Jon Cryer
Acting
- Born:
- 1965-04-16
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
aka Charlie Sheen
The Little Pageant That Could
BRATS
Extended Family
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Password
18½
Devoured
Big Time Adolescence
Crisis Aftermath
Batwoman
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
Drop the Mic
Will & Grace
Justice League Action
The Great Indoors
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Supergirl
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Hit by Lightning
The Flash
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Mom
Ass Backwards
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Arrow
Stay Cool
Company
Conan
Due Date
Who Do You Think You Are?
Shorts
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Weather Girl
Tortured
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
Hannah Montana
The Reichen Show
Metro Chase
American Dad!
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Retrosexual: The '80s
The Tony Danza Show
The Soup
Danny Phantom
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
NCIS
Two and a Half Men
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Hey Joel
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Trouble with Normal
Big Brother
Family Guy
Becker
Holy Man
Hercules
Glam
Getting Personal
Two Guys and a Girl
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
Plan B
Dharma & Greg
The View
The Practice
E! True Hollywood Story
The Pompatus of Love
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Cannes Man
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Partners
The Outer Limits
Heads
The Waiter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Hot Shots!
Penn & Teller Get Killed
The Famous Teddy Z
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
Hiding Out
Dudes
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
O.C. and Stiggs
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Pretty in Pink
Amazing Stories
Noon Wine
No Small Affair
American Playhouse
People's Choice Awards
Tony Awards