Calvin — Ruby Sparks Character Profile

About Calvin

A successful but creatively blocked novelist who falls in love with his fictional creation, Ruby. He discovers she is real and uses his typewriter to control her personality and actions to suit his desires, leading to a toxic relationship before ultimately writing her to be free.

Calvin — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Paul Dano

Appears in

Ruby Sparks (2012)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Calvin — Social Supportive Relative — Susie (Toni Trucks)
• Calvin — Romantic Ex-Partners — Lila (Deborah Ann Woll)
• Calvin — Social Author And Fan — Mabel (Alia Shawkat)
• Calvin — Family Mother And Son — Gertrude (Annette Bening)
• Calvin — Family Brothers — Harry (Chris Messina)
• Calvin — Romantic Lovers — Ruby (Zoe Kazan)

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