Richard David-Caine

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Richard David-Caine
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Born (1987-04-05) 5 April 1987 (age 37)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, voiceover artist
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]

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Personal life

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.[ citation needed ]

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]

Career

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 [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. 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]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2012Skins: ReduxRupert E4 1 episode
2013–2019 Swashbuckle Line CBeebies, BBC One 156 episodes
2015Dead AirHardip BBC Three
2015–2016 Justin's House Line, Oogie Boogie Plant CBeebies 4 episodes
2015–2019 Class Dismissed Various CBBC 52 episodes
2016 CBeebies A Midsummer Night's DreamLine CBeebies
Shakespeare Live! From the RSCGabriel Spencer BBC Two
2016–present Horrible Histories Various CBBC Ongoing
2017Big FieldVarious BBC Three 8 episodes
InterNOTVarious BBC iPlayer 8 episodes
2017–2018 People Just Do Nothing Sam BBC Three 4 episodes
2019 Doctors Tahir Wakim BBC One 1 episode
2020 Avenue 5 Waiter HBO 2 episodes
Big Fat LikeVarious CBBC 10 episodes
2021 Finding Alice Ralph ITV 1 episode
Midsomer Murders Simeon Dagley ITV 1 episode
Murder They HopeTariq Gold 1 episode
2022 Better Things Very Tall Man FX 1 episode

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  2. ↑ "BBC Press Release".
  3. ↑ "Is Anyone Else Really Struggling At The Moment? He is married to fellow actor and comedian Joseph Elliott".
  4. ↑ "An Interview With Four Screws Loose".
  5. ↑ "Four Screws Loose in Screwtopia!".
  6. ↑ Carey, Catherine (28 June 2013). "A New Pirate Show Comes to CBeebies". BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ricky Zoom Cast".
  8. ↑ "Amused Moose Comedy Award Winners 2022".
  9. ↑ "Soho Theatre Transfer".
  10. ↑ "Roald Dahl's The Witches new musical to be staged at the National Theatre". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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