Jon Cryer
Highest Rated: 85% Big Time Adolescence (2019)
Lowest Rated: 0% Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)
Birthday: Apr 16, 1965
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Cemented forever in the minds of teenage girls as the lovelorn Phil "Duckie" Dale in "Pretty in Pink" (1986), actor and writer Jon Cryer would years later attain a mature kind of fame as uptight Alan Harper on the hit sitcom, "Two and a Half Men" (CBS, 2003-15). In between those career-defining projects, Cryer had a number of wide-ranging roles, playing supervillain Lenny Luther in "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" (1987) and a Wall Street broker avoiding the mob in "Hiding Out" (1987). After starring as the titular character on the short-lived cult series "The Famous Teddy Z" (CBS, 1989-1990), he first crossed paths with future "Two and a Half Men" co-star Charlie Sheen on the spoof comedy "Hot Shots!" (1991). Meanwhile, Cryer continued a professional collaboration with Jennifer Tilly by appearing opposite her in the caper comedy "Heads" (1993), before co-starring with the actress in his screenwriting debut, "The Pompatus of Love" (1995). After wending his way through a number of lower-profile features and several guest starring stints on the small screen, Cryer elevated his status when he joined "Two and a Half Men," a raunchy comedy that turned into a huge ratings winner for CBS, even though it suffered from the unpredictable behavior of star Sheen. Still, Cryer was able to weather that particular storm - and win an Emmy for his sitcom work in 2012 - while managing to escape the confines of being identified solely as the goofy and eccentric "Duckie."
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Jon Cryer
Filmography
Movies
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84% |
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Brats | Self | - | 2024 |
78% |
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18 1/2 | H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (Character) | - | 2021 |
85% |
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Big Time Adolescence | Reuben (Character) | - | 2019 |
11% |
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Hit by Lightning | Ricky (Character) | - | 2014 |
27% |
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Ass Backwards | Dean Morris (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Company | David (Character) | - | 2011 |
47% |
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Shorts | Dad Thompson (Character) | $20.9M | 2009 |
33% |
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Weather Girl | Charles (Character) | $20.9K | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby | Richard Pig (Voice) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Tortured | Brian Mark (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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The Metro Chase | Mr. Stamm (Character) | - | 2003 |
12% |
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Holy Man | Barry (Character) | $12.1M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Plan B | Stuart Winer (Character) | - | 1998 |
43% |
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Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God ... Be Back by Five |
Daniel (Character), Writer, Producer |
$16.0K | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Glam | Jimmy Pells (Character) | - | 1997 |
17% |
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The Pompatus of Love |
Mark (Character), Writer |
$37.6K | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Heads | Guy Franklin (Character) | - | 1994 |
82% |
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Hot Shots! | Jim "Wash Out" Pfaffenbach (Character) | $68.3M | 1991 |
25% |
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Penn & Teller Get Killed | 3rd Frat Boy (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Dudes | Grant (Character) | $122.2K | 1987 |
43% |
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Hiding Out | Andrew Morenski (Character) | $5.8M | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Home Front | Morgan Stewart (Character) | - | 1987 |
10% |
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lenny (Character) | $14.9M | 1987 |
0% |
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Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | Morgan Stewart (Character) | $799.4K | 1987 |
75% |
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Pretty in Pink | Phil "Duckie" Dale (Character) | $521.0K | 1986 |
57% |
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No Small Affair | Charles Cummings (Character) | - | 1984 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2024 |
33% | 21% | Extended Family |
Jim (Character), Executive Producer |
2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2012 2014-2015 2019 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 13% | The View | Guest | 2014 2016 2024 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2015 2024 |
No Score Yet | 35% | Password | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Devoured | Narrator | 2022 |
88% | 47% | Supergirl | Lex Luthor (Guest Star) | 2019-2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crisis Aftermath | Self | 2019 |
83% | 23% | Batwoman | Lex Luthor (Guest Star) | 2019 |
74% | 75% | Will & Grace | Jon Cryer (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Do You Think You Are? | Guest | 2018 |
83% | 70% | The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Drop the Mic | Contestant | 2018 |
63% | 98% | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Jon Cryer (Character) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The History of Comedy | Self | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Mom | Director | 2013 2016 |
No Score Yet | 83% | NCIS | Dr. Cyril Taft (Guest Star) | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Soup | Unknown (Character) | 2015 |
65% | 66% | Two and a Half Men |
Alan Harper (Character), Writer, Director |
2003-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2011-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2014 |
100% | 90% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Unknown (Character) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Hannah Montana | Ken Truscott (Guest Star) | 2010-2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 91% | American Dad! | Quacky (Guest Voice) | 2006 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 97% | Becker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
95% | No Score Yet | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
0% | No Score Yet | The Trouble With Normal | Zack Mango (Character) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Kevin (Guest Voice) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Mr. Show With Bob and David | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
33% | No Score Yet | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Getting Personal | Unknown (Character) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dharma & Greg | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Trevor McPhee (Character) | 1996 |
38% | No Score Yet | Partners | Bob (Character) | 1995-1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Famous Teddy Z | Teddy Zakalokis (Character) | 1989-1990 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Amazing Stories | Unknown (Character) | 1986 |