles Cummings
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
as Self
Cannes Man (1996)
as Self
Hiding Out (1987)
as Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser
Tortured (2008)
as Brian Mark
O.C. and Stiggs (1987)
as Randall Schwab Jr.
Ass Backwards (2013)
as Dean Morris
Dudes (1987)
as Grant
Noon Wine (1985)
as Teenage Herbert
Company (2011)
as David
The Little Pageant That Could (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
18½ (2022)
as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
The Waiter (1993)
as Tommy Kazdan
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)
as Morgan Sewart
Hit by Lightning (2014)
as Ricky Miller
Plan B (1997)
as Stuart Winer
Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
as Frat Boy #3
The Pompatus of Love (1996)
as Mark
Heads (1994)
as Guy Franklin
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998)
as Daniel
Glam (1998)
as Jimmy Pells
Metro Chase (2005)
as Mr. Stamm
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip (2006)
as Freakshow (voice)
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card (1988)
Actor
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast (2012)
as Self