| Richard David-Caine | |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 1987 |
| Occupation: | Actor, writer, voiceover artist |
| Nationality: | British |
| Spouse: | Joseph Elliott |
| Known For: | Swashbuckle, Horrible Histories, Class Dismissed |
Richard David-Caine (born 5 April 1987) is an English actor, writer and voiceover artist. Between 2013 and 2019 he played the character of Line in the CBeebies series Swashbuckle.[1] He is also part of the key ensembles in the BBC comedies Horrible Histories and Class Dismissed; for the latter he was nominated in the 2017 and 2019 RTS Awards for Best Performance in a Comedy. In 2020, he co-created, wrote and starred in Big Fat Like, a comedy sketch show pastiching the Internet.[2]
David-Caine is from Ruislip, North-west London. He attended Haydon Secondary School in Pinner North-West London.He graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2009.
In 2020, whilst promoting his one-man show 'Tall, Dark and Anxious', David-Caine opened up about his personal struggles with his mental health and urged anyone else struggling to reach out for help.[3]
In 2009, David-Caine set up his own comedy group, Four Screws Loose, along with Joseph Elliot (actor), 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 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[4] and garnered mostly positive reviews.[5]
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.[6] The show was a hit and lead to other appearances on the channel including A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest (RSC co-productions) and the annual Christmas shows. David-Caine was also selected as part of the core cast in BAFTA-winning comedy sketch show, Horrible Histories. As well as this, he has starred in five series of BBC mockumentary, Class Dismissed.
In 2020 he developed, wrote and starred in his own sketch comedy series, Big Fat Like, alongside comedy partner, Joseph Elliott (actor). The show satirises YouTube and also features Amy Gledhill and Ibinabo Jack. Other notable work includes BBC Three sitcoms Dead Air (as best friend, Hardip) and People Just Do Nothing (as Chabuddy G's boss, Sam). He voices a variety of characters in CBBC comedy, The Zoo, Entertainment One's animated series Ricky Zoom[7] and CBeebies Supertato, based on the popular book series.
In 2022, David-Caine returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with his debut, one-man show, 'Tall, Dark and Anxious'. The show proved popular and earned him the Amused Moose Comedy Award for Most Outstanding Show,[8] and a subsequent Soho Theatre transfer the following year.[9] In 2023, he was featured in the Royal National Theatre production of Dave Malloy's The Witches.[10]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Skins: Redux | Rupert | 1 episode | ||
| 2013–2019 | Swashbuckle | Line | 156 episodes | ||
| 2015 | Dead Air | Hardip | |||
| 2015–2016 | Justin's House | Line, Oogie Boogie Plant | 4 episodes | ||
| 2015–2019 | Class Dismissed | Various | 52 episodes | ||
| 2016 | CBeebies A Midsummer Night's Dream | Line | |||
| Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | Gabriel Spencer | ||||
| 2016–present | Horrible Histories | Various | Ongoing | ||
| 2017 | Big Field | Various | 8 episodes | ||
| InterNOT | Various | BBC iPlayer | 8 episodes | ||
| 2017–2018 | People Just Do Nothing | Sam | 4 episodes | ||
| 2019 | Doctors | Tahir Wakim | 1 episode | ||
| 2020 | Avenue 5 | Waiter | 2 episodes | ||
| Big Fat Like | Various | 10 episodes | |||
| 2021 | Finding Alice | Ralph | 1 episode | ||
| Midsomer Murders | Simeon Dagley | 1 episode | |||
| Murder They Hope | Tariq | 1 episode | |||
| 2022 | Better Things | Very Tall Man | 1 episode |