Jon Cryer

Jonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, screenwriter and film producer. He is the son of David Cryer (born 1936) and Gretchen Cryer (née Kiger, born 1935). He played Alan Harper in the sitcom Two and a Half Men from 2003-2015. He has won an Emmy Award and has three Emmy nominations for Two and a Half Men.

Jon Cryer
Cryer at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September 2011
Born	Jonathan Niven Cryer (1965-04-16) April 16, 1965 New York City, New York, United States
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer, film director, film producer
Years active	1984–present
Spouse(s)	Sarah Trigger (1999–2004; 1 child) Lisa Joyner (2007–present; 1 child, adopted)

Cryer went to London to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Film and television credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	No Small Affair	Charles Cummings	Debut
1985	Noon Wine	Teenage Herbert	TV movie
1985	O.C. and Stiggs	Randall Schwab Jr.
1986	Pretty in Pink	Phil 'Duckie' Dale
1987	Morgan Stewart's Coming Home	Morgan Stewart
1987	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	Lenny Luthor
1987	Dudes	Grant
1987	Hiding Out	Andrew Morenski/Max Hauser
1988	Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card		direct-to-video
1989	Penn & Teller Get Killed	3rd Frat Boy
1991	Hot Shots!	Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
1993	The Waiter	Tommy Kazdan
1993	Heads	Guy Franklin	TV movie
1996	The Pompatus of Love	Mark	also as writer
1996	Cannes Man	Himself	Cameo appearance
1997	Plan B	Stuart Winer
1998	Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five	Daniel	also as writer and producer
1998	Holy Man	Barry
2000	Clayton
2001	Glam	Jimmy Pells
2003	The Metro Chase	Mr. Stamm	TV movie
2008	Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby	Richard Pig	Voice role
2008	Tortured	Brian
2009	Weather Girl	Charles	completed
2009	Shorts	Dad Thompson
2009	Stay Cool	Javier
2010	Due Date	Alan Harper	cameo
2013	Planes	Dusty Crophopper	Voice Role In-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Amazing Stories	Phil	Episode: "Miscalculation"
1989–1990	The Famous Teddy Z	Teddy Zakalokis
1995–1996	Partners	Bob	also as producer
1996	The Outer Limits	Trevor McPhee	Episode: "Vanishing Act"
1997	It's Good to Be King	Mort
1997	Dharma & Greg	Brian	Episode: "Shower the People You Love with Love"
1998	Getting Personal	Sam Wagner	Episode: "Sam I am" Cryer also produced the series
1998	Hercules: The Animated Series	The Winged Wolves (voice)	Episode: "Hercules and the Underworld Takeover"
1998	Mr. Show with Bob & David	Duckie	Episode: "It's Perfectly Understandishable"
1998	Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place	Justin	Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Thanksgiving"
2000, 2010	Family Guy	Kevin Swanson, Himself	Episodes: "There's Something About Paulie", "Brian Griffin's House of Payne"
2000–2001	The Trouble With Normal	Zack Mango
2002	Andy Richter Controls the Universe	Lemuel Praeger	Episode: "Gimme a C"
2002	The Practice	Terry Pender	Episode: "Of Thee I Sing"
2003	Becker	Roger	Episode: "Chris' Ex"
2003	Hey Joel	Joel Stein (voice)
2003	Stripperella	(voice)
2003–2015	Two and a Half Men	Alan Harper	main cast member; directed three episodes between 2007–present Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2009) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series (2011)
2005, 2006	Danny Phantom	Freakshow	Episodes: "Reality Trip" and "Control Freaks"
2006	American Dad!	Quacky (Parody of his Pretty in Pink character, Duckie.)	Episode: "It's Good to Be Queen"
2007	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Alan Harper	Cameo
2010, 2011	Hannah Montana	Kenneth Truscott	Episodes: "The Wheel Near My Bed (Keeps on Turnin')" and "I Am Mamaw, Hear Me Roar!"

Other websites

• Jon Cryer on IMDb