David Hornsby - wikipedia David Hornsby This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources. Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( July 2010 ) David Hornsby Hornsby at the 2010 San Diego Comic - Con International ( 1975 - 12 - 01 ) December 1, 1975 ( age 42 ) Newport News, Virginia, U.S. Occupation Actor, voice actor, screenwriter, television producer Years active 1992 -- present Spouse ( s ) Emily Deschanel ( m. 2010 ) Children Relatives Zooey Deschanel ( sister - in - law ) David Hornsby ( born December 1, 1975 ) is an American actor, screenwriter and producer. He is known for a recurring role as defrocked priest Matthew `` Rickety Cricket '' Mara on the comedy series It 's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, for which he also writes and co-produces. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Hornsby was born in Newport News, Virginia. 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 sitcom 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. 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 circa 1965. Personal life On September 25, 2010, Hornsby married Bones star Emily Deschanel in a small private ceremony in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. On September 21, 2011, Deschanel gave birth to their son Henry Lamar Hornsby. The couple 's second son Calvin was born on June 8, 2015. David is the cousin of singer, songwriter, composer Bruce Hornsby. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Pearl Harbor Flyer with Murmur 2002 Minority Report Pre-Crime Public Service Announcer 2007 Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem Drew Roberts 2008 Pretty Bird Kenny 2016 The Layover Writer Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 ER Strauss Episode : `` Choosing Joi '' 2003 The Joe Schmo Show Steve `` The Hutch '' Hutchison 10 episodes 2003 Six Feet Under Patrick 7 episodes 2003 -- 2004 The Mullets Denny 11 episodes 2005 -- 2006 Jake in Progress Ken 17 episodes 2005 -- 2006 Threshold Roberts 2 episodes 2006 The West Wing Fred Episode : `` Institutional Memory '' 2006 The X 's Brandon Voice Recurring role 2006 -- present It 's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Matthew `` Rickety Cricket '' Mara Recurring role Writer, executive producer 2009 -- 2014 Fanboy & Chum Chum Fanboy Voice Main role 2011 -- 2012 How to Be a Gentleman Andrew Carlson Main role Creator, writer, executive producer 2012 Unsupervised Joel Zymanski Voice Main role Creator, writer, executive producer 2013 Ben and Kate Matt Swan Episode : `` B - Squad '' 2013 -- 2015 Sanjay and Craig Tyson Voice 4 episodes 2013 Hello Ladies Andy Episode : `` The Dinner '' 2013 Bones Priest Episode : `` The Woman in White '' 2015 Mission Control Creator, executive producer 2016 New Girl Ed Warner Episode : `` James Wonder '' 2016 - 2018 Ben 10 ( 2016 TV series ) Wildvine 2017 Idiotsitter Dana Recurring role 2017 Welcome to the Wayne Leif Bornewell III 2018 Good Girls Boomer Recurring role References Jump up ^ `` David Hornsby Biography ( ( ? ) - ) ''. Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 01. Jump up ^ David Hornsby ( @ HornsByDavid ) ( 28 April 2012 ). `` I was born 12 / 1 / 75. Put that shit in Fred C and stop being a dick '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` About Yoda and Me ''. Retrieved June 12, 2010. Jump up ^. 2014 - 05 - 26 http://www.nbc.com/mission-control. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 26. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ Zuckerman, Suzanne ( September 25, 2010 ). `` Actress Emily Deschanel Weds ''. People. Retrieved September 26, 2010. Jump up ^ Stanhope, Kate ( 2011 - 09 - 21 ). `` Bones ' Emily Deschanel Welcomes First Child ''. TV Guide. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Emily Deschanel Gives Birth, Welcomes Second Son With Husband ''. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Overview for David Hornsby ''. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 5 November 2017. External links David Hornsby on IMDb WorldCat Identities ISNI : 0000 0004 5428 2285 VIAF : 136501141 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Hornsby&oldid=866462611 '' Categories : 1975 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Television producers from Texas American television writers American male voice actors Bruce Hornsby Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni Male actors from Houston Male television writers The Kinkaid School alumni Hidden categories : Pages with citations lacking titles Pages with citations having bare URLs All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from November 2017 Articles lacking reliable references from July 2010 All articles lacking reliable references BLP articles lacking sources from July 2010 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Galego 한국어 Nederlands Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2018, at 13 : 54 ( UTC ). 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