David Hornsby

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David Hornsby
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Hornsby in 2010
Born
David Alan Hornsby

(1975-12-01) December 1, 1975 (age 48)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1999–present
Spouse
(m. 2010)
Children2
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 also had a regular role on the NBC comedy-crime series Good Girls (2018–2020). He is also the voice of Fanboy in the Nickelodeon animated TV series Fanboy & Chum Chum .

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Early life

Hornsby was born in Newport News, Virginia, on December 1, 1975. [2] [3] He is a cousin of musician Bruce Hornsby. [4] He grew up in Houston, Texas, and majored in acting at Carnegie Mellon University.

Career

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.

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 ER StraussEpisode: "Choosing Joi"
2003 The Joe Schmo Show Steve "The Hutch" Hutchison10 episodes
Six Feet Under Patrick7 episodes
2003–04 The Mullets Denny11 episodes
2005–06 Jake in Progress Ken17 episodes
Threshold Roberts2 episodes
2006 The West Wing FredEpisode: "Institutional Memory"
The X's Brandon (voice)Recurring role
2006–present It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Father Matthew "Rickety Cricket" MaraRecurring role
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 CarlsonMain role
Creator, writer, executive producer
2012 Unsupervised Joel Zymanski (voice)Main role
Co-creator, writer, executive producer
2013 Ben and Kate Matt SwanEpisode: "B-Squad"
2013–15 Sanjay and Craig Tyson, Vivian, Edwardo, Radley (voice)4 episodes [11]
2013 Hello Ladies AndyEpisode: "The Dinner"
Bones PriestEpisode: "The Woman in White"
2014Mission ControlWriter and creator
2016 New Girl Ed WarnerEpisode: "James Wonder"
2016–18 Ben 10 Wildvine, additional voices14 episodes [11]
2016, 2017 Baskets PastorEpisode: "Funeral"
2017 The Goldbergs Kyle Schnitz3 episodes
Idiotsitter DanaRecurring role
2017–19 Welcome to the Wayne Leif Bornewell III (voice)Recurring role [11]
2018–20 Good Girls BoomerRecurring role
2018 We Bare Bears Harry (voice)Episode: "Christmas Movies" [11]
2020–present Mythic Quest DavidMain role
Writer, executive producer
2021 DC Super Hero Girls Riddler (voice)2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Fallout 76: Steel DawnBuck

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022The Always Sunny PodcastHimself/Guest1 episode

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