Biography

In 2006 and 2007, Jon Cryer was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his role as Alan Harper. He made his directorial debut on an episode of TWO AND A HALF MEN during its fourth season. Cryer’s other television credits include starring roles in the series "The Trouble with Normal," "Getting Personal" "Partners" and, on CBS, "The Famous Teddy Z." He has guest-starred on shows such as "The Practice," "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" and "Mr. Show," among others. Cryer has appeared in numerous feature films, including "No Small Affair," "Pretty in Pink" and "Hot Shots!," and will next be seen in the film “Tortured.” He co-wrote, produced and starred in the independent films "The Pompatus of Love" and "Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God… Be Back by Five." His theater credits include the Broadway productions of "Brighton Beach Memoirs," "Torch Song Trilogy," "Boy's Life" and "900 Oneonta." A New York native and the son of actor David Cryer and writer and actress Gretchen Cryer, he did his first commercial at age four alongside his mother. He studied acting at Stagedoor Manor, a summer acting camp, before his acceptance at London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Cryer lives in Los Angeles. His birth date is April 16.