Jon Cryer

ActorProducerDirectorWriterProduction Apr 16 (age 60) New York City, New York, USA 1975–2025 (50 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

Two and a Half Men

Alan Harper

Film

Due Date

Alan Harper

Film

Hot Shots!

Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

Film

Pretty in Pink

Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale

Film

Mom

Director

Film

Big Time Adolescence

Reuben

Film

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Lenny

Film

Shorts

Dad Thompson

Filmography

Acting (97)

Movies (38)

BRATS

2024

as Self

6.0

The Little Pageant That Could

2024

as Self (archive footage)

18½

2022

as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)

5.5

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

as Self

Big Time Adolescence

as Reuben

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

as Self

Hit by Lightning

as Ricky Miller

Ass Backwards

as Dean Morris

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

2012

as Self

Stay Cool

as Javier

Company

as David

Due Date

as Alan Harper

Shorts

as Dad Thompson

Weather Girl

as Charles

Tortured

as Brian Mark

Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

2008

as Richard Pig (voice)

5.8

Danny Phantom: Reality Trip

2006

as Freakshow (voice)

8.3

Metro Chase

2005

as Mr. Stamm

Holy Man

as Barry

Glam

as Jimmy Pells

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

1998

as Daniel

4.4

Plan B

1997

as Stuart Winer

The Pompatus of Love

as Mark

Cannes Man

as Self

Heads

as Guy Franklin

The Waiter

as Tommy Kazdan

Hot Shots!

1991

as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

6.6

Penn & Teller Get Killed

1989

as Frat Boy #3

5.4

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

1988

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

as Lenny

Dudes

as Grant

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

1987

as Morgan Sewart

4.8

O.C. and Stiggs

1987

as Randall Schwab Jr.

4.3

Hiding Out

1987

as Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser

5.7

Pretty in Pink

1986

as Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale

6.7

Noon Wine

1985

as Teenage Herbert

No Small Affair

1984

as Charles Cummings

5.4

Superman Redeemed

as Lenny Luthor

Television (59)

aka Charlie Sheen

as Self

Extended Family

as Jim Kearney

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

5.6

Password

2022

as Self - Celebrity Guest

5.8

Devoured

2022

as Narrator

7.0

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

Batwoman

as Lex Luthor

Crisis Aftermath

as Self

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

as Eugenio Derbez

Will & Grace

as Jon Cryer

Drop the Mic

as Self

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

2017

as Jon Cryer

6.6

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

2016

as Lex Luthor

7.3

Justice League Action

2016

as Felix Faust (voice)

7.1

The Great Indoors

2016

as Donnie

5.7

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Supergirl

as Lex Luthor

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

The Flash

as Lex Luthor

Mom

as Customer

Arrow

as Lex Luthor

Conan

as Self

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010

as Self

6.6

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Hannah Montana

as Ken Truscott

American Dad!

as Quacky (voice)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self - Guest

The Reichen Show

as Self

The Soup

as Self

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

as Self

Danny Phantom

as Freakshow (voice)

Retrosexual: The '80s

as (archive footage)

NCIS

as Cyril Taft

Two and a Half Men

as Alan Harper

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Hey Joel

as Joel Stein

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Jon Cryer (uncredited)

7.6

Big Brother

2000

as Self - Actor, 'Two & a ½ Men'

4.9

The Trouble with Normal

as Zack Mango

Family Guy

as Kevin (voice)

Hercules

as The Winged Wolves (voice)

Becker

as Roger

Two Guys and a Girl

as Justin

Getting Personal

as Sam Wagner

The View

as Self

The Practice

as Terry Pender

Dharma & Greg

as Brian (uncredited)

6.4

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self - Guest

3.9

E! True Hollywood Story

as Self

The Outer Limits

as Trevor McPhee

Mr. Show with Bob and David

as Duckie

Partners

as Bob

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Famous Teddy Z

as Teddy Zakalokis

Amazing Stories

as Phil

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Host

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Crew (8)

Movies (4)

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

1998

Producer

4.4

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

Writer

The Pompatus of Love

Co-Producer

The Pompatus of Love

Writer

Television (4)

Extended Family

Executive Producer

Mom

Director

Two and a Half Men

Director

Two and a Half Men

Story