Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 16, 1965
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Jon Cryer
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BRATS | Self |
| 2024 | The Little Pageant That Could | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | 18½ | H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice) |
| 2022 | 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! | Self |
| 2020 | Big Time Adolescence | Reuben |
| 2016 | Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows | Self |
| 2014 | Hit by Lightning | Ricky Miller |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Ass Backwards | Dean Morris |
| 2012 | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Self |
| 2011 | Company | David |
| 2010 | Due Date | Alan Harper |
| 2009 | Stay Cool | Javier |
| 2009 | Shorts | Dad Thompson |
| 2009 | Weather Girl | Charles |
| 2008 | Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby | Richard Pig (voice) |
| 2008 | Tortured | Brian Mark |
| 2006 | Danny Phantom: Reality Trip | Freakshow (voice) |
| 2005 | Metro Chase | Mr. Stamm |
| 1998 | Holy Man | Barry |
| 1998 | Glam | Jimmy Pells |
| 1998 | Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five | Daniel |
| 1997 | Plan B | Stuart Winer |
| 1997 | Cannes Man | Self |
| 1996 | The Pompatus of Love | Mark |
| 1994 | Heads | Guy Franklin |
| 1993 | The Waiter | Tommy Kazdan |
| 1991 | Hot Shots! | Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach |
| 1989 | Penn & Teller Get Killed | Frat Boy #3 |
| 1988 | Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card | |
| 1987 | Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | Morgan Sewart |
| 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lenny |
| 1987 | Dudes | Grant |
| 1987 | O.C. and Stiggs | Randall Schwab Jr. |
| 1987 | Hiding Out | Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale |
| 1985 | Noon Wine | Teenage Herbert |
| 1984 | No Small Affair | Charles Cummings |