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-scrip ... ted 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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Two and a Half Men
as Alan Harper
Episodes: 262
First Aired: Sep 22, 2003
Partners
as Bob
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Sep 11, 1995
The Famous Teddy Z
as Teddy Zakalokis
Episodes: 20
First Aired: Sep 18, 1989
Supergirl
as Lex Luthor
Episodes: 20
First Aired: Oct 26, 2015
Getting Personal
as Sam Wagner
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Apr 06, 1998
Hey Joel
as Joel Stein
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jun 03, 2003
Extended Family
as Jim Kearney
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Dec 23, 2023
The Trouble with Normal
as Zack Mango
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Oct 06, 2000
Devoured
as Narrator
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Feb 21, 2022
Retrosexual: The '80s
as (archive footage)
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Nov 14, 2004
Justice League Action
as Felix Faust (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Dec 16, 2016
Family Guy
as Kevin (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
Danny Phantom
as Freakshow (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 03, 2004
NCIS
as Cyril Taft
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 2003
Hercules
as The Winged Wolves (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 31, 1998
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
as Jon Cryer
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 25, 2017
Hannah Montana
as Ken Truscott
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 24, 2006
Two Guys and a Girl
as Justin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 10, 1998
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jon Cryer (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 2000
American Dad!
as Quacky (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
Dharma & Greg
as Brian (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1997
The Outer Limits
as Trevor McPhee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
Becker
as Roger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1998
Mom
as Customer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2013
Amazing Stories
as Phil
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1985
American Dad!
as Desk Clerk (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Eugenio Derbez
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 18, 2018
Will & Grace
as Jon Cryer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2017
Batwoman
as Lex Luthor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 2019
The Flash
as Lex Luthor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 2014
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Lex Luthor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 2016
Arrow
as Lex Luthor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 10, 2012
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as Duckie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 03, 1995
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
The Soup
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 01, 2004
E! True Hollywood Story
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 21, 1996
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 03, 2005
Password
as Self - Celebrity Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 09, 2022
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Himself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
The View
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 25, 1992
Crisis Aftermath
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 08, 2019
The Practice
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 04, 1997
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 2015
Drop the Mic
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 24, 2017
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 05, 2010
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
The Reichen Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 11, 2005
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 2004
Big Brother
as Self - Actor, 'Two & a ½ Men'
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 05, 2000
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
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