Richard David-Caine
Richard David-Caine | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 April 1987 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Writer, Voiceover Artist |
Richard David-Caine (born 5 April 1987) is an English actor, writer, and voiceover artist, largely known for his work in comedy. He plays the character of Line in CBeebies’ BAFTA-winning show, Swashbuckle. He is also part of the key comedy ensembles in CBBC shows Horrible Histories and Class Dismissed, for the latter he was nominated in the 2017 RTS Awards for Best Performance in a Comedy.
Early life
David-Caine is from Ruislip, North-west London. He graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2009 with a BA (Hons) in Acting. He states one of his idols as comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.[1] He identifies as a vegan.[citation needed]
Career
David-Caine’s first lead TV role came when he was cast as one half of the comedy double act Cook and Line on CBeebies’ new pirate gameshow, Swashbuckle (TV series). [2] The show proved popular and lead to other appearances on the channel including A Midsummer Night’s Dream (RSC co-production), Justin’s House and the annual Christmas shows. David-Caine was also selected as part of the new core cast in BAFTA-winning comedy sketch show, Horrible Histories. As well as this, he’s starred in all three series of CBBC mockumentary, Class Dismissed.
In 2009, David-Caine set up his own comedy group, Four Screws Loose, along with Joseph Elliott, Conan House and Thom Ford. The group performed five shows in successive years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as well as performing at Bestival, Latitude Festival, Underbelly Southbank Festival, Brighton Fringe and Adelaide Fringe Festival. They were selected as New Act of the Year (NATYS: New Acts of the Year Show) finalists 2013 and featured on BBC Radio 4’s Sketchorama and BBC Radio 1’s Fun and Filth Cabaret. The group’s style revolved around high energy routines, physical comedy and audience interaction[3] and garnered mostly positive reviews.[4]
In 2017 he developed, wrote and starred in his own internet comedy series, InterNOT, alongside his comedy partner, Joseph Elliott. The show satirises YouTube and cameos David-Caine’s characters from Class Dismissed, Mark and Mrs Mark. Other notable work includes BBC Three sitcoms Dead Air (as character, Hardip) and People Just Do Nothing (as Chabuddy G’s boss, Sam).
David-Caine voices a variety of animals in CBBC comedy, The Zoo (2017 TV series).
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Skins: Redux | Rupert | E4 | 1 episode |
| 2013 - present | Swashbuckle (TV series) | Line | CBeebies | 130 episodes |
| 2013 - 2014 | CBeebies Presentation | Self | CBeebies | |
| 2015 | Dead Air | Hardip | BBC Three | |
| 2015 - 2016 | Justin's House | Various | CBeebies | 4 episodes |
| 2015 - present | Class Dismissed | Mark, Mrs Mark, Marcella, Mr Christopher, Mr Nasal, Juan Castanetta, Mr Ladd | CBBC | 35 episodes |
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Stage crew | CBeebies | |
| Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | Gabriel Spencer | BBC Two | ||
| 2016 - 2017 | Horrible Histories | Various | CBBC | 18 episodes |
| 2017 | Big Field | Various | BBC Three | 3 episodes |
| People Just Do Nothing | Sam | BBC Three | (Series 4) 2 episodes | |
| 2017-present | InterNOT | Various | CBBC | Vlogger |
| 2018-present | All Over the Place (TV series) | Himself | CBBC | Co-Presenter |
| 2018-present | The Dog Ate My Homework (TV series) | Himself | CBBC | Celebrity Panelist |