Acting
David Hornsby
Born 1975-12-01
Newport News, Virginia, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
David Alan Hornsby (born December 1, 1975) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer. 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 co-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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring David Hornsby
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Minority Report
2002
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Pearl Harbor
2001
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Bones
2005
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Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
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New Girl
2011
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We Bare Bears
2015
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Flags of Our Fathers
2006
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ER
1994
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Six Feet Under
2001
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (54 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Hawk | Radford | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Side Quest | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2025 |
 | St. Denis Medical | Harry | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Merry Little Batman | The Joker / Fireman (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Fool's Paradise | Pilot | Movie | 2023 |
 | Battle Kitty | Mole Monster (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Mythic Quest | David Brittlesbee | TV Series | 2020 |
| Mythic Quest | Writer | TV Series | 2020 |
| Mythic Quest | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2020 |
| Mythic Quest | Director | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Good Girls | Leslie 'Boomer' Peterson | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Layover | Screenplay | Movie | 2017 |
 | Baskets | Pastor | TV Series | 2016 |
 | We Bare Bears | Harry / Additional Voices (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Earmouse and Bottle | Earmouse | Movie | 2014 |
 | Hello Ladies | Andy | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Goldbergs | Kyle Schnitz | TV Series | 2013 |
| The Goldbergs | Kyle | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Unsupervised | Joel Zymanski (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
| Unsupervised | Creator | TV Series | 2012 |
 | How to Be a Gentleman | Andrew Carlson | TV Series | 2011 |
| How to Be a Gentleman | Writer | TV Series | 2011 |
| How to Be a Gentleman | Creator | TV Series | 2011 |
 | New Girl | Ed Warner | TV Series | 2011 |
 | A Very Sunny Christmas | Co-Executive Producer | Movie | 2009 |
 | Fanboy and Chum Chum | Fanboy (voice) | TV Series | 2009 |
| Fanboy and Chum Chum | Fanbot (voice) | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Random! Cartoons | Fanboy / Kid #2 (voice) | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Boldly Going Nowhere | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Pretty Bird | Kenny Owenby | Movie | 2008 |
 | Fanboy | Fanboy (voice) / Kid #2 (voice) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Aliens vs Predator: Requiem | Drew | Movie | 2007 |
 | Dirt | Harold Beckman | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Flags of Our Fathers | Louis Lowery | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Unit | Ricky | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Bones | Father Harrow | TV Series | 2005 |
 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Matthew 'Rickety Cricket' Mara | TV Series | 2005 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Writer | TV Series | 2005 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Supervising Producer | TV Series | 2005 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2005 |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Co-Executive Producer | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Jake in Progress | Ken | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Christmas with the Kranks | Randy Becker | Movie | 2004 |
 | Center of the Universe | Victor | TV Series | 2004 |
| Straight Eye: The Movie | Daryl | Movie | 2004 | |
| The Mullets | Denny Mullet | TV Series | 2003 | |
 | The Joe Schmo Show | Steve | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Minority Report | Pre-Crime Public Service Announcer | Movie | 2002 |
| Born Loser | Warren | Movie | 2001 | |
 | Six Feet Under | Patrick | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Pearl Harbor | Flyer with Murmur | Movie | 2001 |
 | The West Wing | Fred | TV Series | 1999 |
 | ER | Strauss | TV Series | 1994 |
| Boldly Going Nowhere | Lt. Lance Brigsby | Movie | — |