David Cross

David Cross

Known for
Acting
Born
April 4, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Biography

David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr. Show and for his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox sitcom Arrested Development.

Known For

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Filmography

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Kissinger Takes Paris

Kissinger Takes Paris

Movie

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Unbearable Christmas poster

Unbearable Christmas

Movie · as Barry Brown

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The George Lucas Talk Show: Live poster

The George Lucas Talk Show: Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2026
Lucy Schulman poster

Lucy Schulman

Movie

2026
Into the Sky poster

Into the Sky

Movie

2026
Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu poster

Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu

Movie · as Self

2026
David Cross: The End of the Beginning of the End poster

David Cross: The End of the Beginning of the End

Movie

2026
President Curtis poster

President Curtis

TV · as Dr. Kenny Finch (voice) · 7 eps

2025
Oh, Hi! poster

Oh, Hi!

Movie · as Steve

2025
From Darkness to Light poster

From Darkness to Light

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2025
Are We Good? poster

Are We Good?

Movie · as Self

2024
Elsbeth poster

Elsbeth

TV · as Nolan Hurst · 1 ep

2023
You Hurt My Feelings poster

You Hurt My Feelings

Movie · as Jonathan

2023
David Cross: Worst Daddy in the World poster

David Cross: Worst Daddy in the World

Movie · as Self

2023
Deal of a Lifetime poster

Deal of a Lifetime

Movie · as Roland

2023
The Elephant 6 Recording Co. poster

The Elephant 6 Recording Co.

Movie · as Self

2023
Krapopolis poster

Krapopolis

TV · as Mage (voice) · 1 ep

2022
David Cross: I'm From The Future poster

David Cross: I'm From The Future

Movie · as Self

2022
Chop & Steele poster

Chop & Steele

Movie · as Self

2021
8-Bit Christmas poster

8-Bit Christmas

Movie · as Dealer

2021
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated poster

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Movie · as Self

2021
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 poster

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

Movie · as Self

2021
Station Eleven poster

Station Eleven

TV · as Gil · 3 eps

2021
Teenage Euthanasia poster

Teenage Euthanasia

TV · 2 eps

2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness poster

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Movie · as Self

2020
Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie poster

Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie

Movie · as David Cross

2020
The Dark Divide poster

The Dark Divide

Movie · as Robert Pyle

2020
Beastie Boys Story poster

Beastie Boys Story

Movie · as Self

2020
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics poster

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Movie · as Self

2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp poster

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Movie · as Self

2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time poster

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
David Cross: Oh Come On poster

David Cross: Oh Come On

Movie · as Himself

2019
What We Do in the Shadows poster

What We Do in the Shadows

TV · as Dominykas the Dreadful · 1 ep

2019
The Umbrella Academy poster

The Umbrella Academy

TV · as Sy Grossman · 4 eps

2018
Sorry to Bother You poster

Sorry to Bother You

Movie · as Cassius Green's White Voice (voice)

2018
Next Gen poster

Next Gen

Movie · as Dr. Tanner Rice / Q-Bots (voice)

2018
The Shivering Truth poster

The Shivering Truth

TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

2017
The Post poster

The Post

Movie · as Howard Simons

2017
Genius poster

Genius

TV · as Jerry Wexler · 8 eps

2017
Big Mouth poster

Big Mouth

TV · as Skip Glouberman (voice) · 1 ep

2016
Kung Fu Panda 3 poster

Kung Fu Panda 3

Movie · as Crane (voice)

2016
Folk Hero & Funny Guy poster

Folk Hero & Funny Guy

Movie · as Chris DeRose

2016
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll poster

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll

Movie · as Crane (voice)

2016
The Last Laugh poster

The Last Laugh

Movie · as Self

2016
David Cross: Making America Great Again poster

David Cross: Making America Great Again

Movie · as Self

2016
Chelsea poster

Chelsea

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Ask the Storybots poster

Ask the Storybots

TV · 1 ep

2016
Goliath poster

Goliath

TV · as Pete 'The Broker' Oakland · 6 eps

2015
Call Me Lucky poster

Call Me Lucky

Movie · as Self

2015
Pitch Perfect 2 poster

Pitch Perfect 2

Movie · as Riff Off Host

2015
We Bare Bears poster

We Bare Bears

TV · as Director (voice) · 1 ep

2015
W/ Bob & David poster

W/ Bob & David

TV · as Various Characters · 5 eps

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2015
Pig Goat Banana Cricket poster

Pig Goat Banana Cricket

TV · as Thaddeus D. Actwell (voice) · 1 ep

2015
Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · as Russ Snyder · 4 eps

2014
Obvious Child poster

Obvious Child

Movie · as Sam

2014
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep

Movie · as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
It's a Disaster poster

It's a Disaster

Movie · as Glenn Randolph

2013
Kill Your Darlings poster

Kill Your Darlings

Movie · as Louis Ginsberg

2013
The Arrested Development Documentary Project poster

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

Movie · as Self

2013
The Muslims Are Coming!

The Muslims Are Coming!

Movie · as Self

2013
Kung Fu Panda:  The Awesome Secrets Collection poster

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection

Movie · as Crane (voice)

2013
Rick and Morty poster

Rick and Morty

TV · as Prince Nebulon / Radio Voice (voice) · 1 ep

2013
Maron poster

Maron

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Movie · as Self

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited poster

Fight for Your Right Revisited

Movie · as Nathanial Hornblower

2011
Kung Fu Panda 2 poster

Kung Fu Panda 2

Movie · as Crane (voice)

2011
Megamind: The Button of Doom poster

Megamind: The Button of Doom

Movie · as Minion (voice)

2011
Demoted poster

Demoted

Movie · as Ken Castro

2011
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

Movie · as Ian

2011
Impractical Jokers poster

Impractical Jokers

TV · 1 ep

2011
Soul Quest Overdrive poster

Soul Quest Overdrive

TV · as Bert (voice) · 5 eps

2011
Bubble Guppies poster

Bubble Guppies

TV · as Freezy Dragon (voice) · 1 ep

2010
David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer poster

David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer

Movie · as Himself

2010
Megamind poster

Megamind

Movie · as Minion (voice)

2010
The Legend of Secret Pass poster

The Legend of Secret Pass

Movie · as Loo (voice)

2010
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole poster

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2010
Kung Fu Panda Holiday poster

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

Movie · as Crane (voice)

2010
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! poster

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

Movie · as Self

2010
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret poster

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

TV · as Todd Margaret · 18 eps

2010
Mary Shelley's Frankenhole poster

Mary Shelley's Frankenhole

TV · as Belushi (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Running Wilde poster

Running Wilde

TV · as Andy Weeks · 9 eps

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Movie · as Ian

2009
Year One poster

Year One

Movie · as Cain

2009
The Toe Tactic poster

The Toe Tactic

Movie · as Timmy (voice)

2009
All Tomorrow's Parties poster

All Tomorrow's Parties

Movie · as Self

2009
Meltdown

Meltdown

Movie · as Ham Sandwich (voice)

2009
Paid Programming: Icelandic Ultra Blue poster

Paid Programming: Icelandic Ultra Blue

Movie · as Commercial Voiceover

2009
Modern Family poster

Modern Family

TV · as Duane Bailey · 3 eps

2009
Important Things with Demetri Martin poster

Important Things with Demetri Martin

TV · as Co-Worker · 17 eps

2009
Community poster

Community

TV · as Hank Hickey · 1 ep

2009
Archer poster

Archer

TV · as Noah (voice) · 3 eps

2008
Kung Fu Panda poster

Kung Fu Panda

Movie · as Crane (voice)

2008
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs poster

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

Movie · as Yivo (voice)

2008
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five poster

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five

Movie · as Crane (voice)

2008
A Bad Situationist poster

A Bad Situationist

Movie · as Barry Winston

2008
David's Situation

David's Situation

Movie · as Self

2007
I'm Not There poster

I'm Not There

Movie · as Allen Ginsberg

2007
Alvin and the Chipmunks poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Movie · as Ian

2007
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour poster

The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour

Movie · as Self

2007
Heckler poster

Heckler

Movie · as Self

2007
The Grand poster

The Grand

Movie · as Larry Schwartzman

2007
Battle for Terra poster

Battle for Terra

Movie · as Giddy (voice)

2007
Crashing poster

Crashing

Movie · as Space Station Man

2007
Fired! poster

Fired!

Movie · as Self

2007
Human Giant poster

Human Giant

TV · as Peter Burns · 1 ep

2007
Comedy Showcase poster

Comedy Showcase

TV · as Todd Margaret · 7 eps

2007
Clark and Michael poster

Clark and Michael

TV · as Driving Instructor · 10 eps

2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! poster

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

TV · as Pizza Boy, Pussy Doodles Artist, Lou, Ted Danson's Agent · 1 ep

2007
The Vice Guide to Travel poster

The Vice Guide to Travel

TV · 1 ep

2006
Curious George poster

Curious George

Movie · as Junior (voice)

2006
She's the Man poster

She's the Man

Movie · as Gold

2006
School for Scoundrels poster

School for Scoundrels

Movie · as Ian

2006
A Day in the Life of Nathaniel Hornblower poster

A Day in the Life of Nathaniel Hornblower

Movie · as Nathaniel Hornblower

2006
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway

The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadway

Movie · as Self

2006
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl poster

Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

Movie

2006
Freak Show poster

Freak Show

TV · as Benny, Primi · 7 eps

2005
Last Laugh '05

Last Laugh '05

Movie · as Self

2005
Wonder Showzen poster

Wonder Showzen

TV · as Junkyard Jessip, T-Totaled Timbo, Hostage · 1 ep

2005
Too Late with Adam Carolla poster

Too Late with Adam Carolla

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
The Colbert Report poster

The Colbert Report

TV · as Russ Lieber (voice) (uncredited) · 3 eps

2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind poster

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Movie · as Rob

2004
Last Laugh '04 poster

Last Laugh '04

Movie · as Self

2004
Tom Goes to the Mayor poster

Tom Goes to the Mayor

TV · as Todd (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Cheap Seats poster

Cheap Seats

TV · as Dr. Gail Timlin · 79 eps

2004
O'Grady poster

O'Grady

TV · 1 ep

2004
Pilot Season poster

Pilot Season

TV · as Ben · 6 eps

2003
David Cross: Let America Laugh poster

David Cross: Let America Laugh

Movie · as Himself

2003
Melvin Goes to Dinner poster

Melvin Goes to Dinner

Movie · as Seminar Leader

2003
Quest for Sleep poster

Quest for Sleep

Movie · as Roger Duhntonnen

2003
Tom Goes to the Mayor Returns poster

Tom Goes to the Mayor Returns

Movie

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest Co-Host · 7 eps

2003
Oliver Beene poster

Oliver Beene

TV · as Older Oliver Beene (voice) · 24 eps

2003
Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development

TV · as Tobias Fünke · 84 eps

2003
VH1 Goes Inside poster

VH1 Goes Inside

TV · 1 ep

2003
Celebrity Poker Showdown poster

Celebrity Poker Showdown

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2003
Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2002
Men in Black II poster

Men in Black II

Movie · as Newton

2002
Martin & Orloff poster

Martin & Orloff

Movie

2002
Run Ronnie Run poster

Run Ronnie Run

Movie · as Ronnie Dobbs / Pootie T / Chow Chow

2002
Life Without Dick poster

Life Without Dick

Movie · as Rex

2002
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Ghost World poster

Ghost World

Movie · as Pushy Guy (Gerrold)

2001
Scary Movie 2 poster

Scary Movie 2

Movie · as Dwight

2001
Chain of Fools poster

Chain of Fools

Movie · as Andy

2001
One Day...

One Day...

Movie · as The Turd

2001
Night of the Living Doo poster

Night of the Living Doo

Movie · as David Cross (voice)

2001
Dr. Dolittle 2 poster

Dr. Dolittle 2

Movie · as Dog / Animal Groupie #2 (voice)

2001
Pootie Tang poster

Pootie Tang

Movie · as Dennis

2001
Dinner for Five poster

Dinner for Five

TV · 1 ep

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Ronnie Chase · 1 ep

2000
Aqua Teen Hunger Force poster

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

TV · as Happy Time Harry (voice), Bert Banana (voice) · 2 eps

1999
David Cross: The Pride Is Back poster

David Cross: The Pride Is Back

Movie · as Himself

1999
Can't Stop Dancing poster

Can't Stop Dancing

Movie · as Chapman

1999
Home Movies poster

Home Movies

TV · 1 ep

1999
Strangers with Candy poster

Strangers with Candy

TV · as Dr. Trepanning · 1 ep

1998
Small Soldiers poster

Small Soldiers

Movie · as Irwin Wayfair

1998
The Thin Pink Line poster

The Thin Pink Line

Movie · as Tommy Dansbury

1998
Mr. Show and the Incredible, Fantastical News Report

Mr. Show and the Incredible, Fantastical News Report

Movie · as Various Characters

1998
Hercules poster

Hercules

TV · as Fear (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Who's the Caboose? poster

Who's the Caboose?

Movie · as Jaded Guy

1997
Waiting for Guffman poster

Waiting for Guffman

Movie · as UFO Expert

1997
Men in Black poster

Men in Black

Movie · as Morgue Attendant

1997
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

TV · as Ward Rackley (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Donnie DiMauro · 3 eps

1997
Tenacious D poster

Tenacious D

TV · as Nun · 1 ep

1996
The Cable Guy poster

The Cable Guy

Movie · as Sales Manager

1996
The Truth About Cats & Dogs poster

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

Movie · as Male Radio Caller (voice) / Bookstore Man

1996
David Cross: HBO Comedy Half-Hour poster

David Cross: HBO Comedy Half-Hour

Movie · as Himself

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 4 eps

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
A Bucket of Blood poster

A Bucket of Blood

Movie · as Charlie

1995
The TV Wheel

The TV Wheel

Movie · as Various

1995
Destiny Turns on the Radio poster

Destiny Turns on the Radio

Movie · as Ralph Dellaposa

1995
The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show

TV · as Earl · 2 eps

1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David poster

Mr. Show with Bob and David

TV · as Self - Host / Various · 30 eps

1995
NewsRadio poster

NewsRadio

TV · as Theo, David · 1 ep

1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist poster

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

TV · as David (voice) · 2 eps

1994
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight poster

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

Movie · as Reporter at Dock #2

1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

TV · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1992
The Ben Stiller Show poster

The Ben Stiller Show

TV · 1 ep

1985
The Slugger's Wife poster

The Slugger's Wife

Movie · as (uncredited)