Actor Jon Cryer has been cast as Lex Luthor in the Supergirl series. The move marks a return to series television for Cryer, who won two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the long-running comedy Two and a Half Men.

"We are enormous fans of Jon Cryer, and he was instantly our dream actor to play the iconic role of Lex Luthor," says Supergirl executive producers Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller.

Cryer will recur on the Warner Bros. Television superhero drama as Luthor, the classic villain from the Superman comics, television shows, and films. 

He will make his first Supergirl appearance in the upcoming 15th episode of the show's current and fourth season.

The actor played Lenny Luthor, nephew to Gene Hackman's Lex, in the 1987 feature Superman IV: A Quest for Peace.

"Jon is a super-talent, and the fact that he played Lenny Luthor in Superman IV brings an added layer of legacy to his casting. We're beyond thrilled to welcome Jon to the Supergirl family, " adds Rovner and Queller.

Cryer just completed production on the feature Big Time Adolescence with Pete Davidson.