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.
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
(Morgan Sewart)
Pretty in Pink
(Philip F. "Duckie" Dale)
Stay Cool
(Javier)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
(Lenny)
Shorts
(Dad Thompson)
Holy Man
(Barry)
Dudes
(Grant)
O.C. and Stiggs
(Randall Schwab Jr.)
Hot Shots!
(Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach)
Hiding Out
(Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser)
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
(Richard Pig (voice))
No Small Affair
(Charles Cummings)
Weather Girl
(Charles)
The Pompatus of Love
(Mark)
Company
(David)
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
(Self)
Ass Backwards
(Dean Morris)
Heads
(Guy Franklin)
Hit by Lightning
(Ricky Miller)
BRATS
(Self)
Glam
(Jimmy Pells)
The Waiter
(Tommy Kazdan)
Tortured
(Brian Mark)
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
(Self)
Due Date
(Alan Harper)
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
(Daniel)
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
(Freakshow (voice))
Big Time Adolescence
(Reuben)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
Plan B
(Stuart Winer)
Penn & Teller Get Killed
(Frat Boy #3)
Cannes Man
(Self)
18½
(H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice))
Noon Wine
(Teenage Herbert)
Two Guys and a Girl
(Justin)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self - Guest)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(Jon Cryer (uncredited))
American Dad!
(Quacky (voice))
Family Guy
(Kevin (voice))
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Himself)
Hey Joel
(Joel Stein)
The View
(Self)
Two and a Half Men
(Alan Harper)
E! True Hollywood Story
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Crisis Aftermath
(Self)
Danny Phantom
(Freakshow (voice))
Dharma & Greg
(Brian (uncredited))
The Practice
The Trouble with Normal
(Zack Mango)
Partners
(Bob)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
The Famous Teddy Z
(Teddy Zakalokis)
Getting Personal
(Sam Wagner)
The Outer Limits
(Trevor McPhee)
Retrosexual: The '80s
((archive footage))
The Soup
Becker
(Roger)
Mom
(Customer)
Tony Awards
(Self - Performer)
Amazing Stories
(Phil)
American Dad!
(Desk Clerk (voice))
NCIS
(Cyril Taft)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self)
Extended Family
(Jim Kearney)
Hercules
(The Winged Wolves (voice))
Devoured
(Narrator)
Drop the Mic
(Self)
Who Do You Think You Are?
(Self)
Password
(Self - Celebrity Guest)
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
(Eugenio Derbez)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
The Reichen Show
(Self)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
(Self - Guest)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Supergirl
(Lex Luthor)
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
(Jon Cryer)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Hannah Montana
(Ken Truscott)
Will & Grace
(Jon Cryer)
Batwoman
(Lex Luthor)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
(Self)
The Flash
(Lex Luthor)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
(Lex Luthor)
Arrow
(Lex Luthor)
Mr. Show with Bob and David
(Duckie)
Big Brother
(Guest)
Justice League Action
(Felix Faust (voice))
Conan
(Self)
The Pompatus of Love
(Writer)
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
(Writer)
The Pompatus of Love
(Co-Producer)
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
(Producer)
Two and a Half Men
(Director)
Mom
(Director)
Two and a Half Men
(Story)
Extended Family
(Executive Producer)