About
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...
Known for
NCISSeries • 2003
Family GuySeries • 1999
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
American Dad!Series • 2005
The FlashSeries • 2014
Two and a Half MenSeries • 2003
ArrowSeries • 2012
DC's Legends of TomorrowSeries • 2016
SupergirlSeries • 2015
MomSeries • 2013
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
The PracticeSeries • 1997
Hannah MontanaSeries • 2006
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995
HerculesSeries • 1998
BeckerSeries • 1998
Will & GraceSeries • 2017
Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985
Stuart Fails to Save the UniverseSeries • 2026
BatwomanSeries • 2019
Danny PhantomSeries • 2004
Justice League ActionSeries • 2016
Two Guys and a GirlSeries • 1998
Dharma & GregSeries • 1997