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
Morgan Sewart
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale
Pretty in Pink
Javier
Stay Cool
Lenny
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Dad Thompson
Shorts
Barry
Holy Man
Grant
Dudes
Randall Schwab Jr.
O.C. and Stiggs
Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
Hot Shots!
Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser
Hiding Out
Richard Pig (voice)
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
Charles Cummings
No Small Affair
Charles
Weather Girl
Mark
The Pompatus of Love
David
Company
Self
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Dean Morris
Ass Backwards
Guy Franklin
Heads
Ricky Miller
Hit by Lightning
Self
BRATS
Jimmy Pells
Glam
Tommy Kazdan
The Waiter
Brian Mark
Tortured
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Alan Harper
Due Date
Daniel
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
Freakshow (voice)
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
Reuben
Big Time Adolescence
Stuart Winer
Plan B
Frat Boy #3
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Self
Cannes Man
H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
18½
Teenage Herbert
Noon Wine
Mr. Stamm
Metro Chase
Self
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
Self (archive footage)
The Little Pageant That Could
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-04-16
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Jonathan Niven Cryer