David Caves


David Caves is a Northern Irish actor who is known for his role as Jack Hodgson in the BBC drama series Silent Witness. Caves studied French and German at St. Andrews University in Scotland From 1997 to 2002. Caves also studied at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and graduated in 2005 and has since then appeared in a variety of stage productions, including The Beggar’s Opera at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and The Changeling at the Southwark Playhouse.
Originally from Belfast, he recently became an ambassador for Northern Ireland Hospice. In 2013, David won the Spirit of Tomorrow award at the Belfast Top 40 Under 40 Awards.

Early life

Caves was educated at Campbell College, Belfast. His parents and his uncle were all teachers. Caves studied modern languages, including French and German, at the University of St Andrews.
He originally planned to become a teacher before training at LAMDA. He worked as a teacher in France as part of his university course but when he returned to the UK, he found he had “lost the drive for the academic side of things” and found himself getting heavily involved in plays and musicals at the university. He is quoted as saying,

Career

Caves ended up being offered places at both LAMDA and Bristol Old Vic, opting for the former because of the lure of London. His training focused on theatre and, prior to his addition to the Silent Witness cast, was known as a stage actor, having impressed as Petruchio in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2012 touring production of The Taming of the Shrew. He has also starred in .
Other notable roles in theatre include Deflores in The Changeling, Southwark Playhouse; Macheath in The Beggar’s Opera at Regent's Park Open Theatre and Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi, Northampton.
In 2014, Caves also featured in the television documentary The Crime Thriller Club. Presented by Bradley Walsh, this documentary was a mix of interviews, film clips and a game show about the detective genre in both film and literature.
In 2016, Caves portrayed Clint Hill in the film Jackie.

Personal life

Caves was an ambassador for Northern Ireland Hospice. In 2013, he won the Spirit of Tomorrow award at the Belfast Top 40 Under 40 Awards. He married Verity Caves in 2019.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013-PresentSilent WitnessJack Hodgson80 Episodes
2013-2014Crime Thriller ClubHimself /Jack HodgsonS1Ep5 & S2Ep6
201915 DaysMichael
2019Saturday KitchenHimselfSeries 15 Episode 42

Theatre