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Jon Cryer
Actor · Writer · Producer· New York City, New York, USA
Jonathan Niven Cryer, born in 1965 to actress Gretchen Cryer, emerged in the 1980s with roles in films like No Small Affair and Pretty in Pink, where he played the iconic "Duckie." After a stint as a writer-producer with the independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five, Cryer's television career flourished with a long-standing role in the hit series Two and a Half Men, earning him critical acclaim and an Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Alan Harper.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
34 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BRATS | Self | Film |
| 2022 | Devoured | Narrator | TV |
| 2020 | Big Time Adolescence | Reuben | Film |
| 2013 | Ass Backwards | Dean Morris | Film |
| 2011 | Stay Cool | Javier | Film |
| 2011 | Company | David | Film |
| 2010 | Due Date | Alan Harper | Film |
| 2009 | Weather Girl | Charles | Film |
| 2009 | Shorts | Dad Thompson | Film |
| 2008 | Tortured | Brian Mark | Film |
| 2008 | Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby | Richard Pig (voice) | Film |
| 2003 | Hey Joel | Joel Stein | TV |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Alan Harper | TV |
| 2000 | The Trouble with Normal | Zack Mango | TV |
| 1998 | Holy Man | Barry | Film |
| 1998 | Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five | Daniel | Film |
| 1998 | Glam | Jimmy Pells | Film |
| 1998 | Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five | Writer | Film |
| 1998 | Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five | Producer | Film |
| 1996 | Cannes Man | Self | Film |
| 1996 | The Pompatus of Love | Mark | Film |
| 1996 | The Pompatus of Love | Writer | Film |
| 1996 | The Pompatus of Love | Co-Producer | Film |
| 1995 | Partners | Bob | TV |
| 1991 | Hot Shots! | Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach | Film |
| 1989 | The Famous Teddy Z | Teddy Zakalokis | TV |
| 1989 | Penn & Teller Get Killed | Frat Boy #3 | Film |
| 1987 | Hiding Out | Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser | Film |
| 1987 | Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | Morgan Sewart | Film |
| 1987 | O.C. and Stiggs | Randall Schwab Jr. | Film |
| 1987 | Dudes | Grant | Film |
| 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lenny | Film |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale | Film |
| 1984 | No Small Affair | Charles Cummings | Film |
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