Biography
David Vincent Hope (born October 14, 1964), better known as David Kaye, is a Canadian voice actor. He is best known for animation roles such as Megatron in five of the Transformers series (Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Armada, Energon, and Cybertron), Optimus Prime in Transformers: Animated, Professor X and Apocalypse in X-Men: Evolution, Cronus in Class of the Titans, Khyber and Shocksquatch in Ben 10: Omniverse, several characters in Avengers Assemble, the newsreel announcer in the Pixar film Up, and Duckworth in the reboot of Ducktales. He is also known for anime roles including Sesshomaru in Inuyasha and Treize Khushrenada in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and video game roles such as Clank in the Ratchet & Clank series and Nathan Hale in the Resistance series. He is also the announcer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO and voiced the Celestial Arishem in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals.
Personal Life
Kaye and his wife, Maria Hope, have a daughter named Tianna.
Early Life
Kaye was born David Vincent Hope in Peterborough, Ontario, on October 14, 1964. During the 1980s, he moved to Vancouver to work in radio. He also did theater, playing George in a production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Elwood P. Dowd in a production of Harvey.
Filmography
All 129
Movies 65
TV shows 64
Voice 35
Narrator 7
Self 2

Farzar (2022)

The Wedding Veil (2022)

Eternals (2021)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2021)

DC Showcase: Blue Beetle (2021)

Ben 10 Alien X-tinction (2021)

Ben Gen 10 (2021)

Ben 10: Ben 10,010 (2021)

Ratchet and Clank - Life of Pie (2021)

Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie (2020)

Green Eggs and Ham (2019)

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson (2017)

DuckTales (2017)

Ben 10 (2016)

Ratchet & Clank (2016)

We Bare Bears (2015)

The Adventures of Knickerbock Teetertop (2015)

Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie (2015)

Barbie in Princess Power (2015)

The Hero of Color City (2014)

Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United (2014)

DC Nation - SHAZAM! - "Stamina" (2014)

DC Nation - SHAZAM! - "Wisdom" (2014)

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

DC Nation - SHAZAM! - "Courage" (2014)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)

I Know That Voice (2014)

Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United (2013)

DC Nation - Tales of Metropolis - "Jimmy Olsen" (2013)

Xiaolin Chronicles (2013)

Marvel's Avengers Assemble (2013)

DC Nation - Tales of Metropolis - "Bizarro" (2013)

Monsters vs. Aliens Stories (2013)

Ben 10: Omniverse (2012)

Electric City (2012)

Night of the Living Carrots (2011)

Dan Vs. (2011)

G.I. Joe: Renegades (2010)

Young Justice (2010)

Cosmic Quantum Ray (2010)

DC Super Friends: The Joker's Playhouse (2010)

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010)

Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009)

Up (2009)

At Jesus' Side (2008)

Barbie Mariposa (2008)

Transformers: Animated (2007)

Martian Child (2007)

Max Steel: Dark Rival (2007)

Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)

Kong: Return to the Jungle (2006)

Tom and Jerry Tales (2006)

Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)

Fido (2006)

The Ant Bully (2006)

Where My Dogs At? (2006)

Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven (2006)

Class of the Titans (2005)

Kong: King of Atlantis (2005)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005)

Transformers: Cybertron (2005)

Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island (2005)

Supernatural (2005)

Hot Wheels Acceleracers: Ignition (2005)

Being Ian (2005)

Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Gundamxxxxx SEED (2004)

Transformers: Energon (2004)

Hot Wheels Highway 35 (2003)

Hot Wheels: World Race (2003)

The Cramp Twins (2003)

Live from Baghdad (2002)

Barbie as Rapunzel (2002)

The Twilight Zone (2002)

Transformers: Armada (2002)

Breaking News (2002)

Tokyo Underground (2002)

Man and Cat (2001)

MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate (2001)

The Lone Gunmen (2001)

Broken Saints (2001)

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)

X-Men: Evolution (2000)

Casper's Haunted Christmas (2000)

Kong: The Animated Series (2000)

Jackie Chan Adventures (2000)

Mermaid (2000)

Kong (2000)

NASCAR Racers (1999)

Beast Machines: Transformers (1999)

Escape from Mars (1999)

So Weird (1999)

A Marriage of Convenience (1998)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)

Eat-Man '98 (1998)

RoboCop: Alpha Commando (1998)

Cold Squad (1998)

Convictions (1997)

Cloned (1997)

Mummies Alive! (1997)

Murder in My Mind (1997)

Skysurfer Strike Force (1996)

Carpool (1996)

Love Handles (1996)

Beast Wars: Transformers (1996)

The Sentinel (1996)

Street Fighter (1995)

Strange Luck (1995)

The Outer Limits (1995)

Sliders (1995)

Not Our Son (1995)

Santa's Christmas Crash (1995)

Key the Metal Idol (1994)

For the Love of Nancy (1994)

ReBoot (1994)

Super Kid (1994)

G.I. Joe: Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles: Old Soldiers Never Die (1994)

Dazzle The Dinosaur (1994)

The Story of Christmas (1994)

Viper (1994)

Fortune Quest (1993)

Exosquad (1993)

The X-Files (1993)

Alien Defender Geo-Armor, Kishin Corps (1993)

Northwood (1991)

Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors (1990)

Ronin Warriors (1988)

The Twisted Whiskers Show
Information
Known for Acting
Gender Male
Birthday 1964-10-14 (57 years old)
Place of birth Peterborough, Canada
Citizenships Canada
Residences Los Angeles, United States of America
