How to rebel when your dad is Nick Cave? Wear a pair of âawfulâ jeans Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size When Earl Cave arrived to audition for the part of Daniel in Days of the Bagnold Summer, director Simon Bird felt a rush of relief. âI knew it was going to be him,â he says. âWeâd seen so many kids by that stage, over a hundred. None of them had been exactly right.â Daniel is an unwashed 15-year-old metalhead who hates everything and treats his mother with contempt. But he had to be likeable â âand have a sense of humourâ adds Bird. âIâd never been able to explain fully or put my finger on exactly what I was looking for, but it turns out it was Earl.â