04/16/1965
New York City, New York, USA:
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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The Little Pageant That Could (2024) as Self (archive footage) |
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BRATS (2024) as Self |
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18½ (2022) as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice) |
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Big Time Adolescence (2020) as Reuben |
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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016) as Self |
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Hit by Lightning (2014) as Ricky Miller |
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Ass Backwards (2013) as Dean Morris |
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John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast (2012) as Self |
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Stay Cool (2011) as Javier |
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Company (2011) as David |
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Due Date (2010) as Alan Harper |
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Shorts (2009) as Dad Thompson |
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Weather Girl (2009) as Charles |
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Tortured (2008) as Brian Mark |
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Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby (2008) as Richard Pig (voice) |
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Danny Phantom: Reality Trip (2006) as Freakshow (voice) |
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Metro Chase (2005) as Mr. Stamm |
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Holy Man (1998) as Barry |
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Glam (1998) as Jimmy Pells |
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Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998) as Daniel |
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Plan B (1997) as Stuart Winer |
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The Pompatus of Love (1996) as Mark |
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Cannes Man (1996) as Self |
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Heads (1994) as Guy Franklin |
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The Waiter (1993) as Tommy Kazdan |
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Hot Shots! (1991) as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach |
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Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989) as Frat Boy #3 |
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Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card (1988) as |
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Hiding Out (1987) as Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser |
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Dudes (1987) as Grant |
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) as Lenny |
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O.C. and Stiggs (1987) as Randall Schwab Jr. |
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Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987) as Morgan Sewart |
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Pretty in Pink (1986) as Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale |
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Noon Wine (1985) as Teenage Herbert |
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No Small Affair (1984) as Charles Cummings |
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Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998) Writer |
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Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998) Producer |
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The Pompatus of Love (1996) Writer |
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The Pompatus of Love (1996) Co-Producer |