Jon Cryer

Jon Cryer

1965-04-16 New York City, New York, USA 40 Credits

Biography

​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-scripted 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 ...

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The Little Pageant That Could

The Little Pageant That Could

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a...

BRATS

BRATS

2024

as Self

6.0
Acting

In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. H...

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

2022

as Self

7.5
Acting

A remarkable new epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable motion pictures, TV, music and video games of that...

18½

18½

2022

as H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)

5.5
Acting

In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½-minute gap in Nixon's tapes...

Big Time Adolescence

Big Time Adolescence

2020

as Reuben

7.2
Acting

A seemingly bright and mostly innocent 16-year-old named Mo attempts to navigate high school under the guidance of his best friend Zeke, an unmotivate...

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

2016

as Self

4.1
Acting

The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for one night only to honor Director Jame...

Hit by Lightning

Hit by Lightning

2014

as Ricky Miller

4.6
Acting

Ricky Miller, a 40-something restaurant manager and aspiring writer is desperately looking for love. Danita is looking for someone to kill her celebri...

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Ass Backwards

Ass Backwards

2013

as Dean Morris

4.5
Acting

Two best friends embark on a cross country trip back to their hometown to attempt to win a pageant that eluded them as children.

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

2012

as Self

Acting

A tribute to John Hughes, featuring an archive interview with him from 1986 and those that have worked with him, including Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruc...

Company

Company

2011

as David

6.9
Acting

Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, an exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes of a charming perpetual bachelor questioning his s...

Due Date

Due Date

2010

as Alan Harper

6.4
Acting

Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and ...

Shorts

Shorts

2009

as Dad Thompson

5.8
Acting

A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike...

Weather Girl

Weather Girl

2009

as Charles

5.6
Acting

Succumbing to the stresses of her personal and professional lives, Sylvia, a Seattle morning show weather forecaster, has a meltdown live on-air. Now,...

Stay Cool

Stay Cool

2009

as Javier

4.9
Acting

A successful author is forced to confront an unrequited high school crush when he returns home to deliver a commencement address to graduating seniors...

Tortured

Tortured

2008

as Brian Mark

5.4
Acting

A mobster orders an undercover FBI agent to torture an accountant.

Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

2008

as Richard Pig (voice)

5.8
Acting

When the three pigs find a tiny wolf cub on their doorstep, they decide to raise him as their own, unaware that they've played right into the plan of ...

Danny Phantom: Reality Trip

Danny Phantom: Reality Trip

2006

as Freakshow (voice)

8.3
Acting

Danny, Tucker, and Sam are getting ready for summer vacation, but when Freakshow arrives and kidnaps their parents, they must find the Reality Gems fo...

Metro Chase

Metro Chase

2005

as Mr. Stamm

Acting

An 8 year old boy and his 18 year old sister vacation in Paris. The boy gets lost from his sister. An American student studying in Paris helps the sis...

Holy Man

Holy Man

1998

as Barry

5.3
Acting

In a world governed by commerce, Ricky and Kate, dedicated employees, find their lives forever changed when they encounter the enigmatic stranger G. A...

Glam

Glam

1998

as Jimmy Pells

3.1
Acting

Traveling from the backwoods to Los Angeles to visit his cousin, a writer discovers a world of sex, drugs, crime and violence revolving around a beaut...

Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

1998

as Daniel

4.3
Acting

Two young men who have been friends since early childhood decide to go on a trip to find a third friend who has long since disappeared. Stories they h...

Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

1998

Writer, Producer

4.3
Writing Producing

Two young men who have been friends since early childhood decide to go on a trip to find a third friend who has long since disappeared. Stories they h...

Plan B

1997

as Stuart Winer

Acting

A group of friends in their 20s and 30s wrestle with the fact that their lives haven't turned out like they planned.

Cannes Man

Cannes Man

1997

as Self

5.4
Acting

Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab d...

The Pompatus of Love

The Pompatus of Love

1996

as Mark

4.1
Acting

Four guys sit around drinking beer and talking, trying to figure out the meaning of "the pompatus of love" (from the Steve Miller song "Joker") and an...

The Pompatus of Love

The Pompatus of Love

1996

Writer, Co-Producer

4.1
Writing Producing

Four guys sit around drinking beer and talking, trying to figure out the meaning of "the pompatus of love" (from the Steve Miller song "Joker") and an...

Heads

Heads

1994

as Guy Franklin

2.2
Acting

A proofreader at a small-town newspaper decides to try to solve a series of decapitation murders, and reluctantly gets involved with the nutty daughte...

The Waiter

1993

as Tommy Kazdan

Acting
Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

1991

as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

6.6
Acting

The gang that created Airplane and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this often hilarious spoof starring Charlie Sheen, who previously only ...

Penn & Teller Get Killed

Penn & Teller Get Killed

1989

as Frat Boy #3

5.5
Acting

The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos...

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

1988

Acting

A full musical comedy, originally done for the stage by Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury) and Elizabeth Swados. Sixteen interlinking musical numbers (mostly ...

Hiding Out

Hiding Out

1987

as Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser

5.5
Acting

A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. Andrew Morenski must become Max Haus...

Dudes

Dudes

1987

as Grant

5.7
Acting

Two punks from the big city, traveling across the country in a Volkswagen bug, embrace the western ethos when they must take revenge against a group o...

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987

as Lenny

4.6
Acting

With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, re...

O.C. and Stiggs

O.C. and Stiggs

1987

as Randall Schwab Jr.

4.5
Acting

O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek rev...

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

1987

as Morgan Sewart

5.0
Acting

Eccentric 17-year-old Morgan Stewart (Cryer) can't seem to get his conservative parents to notice him - even though Morgan's been thrown out of 10 pre...

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

1986

as Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale

6.7
Acting

Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, wh...

Noon Wine

Noon Wine

1985

as Teenage Herbert

Acting

The drama, adapted from a story by Katherine Anne Porter, tells of a Swedish immigrant who arrives on a small Texas farm at the turn of the century fo...

No Small Affair

No Small Affair

1984

as Charles Cummings

5.4
Acting

A 16-year-old aspiring photographer pursues a beautiful "older woman" of 22, a down-on-her-luck rock singer.