<P> Jonathan Niven Cryer ( born April 16 , 1965 ) is an American actor and television director . Born into a show business family , Cryer made his motion picture debut as a teenaged photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair ; his breakout role came in 1986 , playing `` Duckie '' Dale in the John Hughes - written film Pretty in Pink . In 1998 , he wrote and produced the independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God ... Be Back by Five . </P>
<P> Jonathan Niven Cryer ( born April 16 , 1965 ) is an American actor and television director . Born into a show business family , Cryer made his motion picture debut as a teenaged photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair ; his breakout role came in 1986 , playing `` Duckie '' Dale in the John Hughes - written film Pretty in Pink . In 1998 , he wrote and produced the independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God ... Be Back by Five . </P>
who played duckie in the movie pretty in pink
who played duckie in the movie pretty in pink
Jonathan Niven Cryer
Jonathan Niven Cryer