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.
2003 • TV
1999 • TV
2000 • TV
2005 • TV
2010 • Movie
1987 • Movie
as Alan Harper
as Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser
as Charles Cummings
as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
as Teenage Herbert
as Tommy Kazdan
as Ricky Miller
as Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale
as Lenny
as Self
as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
as Dad Thompson
as Self
as Javier
as Brian Mark
as Jimmy Pells
as Reuben
as Grant
as Barry
as Richard Pig (voice)
Writer
Writer
Producer
as Cyril Taft
3 episodes
as Kevin (voice)
1 episodes
as Jon Cryer (uncredited)
1 episodes
as Quacky (voice)
1 episodes
as Desk Clerk (voice)
1 episodes
as Alan Harper
262 episodes
as Self - Guest
1 episodes
as Self - Guest
1 episodes
as Self - Guest
2 episodes
as Self
2 episodes
as Lex Luthor
20 episodes
as Customer
1 episodes
as Terry Pender
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
1 episodes
as Self - Performer
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Self
3 episodes
1 episodes
Director
Director
Executive Producer
