Directed credits
2
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Jon Cryer
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 2All crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 69718
IMDb ID: nm0001083
Known for: Acting
Born: April 16, 1965
Age: 61
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2025
Years active: 70
Average TMDB rating: 6.41
Wikidata: Q310367
Also known as
Jonathan Niven Cryer • John Cryer • جان کرایر
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Writer (2)Executive Producer (1)
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.
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Highest rated movies linked with Jon Cryer.
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Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jon Cryer.
as Freakshow (voice) • 2 eps
Danny Phantom
2004 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Lex Luthor • 1 eps
The Flash
2014 • Series
as Trevor McPhee • 1 eps
The Outer Limits
1995 • Series
as Terry Pender • 1 eps
The Practice
1997 • Series
as Jon Cryer (uncredited) • 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 • Series
as Cyril Taft • 3 eps
NCIS
2003 • Series
as Duckie • 1 eps
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995 • Series
as Phil • 1 eps
Amazing Stories
1985 • Series
as Jon Cryer • 1 eps
Will & Grace
2017 • Series
Director • 4 eps
Two and a Half Men
2003 • Series
as Kevin (voice) • 1 eps
Family Guy
1999 • Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jon Cryer.
as Cyril Taft • 3 eps
NCIS
2003 • Series
as Kevin (voice) • 1 eps
Family Guy
1999 • Series
as Jon Cryer (uncredited) • 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Lex Luthor • 1 eps
The Flash
2014 • Series
as Quacky (voice) • 1 eps
American Dad!
2005 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 • Series
Director • 4 eps
Two and a Half Men
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Conan
2010 • Series
as Lex Luthor • 1 eps
Arrow
2012 • Series
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jon Cryer.
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Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Jon Cryer.
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jon Cryer.
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Pageant That Could
2024 • Movie
as Self
BRATS
2024 • Movie
as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
18½
2022 • Movie
as Reuben
Big Time Adolescence
2020 • Movie
as Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 • Movie
as Ricky Miller
Hit by Lightning
2014 • Movie
as Dean Morris
Ass Backwards
2013 • Movie
as Self
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012 • Movie
as Javier
Stay Cool
2011 • Movie
as David
Company
2011 • Movie
as Alan Harper
Due Date
2010 • Movie
as Dad Thompson
Shorts
2009 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jon Cryer.
as Self • 2 eps
aka Charlie Sheen
2025 • Series
as Jim Kearney • 13 eps
Extended Family
2023 • Series
1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Self - Celebrity Guest • 1 eps
Password
2022 • Series
as Narrator • 6 eps
Devoured
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Crisis Aftermath
2019 • Series
as Lex Luthor • 1 eps
Batwoman
2019 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Eugenio Derbez • 1 eps
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018 • Series
as Jon Cryer • 2 eps
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Drop the Mic
2017 • Series
as Jon Cryer • 1 eps
Will & Grace
2017 • Series