Jon Cryer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-04-16 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Mom

    Mom

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Supergirl

    Supergirl

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • DC's Legends of Tomorrow

    DC's Legends of Tomorrow

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Big Brother

    Big Brother

  • Becker

    Becker

  • Hannah Montana

    Hannah Montana

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • Danny Phantom

    Danny Phantom

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Soup

    The Soup

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

    Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Justice League Action

    Justice League Action

  • Batwoman

    Batwoman

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • Two Guys and a Girl

    Two Guys and a Girl

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Mr. Show with Bob and David

    Mr. Show with Bob and David

  • aka Charlie Sheen

    aka Charlie Sheen

  • On Air with Ryan Seacrest

    On Air with Ryan Seacrest

  • Due Date

    Due Date

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Pretty in Pink

    Pretty in Pink

  • Shorts

    Shorts

  • Hot Shots!

    Hot Shots!

  • The Waiter

    The Waiter

  • Hiding Out

    Hiding Out

  • Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

    Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

  • Plan B

    Plan B

  • The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

    The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

  • Holy Man

    Holy Man

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Company

    Company

  • Noon Wine

    Noon Wine

  • Stay Cool

    Stay Cool

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

  • Big Time Adolescence

    Big Time Adolescence

  • Password

    Password

  • Partners

    Partners

  • Dudes

    Dudes

  • Extended Family

    Extended Family

  • Glam

    Glam

  • BRATS

    BRATS

  • Heads

    Heads

  • 18½

    18½

  • Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

    Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

  • Tortured

    Tortured

  • Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

    Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

  • The Famous Teddy Z

    The Famous Teddy Z

  • No Small Affair

    No Small Affair

  • Weather Girl

    Weather Girl

  • Retrosexual: The '80s

    Retrosexual: The '80s

  • The Pompatus of Love

    The Pompatus of Love

  • Hit by Lightning

    Hit by Lightning

  • Ass Backwards

    Ass Backwards

  • Metro Chase

    Metro Chase

  • Getting Personal

    Getting Personal

  • Crisis Aftermath

    Crisis Aftermath

  • Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

    Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

  • 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

    1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

  • O.C. and Stiggs

    O.C. and Stiggs

  • The Trouble with Normal

    The Trouble with Normal

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

    John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

  • Hey Joel

    Hey Joel

  • The Little Pageant That Could

    The Little Pageant That Could

  • Cannes Man

    Cannes Man

  • Devoured

    Devoured

  • Penn & Teller Get Killed

    Penn & Teller Get Killed

  • Danny Phantom: Reality Trip

    Danny Phantom: Reality Trip