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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-04-16
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
1987
4.98
Pretty in Pink
1986
6.70
Stay Cool
2009
4.90
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
4.58
Shorts
2009
5.80
Holy Man
1998
5.27
Dudes
1987
5.70
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
4.47
Hot Shots!
1991
6.60
Hiding Out
1987
5.50
No Small Affair
1984
5.40
Weather Girl
2009
5.60
The Pompatus of Love
1996
4.10
Company
2011
6.93
Ass Backwards
2013
4.50
Heads
1994
2.20
Hit by Lightning
2014
4.62
BRATS
2024
6.00
Glam
1998
3.10
The Waiter
1993
0.00
Tortured
2008
5.40
Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988
0.00
Due Date
2010
6.38
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
2006
8.30
Big Time Adolescence
2020
7.20
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
6.99
Plan B
1997
0.00
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
5.50
Cannes Man
1997
5.39
18½
2022
5.50
Noon Wine
1985
0.00
Metro Chase
2005
0.00
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
2022
8.00
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
0.00