Jessie Cave

Jessie Cave is a British actor, comedian and author best known for playing Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter films. Since then, she has built a wider career across acting, comedy, and writing, with a public profile that also includes illustration and live performance. Her screen credits include the film Pride, and her work as a writer has helped establish her as a distinctive voice beyond acting. Cave has published illustrated books including Love Sick and later released her debut novel Sunset, bringing candid humour and sharp observation to her storytelling.

Why Jessie Cave is vegan

Jessie Cave is vegan for the animals.

Cave has been vegan since 2016. She has linked her veganism to concern for animals and has used her platform to encourage people to make kinder everyday choices. That includes highlighting how animals are harmed not only for food, but also for materials used in clothing and accessories. She worked with PETA on the “Red River Farm” campaign, a darkly comic sing-along designed to highlight cruelty behind wool, feathers and leather, and to push viewers towards vegan alternatives.¹PETA. 2023. Award-Winning Video Explores the Dark Side of the Fashion Industry. Available at: https://www.peta.org.uk/features/jessie-cave-sing-along/ [Accessed 21 March 2025].

Alongside her creative work, Cave’s veganism is part of a wider focus on compassion in daily life. She tends to communicate it in a straightforward way, centred on what people can change immediately, and why those changes matter for animals. According to Harry Potter co-star and fellow vegan, Evanna Lynch, Jessie Cave is also raising her two children as vegans.²O’Connor, R. 2019. Evanna Lynch on compassionate activism, the power of podcasts, and veganism in the wizarding world. Irish Post. Available: https://www.irishpost.com/uncategorized/evanna-lynch-compassionate-activism-power-podcasts-veganism-wizarding-world-173340 [Accessed 11 August 2026].

“Shop like their lives depend on it. Don’t buy wool, feather, or leather.”³PETA. 2023. Award-Winning Video Explores the Dark Side of the Fashion Industry. Available at: https://www.peta.org.uk/features/jessie-cave-sing-along/ [Accessed 21 March 2025].