Caleb — Ex Machina Character Profile

About Caleb

A programmer at Blue Book who visits CEO Nathan Bateman's isolated estate to evaluate Ava's AI. He develops an emotional bond with her, alters the facility's security protocols to aid her escape, and is ultimately left trapped inside when Ava abandons him and flees to the outside world.

Caleb — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Blue Book

Quick Facts about Caleb

Occupation

programmer

Caleb's Known Relations

• Blue Book — Employer

Character Facts

Played by

Domhnall Gleeson

Appears in

Ex Machina (2015)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Caleb — related — Ava (Alicia Vikander)
• Caleb — related — Kyoko (Sonoya Mizuno)
• Caleb — related — Nathan (Oscar Isaac)
• Caleb — Social Acquaintance — Kyoko (Sonoya Mizuno)

  Kyoko transitions from a silent servant to a crucial ally who reveals her android identity to Caleb.

• Caleb — Romantic Love Interest — Ava (Alicia Vikander)

  A mutual romantic tension develops between Caleb and Ava during their private conversations.

• Caleb — Professional Employer — Nathan (Oscar Isaac)

  Nathan employs Caleb as a programmer to conduct a Turing test on Ava.

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• Nathan (Oscar Isaac)
• Kyoko (Sonoya Mizuno)
• Office Girl (uncredited) (Chelsea Li)
• Jay (Corey Johnson)
• Jasmine (Symara A. Templeman)
• Lily (Claire Selby)
• Jade (Gana Bayarsaikhan)
• Office Worker (uncredited) (Dan Pappaspanos)
• Amber (Elina Alminas)
• Katya (Tiffany Pisani)