Caleb Thomas was born in Georgia. At the age of 4, Caleb showed interest in acting when he was watching Disney shows on the television and told his mother that he wanted to go "do that". At 7 years old, Caleb's mother began submitting him for modeling and acting opportunities and it was then that Caleb was discovered by a modeling agent. Caleb's passion for acting thrived once he began auditioning for television and film.He landed his first role as an extra, a feature film role on Selma as Dexter King the son of Martin Luther King Jr. Years later he booked major roles in a film called A Question of Faith and recurring roles in Black Lightning. He was discovered by he first acting coach and agency, Actors Breakthrough. For a year or so he received coaching specializing in cold reading and improving. He then was rediscovered by his now acting coach M. Neko Parham. He is represented by Houghton Talent Inc and managed by Mitchell Gossett.