Jon Cryer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

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

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Big Brother

    Big Brother

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Mom

    Mom

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Supergirl

    Supergirl

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • DC's Legends of Tomorrow

    DC's Legends of Tomorrow

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Hannah Montana

    Hannah Montana

  • The Soup

    The Soup

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Danny Phantom

    Danny Phantom

  • Becker

    Becker

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • On Air with Ryan Seacrest

    On Air with Ryan Seacrest

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Two Guys and a Girl

    Two Guys and a Girl

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Batwoman

    Batwoman

  • Justice League Action

    Justice League Action

  • Due Date

    Due Date

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Mr. Show with Bob and David

    Mr. Show with Bob and David

  • Partners

    Partners

  • aka Charlie Sheen

    aka Charlie Sheen

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell 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

  • Noon Wine

    Noon Wine

  • Hot Shots!

    Hot Shots!

  • The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

    The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

  • Holy Man

    Holy Man

  • Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

    Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

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

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

  • The Famous Teddy Z

    The Famous Teddy Z

  • Shorts

    Shorts

  • Pretty in Pink

    Pretty in Pink

  • The Pompatus of Love

    The Pompatus of Love

  • Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

    Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

  • Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

    Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

  • Extended Family

    Extended Family

  • It's A Yubby Nubby Ewok Murder Party

    It's A Yubby Nubby Ewok Murder Party

  • John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

    John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

  • Company

    Company

  • Big Time Adolescence

    Big Time Adolescence

  • Password

    Password

  • Getting Personal

    Getting Personal

  • Stay Cool

    Stay Cool

  • Hiding Out

    Hiding Out

  • Retrosexual: The '80s

    Retrosexual: The '80s

  • 18½

    18½

  • The Waiter

    The Waiter

  • Cannes Man

    Cannes Man

  • BRATS

    BRATS

  • The Trouble with Normal

    The Trouble with Normal

  • Crisis Aftermath

    Crisis Aftermath

  • No Small Affair

    No Small Affair

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Glam

    Glam

  • Heads

    Heads

  • Tortured

    Tortured

  • Hey Joel

    Hey Joel

  • Weather Girl

    Weather Girl

  • Hit by Lightning

    Hit by Lightning

  • Dudes

    Dudes

  • Ass Backwards

    Ass Backwards

  • 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

    1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

  • Metro Chase

    Metro Chase

  • O.C. and Stiggs

    O.C. and Stiggs

  • The Little Pageant That Could

    The Little Pageant That Could

  • Devoured

    Devoured

  • Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

    Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

  • Danny Phantom: Reality Trip

    Danny Phantom: Reality Trip

  • Penn & Teller Get Killed

    Penn & Teller Get Killed

  • Plan B

    Plan B