Jon Cryer

Jon Cryer

​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...

Known For

Due Date

as Alan Harper

Hot Shots!

as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

Pretty in Pink

as Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale

Cast Credits

18½

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

Hit by Lightning

as Ricky Miller

Ass Backwards

as Dean Morris

Stay Cool

as Javier

Company

as David

Due Date

as Alan Harper

Shorts

as Dad Thompson

Weather Girl

as Charles

Tortured

as Brian Mark

Danny Phantom: Reality Trip

as Freakshow (voice)

Metro Chase

as Mr. Stamm

Holy Man

as Barry

Glam

as Jimmy Pells

Plan B

as Stuart Winer

Heads

as Guy Franklin

The Waiter

as Tommy Kazdan

Hot Shots!

as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

Hiding Out

as Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser

Dudes

as Grant

O.C. and Stiggs

as Randall Schwab Jr.

Pretty in Pink

as Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale

Noon Wine

as Teenage Herbert

Crew Credits