David Cross

Acting

David Cross

Born April 4, 1964Atlanta, Georgia, USA188 credits

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

David Cross: The End of the Beginning of the End
4.0

David Cross: The End of the Beginning of the End

Movie

2026

Are We Good?
1.0

Are We Good?

Movie

2025

Oh, Hi!
6.2

Oh, Hi!

Movie

2025

From Darkness to Light
6.7

From Darkness to Light

Movie

2025

Elsbeth
6.9

Elsbeth

TV

2024

David Cross: Worst Daddy in the World
3.0

David Cross: Worst Daddy in the World

Movie

2023

Filmography

David Cross: The End of the Beginning of the End
2026David Cross: The End of the Beginning of the EndMovie
Are We Good?
2025Are We Good?as SelfMovie
Oh, Hi!
2025Oh, Hi!as SteveMovie
From Darkness to Light
2025From Darkness to Lightas Self (archive footage)Movie
Elsbeth
2024Elsbethas Nolan HurstTV
David Cross: Worst Daddy in the World
2023David Cross: Worst Daddy in the Worldas SelfMovie
Deal of a Lifetime
2023Deal of a Lifetimeas RolandMovie
Krapopolis
2023Krapopolisas Mage (voice)TV
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
2023The Elephant 6 Recording Co.as SelfMovie
You Hurt My Feelings
2023You Hurt My Feelingsas JonathanMovie
Chop & Steele
2022Chop & Steeleas SelfMovie
David Cross: I'm From The Future
2022David Cross: I'm From The Futureas SelfMovie
Station Eleven
2021Station Elevenas GilTV
8-Bit Christmas
20218-Bit Christmasas DealerMovie
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11as SelfMovie
Teenage Euthanasia
2021Teenage EuthanasiaTV
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
2021Monty Python's Best Bits Celebratedas SelfMovie
Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie
2020Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movieas David CrossMovie
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Campas SelfMovie
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelicsas SelfMovie
Beastie Boys Story
2020Beastie Boys Storyas SelfMovie
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madnessas SelfMovie
The Dark Divide
2020The Dark Divideas Robert PyleMovie
David Cross: Oh Come On
2019David Cross: Oh Come Onas HimselfMovie
What We Do in the Shadows
2019What We Do in the Shadowsas Dominykas the DreadfulTV
The Umbrella Academy
2019The Umbrella Academyas Sy GrossmanTV
The Shivering Truth
2018The Shivering Truthas (voice)TV
Next Gen
2018Next Genas Dr. Tanner Rice / Q-Bots (voice)Movie
Sorry to Bother You
2018Sorry to Bother Youas Cassius Green's White Voice (voice)Movie
Bliss
2018BlissCreatorTV
The Post
2017The Postas Howard SimonsMovie
Big Mouth
2017Big Mouthas Skip Glouberman (voice)TV
Genius
2017Geniusas Jerry WexlerTV
Goliath
2016Goliathas Pete 'The Broker' OaklandTV
Ask the Storybots
2016Ask the StorybotsTV
David Cross: Making America Great Again
2016David Cross: Making America Great Againas SelfMovie
Chelsea
2016Chelseaas SelfTV
The Last Laugh
2016The Last Laughas SelfMovie
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
2016Folk Hero & Funny Guyas Chris DeRoseMovie
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016Kung Fu Panda 3as Crane (voice)Movie
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
2016Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scrollas Crane (voice)Movie
W/ Bob & David
2015W/ Bob & Davidas Various CharactersTV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas SelfTV
We Bare Bears
2015We Bare Bearsas Director (voice)TV
Call Me Lucky
2015Call Me Luckyas SelfMovie
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
2015Pig Goat Banana Cricketas Thaddeus D. Actwell (voice)TV
The Wolfpack
2015The WolfpackExecutive ProducerMovie
Pitch Perfect 2
2015Pitch Perfect 2as Riff Off HostMovie
Hot Ones
2015Hot Onesas SelfTV
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtas Russ SnyderTV
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2014Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleepas SelfMovie
Obvious Child
2014Obvious Childas SamMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
Hits
2014HitsDirectorMovie
Rick and Morty
2013Rick and Mortyas Prince Nebulon / Radio Voice (voice)TV
Kill Your Darlings
2013Kill Your Darlingsas Louis GinsbergMovie
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2013The Muslims Are Coming!as SelfMovie
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collectionas Crane (Voice)Movie
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013The Arrested Development Documentary Projectas SelfMovie
It's a Disaster
2013It's a Disasteras Glenn RandolphMovie
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!as SelfTV
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012The Secret Policeman's Ballas SelfMovie
Impractical Jokers
2011Impractical JokersTV
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwreckedas IanMovie
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011Kung Fu Panda 2as Crane (voice)Movie
Soul Quest Overdrive
2011Soul Quest Overdriveas Bert (voice)TV
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011Fight for Your Right Revisitedas Nathanial HornblowerMovie
Demoted
2011Demotedas Ken CastroMovie
Megamind: The Button of Doom
2011Megamind: The Button of Doomas Minion (voice)Movie
Bubble Guppies
2011Bubble Guppiesas Freezy Dragon (voice)TV
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
2010Kung Fu Panda Holidayas Crane (voice)Movie
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
Megamind
2010Megamindas Minion (voice)Movie
The Legend of Secret Pass
2010The Legend of Secret Passas Loo (voice)Movie
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaretas Todd MargaretTV
Running Wilde
2010Running Wildeas Andy WeeksTV
Mary Shelley's Frankenhole
2010Mary Shelley's Frankenholeas Belushi (voice)TV
David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer
2010David Cross: Bigger and Blackereras HimselfMovie
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Assholeas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!as SelfMovie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquelas IanMovie
Infomercials
2009InfomercialsWriterTV
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2009Paid ProgrammingCreatorTV
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas Duane BaileyTV
Community
2009Communityas Hank HickeyTV
Archer
2009Archeras Noah (voice)TV
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2009Meltdownas Ham Sandwich (voice)Movie
Year One
2009Year Oneas CainMovie
All Tomorrow's Parties
2009All Tomorrow's Partiesas SelfMovie
Paid Programming: Icelandic Ultra Blue
2009Paid Programming: Icelandic Ultra Blueas Commercial VoiceoverMovie
Important Things with Demetri Martin
2009Important Things with Demetri Martinas Co-WorkerTV
The Toe Tactic
2009The Toe Tacticas Timmy (voice)Movie
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Fiveas Crane (voice)Movie
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
2008Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backsas Yivo (voice)Movie
Kung Fu Panda
2008Kung Fu Pandaas Crane (voice)Movie
A Bad Situationist
2008A Bad Situationistas Barry WinstonMovie
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2008David's Situationas SelfMovie
Alvin and the Chipmunks
2007Alvin and the Chipmunksas IanMovie
Heckler
2007Heckleras SelfMovie
Comedy Showcase
2007Comedy Showcaseas Todd MargaretTV
I'm Not There
2007I'm Not Thereas Allen GinsbergMovie
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour
2007The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadouras SelfMovie
Battle for Terra
2007Battle for Terraas Giddy (voice)Movie
The Grand
2007The Grandas Larry SchwartzmanMovie
Fired!
2007Fired!as SelfMovie
Clark and Michael
2007Clark and Michaelas Driving InstructorTV
Human Giant
2007Human Giantas Peter BurnsTV
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!as Pizza BoyTV
The Vice Guide to Travel
2007The Vice Guide to TravelTV
Crashing
2007Crashingas Space Station ManMovie
Freak Show
2006Freak Showas BennyTV
School for Scoundrels
2006School for Scoundrelsas IanMovie
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2006The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: Off & On Broadwayas SelfMovie
A Day in the Life of Nathaniel Hornblower
2006A Day in the Life of Nathaniel Hornbloweras Nathaniel HornblowerMovie
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006Assume the Position with Mr. WuhlMovie
She's the Man
2006She's the Manas GoldMovie
Curious George
2006Curious Georgeas Junior (voice)Movie
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2005Last Laugh '05as SelfMovie
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert Reportas Russ Lieber (voice) (uncredited)TV
T
2005Too Late with Adam CarollaTV
Wonder Showzen
2005Wonder Showzenas Junkyard JessipTV
Last Laugh '04
2004Last Laugh '04as SelfMovie
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004Tom Goes to the Mayoras Todd (voice)TV
Pilot Season
2004Pilot Seasonas BenTV
O'Grady
2004O'GradyTV
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindas RobMovie
Cheap Seats
2004Cheap Seatsas Dr. Gail TimlinTV
Melvin Goes to Dinner
2003Melvin Goes to Dinneras Seminar LeaderMovie
Celebrity Poker Showdown
2003Celebrity Poker Showdownas SelfTV
David Cross: Let America Laugh
2003David Cross: Let America Laughas HimselfMovie
Arrested Development
2003Arrested Developmentas Tobias FünkeTV
Tom Goes to the Mayor Returns
2003Tom Goes to the Mayor ReturnsMovie
V
2003VH1 Goes InsideTV
Oliver Beene
2003Oliver Beeneas Older Oliver Beene (voice)TV
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest Co-HostTV
Quest for Sleep
2003Quest for Sleepas Roger DuhntonnenMovie
Men in Black II
2002Men in Black IIas NewtonMovie
Martin & Orloff
2002Martin & OrloffMovie
Life Without Dick
2002Life Without Dickas RexMovie
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2002Never Mind the Buzzcocksas SelfTV
Run Ronnie Run
2002Run Ronnie Runas Ronnie Dobbs / Pootie T / Chow ChowMovie
Night of the Living Doo
2001Night of the Living Dooas David Cross (voice)Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Ronnie ChaseTV
Ghost World
2001Ghost Worldas Pushy Guy (Gerrold)Movie
Dinner for Five
2001Dinner for FiveTV
Scary Movie 2
2001Scary Movie 2as Dwight HartmanMovie
Pootie Tang
2001Pootie Tangas DennisMovie
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001Dr. Dolittle 2as Dog / Animal Groupie #2 (voice)Movie
Chain of Fools
2001Chain of Foolsas AndyMovie
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2001One Day...as The TurdMovie
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000Aqua Teen Hunger Forceas Happy Time Harry (voice)TV
David Cross: The Pride Is Back
1999David Cross: The Pride Is Backas HimselfMovie
Home Movies
1999Home MoviesTV
Strangers with Candy
1999Strangers with Candyas Dr. TrepanningTV
Can't Stop Dancing
1999Can't Stop Dancingas ChapmanMovie
The Thin Pink Line
1998The Thin Pink Lineas Tommy DansburyMovie
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1998Mr. Show and the Incredible, Fantastical News Reportas Various CharactersMovie
Hercules
1998Herculesas Fear (voice)TV
Small Soldiers
1998Small Soldiersas Irwin WayfairMovie
Tenacious D
1997Tenacious Das NunTV
Men in Black
1997Men in Blackas Morgue AttendantMovie
Who's the Caboose?
1997Who's the Caboose?as Jaded GuyMovie
Just Shoot Me!
1997Just Shoot Me!as Donnie DiMauroTV
Waiting for Guffman
1997Waiting for Guffmanas UFO ExpertMovie
King of the Hill
1997King of the Hillas Ward Rackley (voice)TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocksas SelfTV
David Cross: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
1996David Cross: HBO Comedy Half-Houras HimselfMovie
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
The Cable Guy
1996The Cable Guyas Sales ManagerMovie
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
1996The Truth About Cats & Dogsas Male Radio Caller (voice) / Bookstore ManMovie
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995Mr. Show with Bob and Davidas Self - Host / VariousTV
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas EarlTV
A Bucket of Blood
1995A Bucket of Bloodas CharlieMovie
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapistas David (voice)TV
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995Destiny Turns on the Radioas Ralph DellaposaMovie
NewsRadio
1995NewsRadioas TheoTV
T
1995The TV Wheelas VariousMovie
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
1994Amelia Earhart: The Final Flightas Reporter at Dock #2Movie
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastTV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
The Ben Stiller Show
1992The Ben Stiller ShowTV
The Slugger's Wife
1985The Slugger's Wifeas (uncredited)Movie
K
—Kissinger Takes ParisMovie
U
—Unbearable ChristmasMovie
L
—Lucy SchulmanMovie
I
—Into the SkyMovie
B
—Bob and David Climb Machu Picchuas SelfMovie