Jon Cryer
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
American Dad!
Quacky (voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
Desk Clerk (voice)
2005
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Family Guy
Kevin (voice)
1999
Series
NCIS
Cyril Taft
2003
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self - Guest
2005
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jon Cryer (uncredited)
2000
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
The Flash
Lex Luthor
2014
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Two and a Half Men
Alan Harper
2003
Series
Arrow
Lex Luthor
2012
Series
Big Brother
Self - Actor, 'Two & a ½ Men'
2000
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Lex Luthor
2016
Series
The Practice
Terry Pender
1997
Series
Supergirl
Lex Luthor
2015
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Mom
Customer
2013
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
Series
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
Sherpa
2026
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Series
American Playhouse
Teenage Herbert
1982
Series
Hannah Montana
Ken Truscott
2006
Series
Danny Phantom
Freakshow (voice)
2004
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Series
The Outer Limits
Trevor McPhee
1995
Series
The Soup
Self
2004
Series
Amazing Stories
Phil
1985
Series
Hercules
The Winged Wolves (voice)
1998
Series
Becker
Roger
1998
Series
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Series
Will & Grace
Jon Cryer
2017
Series
Justice League Action
Felix Faust (voice)
2016
Series
Two Guys and a Girl
Justin
1998
Series
Dharma & Greg
Brian (uncredited)
1997
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
1975
Series
Batwoman
Lex Luthor
2019
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Series
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Duckie
1995
Series
Drop the Mic
Self
2017
Film
Hot Shots!
Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
1991
Film
Due Date
Alan Harper
2010
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Eugenio Derbez
2018
Series
Password
Self - Celebrity Guest
2022
Film
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Lenny
1987
Series
Partners
Bob
1995
Series
The Great Indoors
Donnie
2016
Film
Pretty in Pink
Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale
1986
Series
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
Jon Cryer
2017
Series
The Famous Teddy Z
Teddy Zakalokis
1989
Film
Big Time Adolescence
Reuben
2020
Series
Extended Family
Jim Kearney
2023
Series
Hey Joel
Joel Stein
2003
Getting Personal
Sam Wagner
1998
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996
Film
Shorts
Dad Thompson
2009
Film
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
Richard Pig (voice)
2008
Series
The Trouble with Normal
Zack Mango
2000
Retrosexual: The '80s
(archive footage)
2004
Series
aka Charlie Sheen
Self
2025
Film
Holy Man
Barry
1998
Film
Tortured
Brian Mark
2008
Film
BRATS
Self
2024
Film
Stay Cool
Javier
2011
Film
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
Film
Weather Girl
Charles
2009
Film
Cannes Man
Self
1996
Film
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Frat Boy #3
1989
Film
Ass Backwards
Dean Morris
2013
Series
Crisis Aftermath
Self
2019
Film
No Small Affair
Charles Cummings
1984
Film
Dudes
Grant
1987
Film
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
O.C. and Stiggs
Randall Schwab Jr.
1987
Film
Company
David
2011
Film
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
Freakshow (voice)
2006
Film
The Pompatus of Love
Mark
1996
Film
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Morgan Sewart
1987
Series
Devoured
Narrator
2022
Plan B
Stuart Winer
1997
Film
Hiding Out
Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser
1987
Film
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
Daniel
1998
Film
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self
2012
Film
Glam
Jimmy Pells
1998
Film
Hit by Lightning
Ricky Miller
2014
Film
Noon Wine
Teenage Herbert
1985
Film
18½
H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
2022
Film
Heads
Guy Franklin
1994
The Waiter
Tommy Kazdan
1993
Film
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988
Film
Metro Chase
Mr. Stamm
2005