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_.

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

## Film and television credits

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|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|__|Tommy Kazdan|||
|1993|_Heads_|Guy Franklin|TV movie||
|1996|__|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|__|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_||

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1986|_Amazing Stories_|Phil|Episode: "Miscalculation"||
|1989–1990|__|Teddy Zakalokis|||
|1995–1996|_Partners_|Bob|also as producer||
|1996|__|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|__|Zack Mango|||
|2002|_Andy Richter Controls the Universe_|Lemuel Praeger|Episode: "Gimme a C"||
|2002|__|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!"||

## Infobox (person)

- **birthname**: Jonathan Niven Cryer
- **image**: JonCryerHWOFSept2011.jpg
- **caption**: Cryer at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September 2011
- **birth place**: New York City, New York (state), New York, United States
- **occupation**: Actor, writer, film director, film producer
- **years active**: 1984–present
- **spouse**: Sarah Trigger (1999–2004; 1 child)
Lisa Joyner (2007–present; 1 child, adopted)