Jon Cryer
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".
John Cariani
His first break came in 1999 when he was cast in the Off-Broadway play "It's My Party (and I'll Die if I Want To)", starring F. Murray Abraham and Joyce Van Patten. In 2000 Cariani was cast in the independent film, "Scotland, PA". In 2001 he had a small role in the independent hit, "The Shaft" and then played a villain in Warner Brothers' film "Showtime". In 2002 he joined the cast of "Law & Order", playing the role of forensic expert Julian Beck from 2002–2007.