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 ''

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'', for which he also writes and co-produces. Hornsby also had a regular role on the

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comedy-crime series '' Good Girls'' (2018–2020). He is also the voice of Fanboy in the

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animated TV series ''

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''.

Early life

Hornsby was born in

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, on December 1, 1975. He is a cousin of musician

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. He grew up in Houston, Texas, and majored in acting at

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Career

Hornsby plays defrocked priest Matthew "Rickety Cricket" Mara on the FX comedy series ''

'', 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 ''

''. He also starred in the independent film ''

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''. Hornsby appeared in ''

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'', '' 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. 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

pilot for ''Mission Control'', produced by Gary Sanchez Productions for

a workplace sitcom set at NASA's

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circa 1965. Hornsby portrays executive producer David Brittlesbee in '' Mythic Quest'', a

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web television series starring Rob McElhenney for

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. 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

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. They have two sons together: Henry Lamar (born September 21, 2011) and Calvin (born June 8, 2015).

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Web

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hornsby, David 1975 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Television producers from Texas American television writers American male voice actors Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni Male actors from Houston American male television writers The Kinkaid School alumni Screenwriters from Texas