David Cross

David Cross is a comedian, actor and writer who co-created Mr. Show with Bob and David with Bob Odenkirk. The HBO series ran from 1995 to 1998, linking sketches through transitions that made one scene spill into the next. Cross had previously written for The Ben Stiller Show, sharing its 1993 writing Emmy. He and Odenkirk later reunited for the Netflix sketch series W/ Bob & David.

Cross also performs stand-up and plays Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development. He created and starred in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret and has worked as a film writer and director. His career brings together ensemble sketch, sustained comic characters and the more direct voice of stand-up.