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.
Movie | Brats | Self | 2025 |
Series | Extended Family | Jim Kearney | 2023-12-23 |
Series | Devoured | Narrator | 2022-02-21 |
Movie | 18½ | H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice) | 2022-05-27 |
Movie | Big Time Adolescence | Reuben | 2020-03-13 |
Series | Batwoman | Lex Luthor | 2019-10-06 |
Series | Crisis Aftermath | Self | 2019-12-08 |
Series | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Eugenio Derbez | 2018-02-18 |
Series | Will & Grace | Jon Cryer | 2017-09-28 |
Series | Drop the Mic | Unknown | 2017-10-24 |
Series | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Jon Cryer | 2017-10-25 |
Series | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Lex Luthor | 2016-01-21 |
Series | Justice League Action | Felix Faust (voice) | 2016-12-16 |
Movie | Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016-02-21 |
Series | Supergirl | Lex Luthor | 2015-10-26 |
Series | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015-03-23 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Series | The Flash | Lex Luthor | 2014-10-07 |
Movie | Hit by Lightning | Ricky Miller | 2014-10-31 |
Movie | Ass Backwards | Dean Morris | 2013-01-21 |
Series | Mom | Customer | 2013-09-23 |
Movie | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Self | 2012-11-06 |
Series | Arrow | Lex Luthor | 2012-10-10 |
Movie | Stay Cool | Javier | 2011-09-16 |
Movie | Company | David | 2011-06-15 |
Series | Conan | Self | 2010-11-08 |
Movie | Due Date | Alan Harper | 2010-11-03 |
Movie | Weather Girl | Charles | 2009-07-10 |
Movie | Shorts | Dad Thompson | 2009-08-21 |
Movie | Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby | Richard Pig (voice) | 2008-03-01 |
Series | Hannah Montana | Ken Truscott | 2006-03-24 |
Movie | Danny Phantom: Reality Trip | Freakshow (voice) | 2006-06-09 |
Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | 2005-01-03 |
Series | The Reichen Show | Self | 2005-11-11 |
Series | American Dad! | Desk Clerk (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
Series | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Self | 2004-01-01 |
Series | Retrosexual: The '80s | (archive footage) | 2004-11-14 |
Series | Danny Phantom | Freakshow (voice) | 2004-04-03 |
Series | The Soup | Unknown | 2004-07-01 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004-09-13 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003-01-26 |
Series | Hey Joel | Joel Stein | 2003-06-03 |
Series | NCIS | Cyril Taft | 2003-09-23 |
Series | Two and a Half Men | Alan Harper | 2003-09-22 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003-09-08 |
Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jon Cryer (uncredited) | 2000-10-06 |
Series | The Trouble with Normal | Zack Mango | 2000-10-06 |
Series | Family Guy | Kevin (voice) | 1999-01-31 |
Series | Two Guys and a Girl | Justin | 1998-03-10 |
Movie | Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five | Daniel | 1998-01-01 |
Series | Getting Personal | Sam Wagner | 1998-04-06 |
Movie | Glam | Jimmy Pells | 1998-05-08 |
Series | Becker | Roger | 1998-11-02 |
Movie | Holy Man | Barry | 1998-10-08 |
Series | Hercules | The Winged Wolves (voice) | 1998-08-31 |
Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
Movie | Cannes Man | Self | 1997-06-03 |
Series | Dharma & Greg | Brian (uncredited) | 1997-09-24 |
Movie | Plan B | Stuart Winer | 1997-10-03 |
Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996-06-10 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Movie | The Pompatus of Love | Mark | 1996-07-26 |
Series | The Outer Limits | Trevor McPhee | 1995-03-26 |
Series | Partners | Bob | 1995-09-11 |
Movie | Heads | Guy Franklin | 1994-01-29 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Hot Shots! | Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach | 1991-07-31 |
Series | The Famous Teddy Z | Teddy Zakalokis | 1989-09-18 |
Movie | Penn & Teller Get Killed | Frat Boy #3 | 1989-09-22 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | Morgan Sewart | 1987-02-20 |
Movie | O.C. and Stiggs | Randall Schwab Jr. | 1987-07-10 |
Movie | Hiding Out | Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser | 1987-11-06 |
Movie | Dudes | Grant | 1987-08-01 |
Movie | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lenny | 1987-07-24 |
Movie | Pretty in Pink | Philip F. "Duckie" Dale | 1986-02-28 |
Series | Amazing Stories | Phil | 1985-09-29 |
Movie | No Small Affair | Charles Cummings | 1984-11-09 |
Series | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1956-04-01 |