David Hornsby | |
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| Hornsby in 2010 | |
| Born | David Alan Hornsby December 1, 1975 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Bruce Hornsby (cousin) Zooey Deschanel (sister-in-law) Caleb Deschanel (father-in-law) Mary Jo Deschanel (mother-in-law) |
David Alan Hornsby [1] (born December 1, 1975) is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for a recurring role as defrocked priest Matthew "Rickety Cricket" Mara on the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , for which he also writes and produces. Hornsby had a regular role on the NBC comedy-crime series Good Girls (2018–2020). He was also the voice of the titular character Fanboy in the Nickelodeon animated TV series Fanboy & Chum Chum .
Hornsby was born in Newport News, Virginia, on December 1, 1975. [2] [3] He grew up in Houston, Texas, and majored in acting at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a cousin of musician Bruce Hornsby. [4]
Hornsby plays defrocked priest Matthew "Rickety Cricket" Mara on the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , also serving as an executive producer and writer on the show. He appeared as Steve "The Hutch" Hutchinson on The Joe Schmo Show , and as Patrick on Six Feet Under . His first animated role was Fanboy in Fanboy & Chum Chum . He also starred in the independent film Pretty Bird .
Hornsby appeared in Pearl Harbor , Minority Report , and Flags of Our Fathers (in which he played USMC photographer Louis R. Lowery). He created and performed in the podcast Yoda and Me along with Loren Tarquinio. [5] He adapted and created the CBS sitcom How to Be a Gentleman , serving as its lead actor, writer, and producer; CBS canceled the series in its first season. Hornsby co-wrote, designed characters, and lent his voice to FX's cartoon Unsupervised , which lasted for one season. Most recently, he created the NBC pilot for Mission Control, produced by Gary Sanchez Productions for NBC a workplace sitcom set at NASA's Johnson Space Center c. 1965. [6]
Hornsby portrays executive producer David Brittlesbee in Mythic Quest , a comedy web television series starring Rob McElhenney for Apple TV+. Hornsby also served as a writer and executive producer for the show which premiered on February 7, 2020.
On September 25, 2010, Hornsby married actress Emily Deschanel in Pacific Palisades, California. [7] They have two sons together: Henry Lamar (b. September 21, 2011) [8] and Calvin (b. June 8, 2015). [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Flyer with Murmur | |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Pre-Crime Public Service Announcer | |
| 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | Randy Becker | |
| 2006 | Flags of Our Fathers | Louis R. Lowery | |
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Drew Roberts | |
| 2008 | Pretty Bird | Kenny | |
| 2023 | Fool's Paradise | Pilot | |
| Merry Little Batman | Joker, Fireman (voice) | Voice; direct-to-streaming film [10] [11] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ER | Strauss | Episode: "Choosing Joi" |
| 2003 | The Joe Schmo Show | Steve "The Hutch" Hutchison | 10 episodes |
| Six Feet Under | Patrick | 7 episodes | |
| 2003–04 | The Mullets | Denny | 11 episodes |
| 2005–06 | Jake in Progress | Ken | 17 episodes |
| Threshold | Roberts | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | The West Wing | Fred | Episode: "Institutional Memory" |
| The X's | Brandon (voice) | Recurring role | |
| 2006–present | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Matthew "Rickety Cricket" Mara | Recurring role. 26 episodes [12] Writer, executive producer |
| 2007 | Random! Cartoons | Fanboy, Kid #2 (voice) | Episode: "Fanboy" [11] |
| 2009–12 | Fanboy & Chum Chum | Fanboy (voice) | Main role [11] |
| 2011–12 | How to Be a Gentleman | Andrew Carlson | Main role Creator, writer, executive producer |
| 2012 | Unsupervised | Joel Zymanski (voice) | Main role Co-creator, writer, executive producer |
| 2013 | Ben and Kate | Matt Swan | Episode: "B-Squad" |
| 2013–15 | Sanjay and Craig | Tyson, Vivian, Edwardo, Radley (voice) | 4 episodes [11] |
| 2013 | Hello Ladies | Andy | Episode: "The Dinner" |
| Bones | Priest | Episode: "The Woman in White" | |
| 2014 | Mission Control | — | Writer and creator |
| 2016 | New Girl | Ed Warner | Episode: "James Wonder" |
| 2016–18 | Ben 10 | Wildvine, additional voices | 14 episodes [11] |
| 2016, 2017 | Baskets | Pastor | Episode: "Funeral" |
| 2017 | The Goldbergs | Kyle Schnitz | 3 episodes |
| Idiotsitter | Dana | Recurring role | |
| 2017–19 | Welcome to the Wayne | Leif Bornewell III (voice) | Recurring role [11] |
| 2018–20 | Good Girls | Boomer | Recurring role |
| 2018 | We Bare Bears | Harry (voice) | Episode: "Christmas Movies" [11] |
| 2020–25 | Mythic Quest | David | Main role Writer, executive producer |
| 2021 | DC Super Hero Girls | Riddler (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2020 | Fallout 76: Steel Dawn | Buck |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2022 | The Always Sunny Podcast | Himself/Guest | 1 episode |