Characters (Ravenswood)

The following is a list of characters from the TV show *Ravenswood*, which is the first spin off of the Pretty Little Liars. The series follows the lives of five teens -- Caleb, Miranda, Remy, Luke and Olivia who suddenly find themselves connected by a fatal curse. After the death of Miranda Collins, the group must work together to dig into the town's mysterious and terrible history before each of them fall victim to the curse.

*Be sure to also check out the character appearances!*

## Core characters

### Caleb Rivers

**Caleb Rivers** (Tyler Blackburn) the group's "Leader", He is a street-smart, student at Rosewood High, loyal boyfriend of a resident of Rosewood: Hanna and a former spy for a local blind girl. Caleb has a checkered past and illegally hacked computers for money when he first moved to Rosewood.

### Miranda Collins

**Miranda Collins** (Nicole Anderson) the "ghost" of the group who struggles with family connections. he’s a feisty, disarming and unconventionally extremely attractive 17-year-old. As a fiercely independent foster kid, she has tons of confidence, but it was hard-won. She uses her wits to cover her emotional scars. If you can break through the tough exterior, you’ve got a fearless, loyal friend for life. Sadly she was also the first victim of the curse out of our 5 main characters. She is currently deceased but the other four can see and hear her ghost. She is very helpful to the group in figuring out the curse, seeing as she can communicate with the dead.

### Remy Beaumount

**Remy Beaumount** (Britine Oldford) the "Researcher" of the group. Remy is described as A girl who can fit anywhere but doesn't belong to any one crowd. Inquisitive and determined, she won’t stop looking for the truth until she finds it.

### Luke Matheson

**Luke Matheson** (Brett Dier) is considered the "the loner" of the group. he 17-year-old is a lone wolf and old soul with brooding intensity. He may have something dangerous lurking inside him — or maybe he’s just wounded and trying to hide it. His trust is hard to earn, but once you’ve got it, he’ll never let you down. He was formerly named Abel but it was changed.

### Olivia Matheson

**Olivia Matheson** (Merrit Patterson) is the "former it girl" of Ravenswood. Luke's twin sister is a former prom queen who is struggling with a recent fall from grace. She used to be a carefree, happy teenager, but recent events have her questioning what’s important, what’s not and who her real friends are now that they’ve suddenly turned their backs on her. She is known around school for her extreme beauty
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## Acquaintances of Caleb Rivers

The following characters are all family members and acquaintances of **Caleb Rivers**, one of the protagonists of the series.

### Family

* **Jamie Doyle** (Bernard Curry) is Caleb's father and He was born into the River family as seen since he was in Henry's will. Its assume that he changed his last name after Caleb was born and its been mention he been to jail. In "Dead to Me", Caleb also thought the Jamie was his uncle but, he turns out to be Caleb's father.
* **Henry Rivers** (Grant James) He is a long-lost relative of Caleb Rivers, who was the original Caleb Rivers' brother. He died some time between The Devil Has a Face and Scared to Death.
* **Caleb Rivers** (Tyler Blackburn)born around 1901 to his Thomas Rivers and an unnamed mother. In 1910-1918, his parents had a son. There was a significant age gap between Caleb and Henry. Caleb grew up in Ravenswood and had a normal Edwardian era childhood. In his early teens, he developed a bond with a beautiful young woman named Miranda Collins. World War I came in 1917 to Ravenswood, however, that still, that didn't affect Caleb's romance with Miranda nor his job as a recordkeeper. Because of their parents' disapproval of them marrying, the couple made plans to secretly elope and invited their friends to be witnesses of their union. However, at their reception party, The Curse took Caleb, Miranda, and their three friends as it's first five victims. This left the five souls trapped in Ravenswood forever, unable to move on

### Relationships

* **Hanna Marin** (Ashley Benson) Hanna Marin is Caleb's girlfriend from Rosewood who was one of the four girls who was stalked by the infamous stalker known as A. Hanna comes to Ravenswood to check up on Caleb.

### Other

* **Benjamin Prince** (Justin Bruening) is a teacher at Ravenswood High who has a special affinity for his students, connecting with them as a teacher and a friend, and is patient, wise and generous. One of those students being Caleb Rivers.

## Acquaintances of Miranda Collins

The following characters are all family members and acquaintances of **Miranda Collins**, one of the protagonists of the series.

### Family

* **Raymond Collins** (Steven Cabral) He is a tall man with olive skin and black hair and dark brown eyes. He usually wears a white shirt, black pants, a black waistcoat and tie. Collins appears to be cold and creepy. But it is revealed in My Haunted Heart, that he did like Miranda and regrets slamming the door in her face. He was also a caretaker and he was collecting souls of the essence.
* **Esther Collins** (Monica Louwerens) s an ancestor of Miranda Collins and is original Miranda's mother.
* **Miranda Collins** (Nicole Anderson) Miranda was the maternal ancestor and doppelganger of Miranda Collins. Miranda was born circa 1901 to her mother and a father. She grew up in Ravenswood and had a normal Edwardian era childhood where she developed a bond with Caleb. World War I came in 1917 to Ravenswood but still that didn't affect Miranda's romance with Caleb. They made plans to secretly elope and invited their friends to be witnesses for them however at their reception party The Curse took all of them as it's first five victims leaving the five souls trapped in their town unable to move on.

## Acquaintances of Remy Beaumont

The following characters are all family members and acquaintances of **Remy Beaumont**, one of the protagonists of the series

### Family

* **Simon Beaumont** (Henry Simmons) is Remy's father who runs the towns local newspaper and very distrustful out of towners.
* **Terry Beaumont** (Sophia Brown) is Remy's mother who has returned home from serving in the military. She is struggling with survivor's guilt, because out of her entire unit, she is the only one who survived.

## Acquaintances of Olivia & Luke Matheson

The following characters are all family members and acquaintances of **Olivia & Luke Matheson**, one of the protagonists of the series.

### Family

* **Rochelle Matheson** (Laura Allen) is Olivia & Luke's mother and the widow of Charles Matheson. She is described as a confident woman who is now the main suspect in her husband's suspicious murder.
* **Charles Matheson** is Olivia and Luke's deceased father, He was the mayor of Ravenswood and was killed for knowing about the curse.
* **Leah Matheson** (Elizabeth Whitson) is the twins cousin who only appears in the backdoor pilot.

### Relationships

* **Dillon Sanders** (Luke Bedward) was Olivia's boyfriend at the beginning of the show. It is revealed that he was working with Max and was the one killed Charles

### Friends

* **Tess Hamelton** (Haley Lu Richardson) She is Olivia's former friend. A stereotypical popular girl who seeks to take over the number one spot now that Olivia is falling from grace. Although at times, she seemed to still care for Olivia, even if she used her at first, and has a sweet side for Luke.

### Other

* **Zack Springer**  ([Brock Kelly) He is the groups antithesis and harbors a deep dislike of the Matheson family because Charles Matheson but his father in jail.

## Other characters

### Friends

* **Carla Grunwald** (Meg Foster) is a the mysterious housekeeper with the gift of insight and She is Alison's Savior and pulled Alison out of the ground when she was buried alive. However, when she brought her to the hospital, Alison ran away.

### Ghost Characters

* **Max** (Isabel Myers) is ghost bent on killing the five as part of the curse. She was secretly working with Dillon Sanders.
* **Gabriel Abaddon**  (Griff Furst) is twisted man who believed that war was a plague on this earth, so he convinced the town elders to sign a pact that would guarantee that any soldier from Ravenswood would return from war alive, but at the cost of five young lives.