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Jonathan Niven Cryer is an American actor, comedian and television director. Born into a show business family, Cryer made his motion picture debut as a teenaged photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair; his breakout role came in 1986, playing "Duckie" in the John Hughes-written film Pretty in Pink. In 1998, he wrote and produced the independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five.
Birth Name
Jonathan Niven Cryer
Born
Friday, 16 April 1965
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Extended Family | Jim Kearney | 2023 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Player | 2022 |
| 18½ | H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman / H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice) | 2022 |
| Devoured | Narrator | 2022 |
| History of the Sitcom | Self - Actor / Self | 2021 |
| Big Time Adolescence | Reuben | 2020 |
| Crisis Aftermath | Self | 2019 |
| Batwoman | Lex Luthor | 2019 |
| The Kominsky Method | Jon Cryer | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Extended Family | Jim Kearney | 2023 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Player | 2022 |
| 18½ | H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman / H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice) | 2022 |
| Devoured | Narrator | 2022 |
| History of the Sitcom | Self - Actor / Self | 2021 |
| Big Time Adolescence | Reuben | 2020 |
| Crisis Aftermath | Self | 2019 |
| Batwoman | Lex Luthor | 2019 |
| The Kominsky Method | Jon Cryer | 2018 |
| The 2000s | Self - Actor | 2018 |
| The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Self - Special Guest | 2018 |
| Drop the Mic | Self | 2017 |
| Will & Grace | Self | 2017 |
| Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Jon Cryer | 2017 |
| Justice League Action Shorts | Felix Faust | 2017 |
| The History of Comedy | Self | 2017 |
| Justice League Action | Felix Faust | 2016 |
| The Great Indoors | Donnie | 2016 |
| Lady Dynamite | Jon Cryer | 2016 |
| The Ranch | Bill | 2016 |
| Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016 |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Self | 2016 |
| DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Lex Luthor | 2016 |
| Supergirl | Lex Luthor | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Hit by Lightning | Ricky Miller | 2014 |
| The Flash | Lex Luthor | 2014 |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | Self - Author, So That Happened | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Charades Partner | 2014 |
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Mom | Customer | 2013 |
| The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| The Real | Self | 2013 |
| The 67th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2013 |
| Ass Backwards | Dean / Dean Morris | 2013 |
| Arrow | Lex Luthor | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Long Island Medium | Self | 2011 |
| Husbands | Vic Del Rey | 2011 |
| Company | David | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest / Himself / Jon the Waterboy | 2010 |
| Due Date | Alan Harper | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Stay Cool | Javier | 2010 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - John Hughes Tribute | 2010 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self / Self - Actor | 2010 |
| Weather Girl | Charles | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Shorts | Dad Thompson | 2008 |
| Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs & a Baby | Richard Pig (voice) / Richard Pig | 2008 |
| Chelsea Lately | Alan Harper in 'Two and a Half Men' | 2007 |
| Tortured | Brian Mark | 2007 |
| Secret's Out | Self | 2006 |
| Square Off | Self | 2006 |
| Hannah Montana | Ken Truscott | 2006 |
| The Metro Chase | Mr. Stamm | 2005 |
| The 59th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Desk Clerk / Quacky | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| The Soup | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| I Love the '80s Strikes Back | Self | 2003 |
| Two and a Half Men | Alan Harper / Sid Olsen | 2003 |
| NCIS | Dr. Cyril Taft | 2003 |
| Stripperella | Clifton / Dave / Clifford | 2003 |
| Hey Joel | Joel Stein | 2003 |
| Danny Phantom | Freakshow | 2003 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Praeger | 2002 |
| Robot Chicken | Brainy Smurf / Ziggy | 2001 |
| The Trouble with Normal | Zack Mango | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jon Cryer | 2000 |
| Big Brother | Self | 2000 |
| CBS Cares | Self | 2000 |
| Family Guy | Mobster #1 | 1999 |
| Becker | Roger | 1998 |
| Holy Man | Barry | 1998 |
| Hercules | The Winged Wolves | 1998 |
| Glam | Jimmy Pells | 1998 |
| Getting Personal | Sam Wagner | 1998 |
| Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Justin | 1998 |
| Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five | Daniel | 1998 |
| Plan B | Stuart Winer | 1997 |
| The View | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1997 |
| The Practice | Terry Pender | 1997 |
| The Pompatus of Love | Mark | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Cannes Man | Jon Cryer / Self | 1996 |
| Mr. Show with Bob and David | Duckie | 1995 |
| Partners | Bob | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Trevor McPhee | 1995 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Heads | Guy Franklin | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest / Himself - Top Ten List Presenter | 1993 |
| Hot Shots! | Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach | 1991 |
| Monkey House | Slippy Carter | 1991 |
| Penn & Teller Get Killed | 3rd Frat Boy | 1989 |
| The Famous Teddy Z | Teddy Zakalokis | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself - Guest | 1989 |
| Dudes | Grant | 1988 |
| Hiding Out | Max Hauser / Andrew Morenski | 1987 |
| Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lenny | 1987 |
| Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | Morgan Stewart / Morgan Sewart | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1986 |
| Pretty in Pink | Duckie / Philip F. "Duckie" Dale | 1986 |
| Amazing Stories | Phil | 1985 |
| O.C. and Stiggs | Randall Schwab Jr. | 1985 |
| No Small Affair | Charles Cummings | 1984 |
| American Playhouse | Teenage Herbert | 1982 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Himself - Guest | 1979 |
| Great Performances | 1971 | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Disjointed | 2017 |
| Mom | 2013 |
| Two and a Half Men | 2003 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
