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Gotta be easy pointing a finger at someone with a rusty pick-up and no permanent address.
— Jamie about himself

Jamie Doyle is a character in Pretty Little Liars and Ravenswood. He is Caleb's dad, portrayed by Bernard Curry.

Biography[]

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 thought that Jamie was his uncle but, he turns out to be Caleb's father.

Pretty Little Liars[]

Season 3[]

Dead to Me

Jamie is helping Caleb and Hanna look through the stuff at Caleb's aunt's place despite that Caleb is not happy to be there and is being rude to him.

Jamie tells Hanna he hasn't heard from Caleb's father and that he wasn't much of a guy. He says Caleb's mother deserved better. He says Caleb's father left because he couldn't handle being a dad.

When Hanna and Caleb leave, Caleb's uncle takes her aside and gives her a baby picture of Caleb at six months. He asks her to hang on to the picture until Caleb's ready to see it.

What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted

it is discovered that Jamie is in fact Caleb's father, not his uncle. He meets Caleb and Hanna for coffee where Caleb decides to give him a chance. Ted gives him a job at the church, and Ashley invites Jamie and Caleb round for pizza and beer to celebrate. Jamie insists on paying for the pizza, and Hanna notices that he is holding a note that has the same mark on as the one she put in the donation box at the church. Is Jamie stealing from the church?.

I'm Your Puppet

Caleb and Hanna are together and happy, and Caleb is so glad Hanna got his father, Jamie, the job at the church. Hanna seems unenthusiastic and is still worrying about the church money she saw that Jamie had.  

Caleb rants to Hanna about how his father is innocent about the church bell, and she reveals that she saw her money donation to the church in Jamie's wallet. Caleb is heartbroken, but believes her.  

Jamie comes to Hanna's house, and is confronted by Caleb. Caleb yells at him, and Jamie seems confused, but leaves when Caleb tells him to. They cut off ties, and Caleb is hurt that his father betrayed him again.  

Caleb and Hanna are talking at the carnival, and Caleb sadly tells her about how he'd hoped his father would be there for him this time. When Caleb goes to get them coffee, the church bell tolls, and Hanna gets an 'A' text revealing that Jamie was framed. Caleb comes up behind her and looks at her phone, reading the text.  

Season 4[]

A is for A-L-I-V-E

Hanna mentions Caleb is still searching for Jamie.

Cat's Cradle

Upon Caleb's return in he has reconnected with Jamie off-screen. Jamie had been out on a boat fishing every day. Caleb told him how the foundry made the mistake that mixed up the church bell and Jamie wanted to know if that was the only reason he was there. When Caleb explained that he's sorry for not standing up for him, Jamie handed over his line of fish. The two scaled, cleaned and cooked the fish as they made amends.

Gamma Zeta Die!

During a conversation with Aria, Hanna mentions that Caleb and Jamie are on a camping together.

Season 6[]

Last Dance

Caleb informs Hanna that he is going to meet with his father in New York. Because Hanna suspects that Caleb's absence is connected with his attempts to find A, she calls Jamie. Jamie tells her that he knows nothing about Caleb's travel to New York.

Ravenswood[]

Pilot

Caleb tries to call his father to ask him if they had any relatives in Ravenswood. Jamie calls back later when Caleb talks to Miranda.

Home Is Where the Heart Is (Seriously Check the Floorboards)

When Caleb hears knocking on the door, Miranda informs him that a person who knocks, is older man who she have never seen before. This man turns out to be Jamie, Caleb's father. Jamie tells his son that he came to Ravenswood to meet a lawyer who called him because of a death of Henry Rivers.

Jamie and Caleb meet later and Jamie asks his son about reasons why he broke up with Hanna. He informs him also that it turned out he is Henry's closest living relative and - because of this - he inherited his house. When Caleb realizes that Jamie considers staying in Ravenswood, he tries to discourage him, fearing that he may become a victim of Ravenswood Curse.

Appearances (3/160)[]

Pretty Little Liars[]

Season 3 (3/24)

Ravenswood (1/10)[]

Notes[]

  • He is Caleb's father not his uncle as Caleb thought he was during his childhood.
  • A framed him for stealing the bell from the church, and he was fired because of it.
  • He currently lives in Ravenswood (location).  
  • He believed Caleb's mother deserved better than him.

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