Reid was one of Gubler’s earliest roles and made him a household name in 2005.
While the series ended in 2020, he is still beloved for his unique creativity off the small screen.
The future star even took opportunities to perform as a young child.
I better spruce it up!'"
Luckily, Gubler’s family always supported his dreams.
“I’ve been lavished with nothing but encouragement,” he also told Glamour.
“Probably too much!”
As someone who experienced bullying in middle school, Gubler found relief at the academy.
Instead, he was asked to model in a Kate Spade campaign, according to Watch!
It wasn’t long before Gubler would become an in-demand model.
“I’m in Paris opening up a Louis Vuitton show,” he told Watch!
“I’m like, ‘Holy smokes I have to walk up there and not laugh!’
It was a thing I knew very little about.
While Gubler had a thriving modeling career, ultimately life as a top model made him a stronger actor.
“It’s some of the hardest acting I’ve ever done,” he shared.
“You don’t have the words to hide behind.”
School also allowed him to hone his acting skills.
While attending, Gubler acted in many films by other student filmmakers.
Gubler’s character, Reid, was known and loved for his incredible intellect.
“I’ll never touch a computer,” Gubler toldBuzzFeedabout playing the character.
My phone is from 1997.
I have a revolver instead of a Glock.
I just wanted him to be out of step, sort of not in any era necessarily.”
In 2015, Matthew Gray Gubler spoke toGlamourabout the bond between the cast.
Gubler grew particularly close to his castmatePaget Brewster, who played Special Agent Emily Prentiss.
In 2009, Gubler appeared in “500 Days of Summer starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
In it, Gubler plays a caricature of himself while filming “Criminal Minds.”
“You’d be very sad but you’d also say, ‘Hey, he had an incredible life.
He lived so long.'”
As the long-running series wrapped, Gubler shared a sentimental post onInstagramto commemorate.
“Rumple Buttercup” became a No.
1 New York Times bestseller.
Fortunately for fans, Gubler revealed he had plans to write more books.
