Played by Mekhai Andersen (A.J. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born November 5, 1968 Add to list Awards 1 win Photos 115 I dont care what show its on.". In the season three finale, it is revealed that he transferred to Metro to move to Virginia to be with JJ and raise Henry together. She was soon shot by The Fisher King, as he had already been there, waiting for her. The reason William left is because he was aware Diana witnessed a murder, as a family friend avenged his own son's murder. Gideon participated in some field operations during his time with the BAU and had the rest of his team "think outside the box" as well, as he made a major advancement by shouting at the top of his lungs with pleas of mercy and, when questioned by his team, he said that the victims were being threatened to be kept quiet as neighbors would have heard the pleas if they were unrestrained. In season two it was explained that after the death of his father when he was ten, Derek struggled somewhat: youthful fighting earned him a juvenile offender record. Vangsness is the only cast member to appear in the main show and its two spinoffs. In 1992, Gibson made his movie debut in Ron Howard's Far and Away, in which he portrayed Stephen Chase. In 1978, when he was five years old, Lyle may have witnessed Charles killing one of his victims[1], but repressed the memory. He subsequently appeared in more plays for producer Joe Papp, both in Public Theater and in Central Park. "If I were straight, I would say I was, but I don't totally understand it myself. In "Entropy", he reveals she has early signs of dementia and when he first walked in her room, she didn't know who he was for three seconds. . The two eventually divorced and remained on good terms until Haley was murdered by George Foyet (C. Thomas Howell), Aaron's Nemesis. It is unlikely that any sane (or insane) person would get in the water. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born June 21, 1961 Add to list Awards 1 win Photos 39 Known for Seinfeld 8.9 TV Series Lyle 1997 1 ep General Hospital 6.5 TV Series Mitchell Coleman Coleman Coleman Ratcliffe 2002-2014 210 eps Dexter 8.7 After Dharma & Greg, Gibson appeared in various TV movies. [12] His son, Travis Carter, was featured in the Season 10 episode "Boxed In" (#5) of Criminal Minds as a friend of a kidnapped child. After 15 seasons and 299 episodes, Criminal Minds ended its epic run last May. He had numerous leads. "To be totally honest, I havent watched much of the show," she said. Everyone knows that motherhood has its difficult moments, but there are probably more than most when your son is a necrophilic abductor and serial killer, as Cybill Shepherd's guest-starring role in season four, Leona Gless, quickly discovered. During her initial time at the FBI, Blake was involved in some high-profile cases, particularly the Unabomber case.E801 Blake understands and speaks American Sign Language.E801. After stepping down for a period, he returned to lead the unit. He was shown to have a very close relationship with Reid, having hand-picked him from the FBI Academy for his team, helping Reid through many difficulties (including his implied drug use), and even leaving the good-bye letter for Reid to find. Joe Mantegna as David Rossi Joe Mantegna has portrayed Senior Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi on Criminal Minds since season 3. Through his job, Simmons has some prior history with Derek Morgan and JJ of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. Kirsten Simone Vangsness (born July 7, 1972)[1] is an American actress and writer. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. During his time at College of Charleston, Gibson was an intern at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Played by Gia Mantegna (Joe Mantegna's daughter), Lindsey Vaughan is the daughter of a hitman and first appears in the season three episode 3rd Life. It is revealed in "The Silencer" that the newest member of the BAU team, Alex Blake, worked with her during the Amerithrax case, during which Strauss left her to take the fall when a linguistics flub led to the arrest of the wrong suspect. Kevin remains in awe of Garcia. "I like the notion of exploring human behavior," Forest told CBS News of the show. Leonard was born on June 17, 1975, in Houston, Texas, to Joann and Robert Leonard. She dies in Hotch's arms after begging him to stay with her as she does not want to die alone. He was the only person to know of her pregnancy and her miscarriage during her time on the task force. At the end of the episode, Hotchner and Morgan arrange for her to check in privately at a treatment facility, thus protecting her from losing her job. Let's just say it didn't make for the most heavenly experience for the BAU when their paths crossed. I thought it was something very different. Rob Bailey. She first appears as a potential target of serial killer Randall Garner, the man who shoots SSA Elle Greenaway.E122 Like her son, Diana has a genius level IQ. A Mexican telenovela star and Netflix series actor received a five-year prison sentence Friday after punching a man to death during a road rage confrontation in Miami in 2019. Lyle was apparently conceived through the aid of a sperm bank. She faked her death to escape an old nemesis with the help of both Hotch and JJ while the rest of the team continued to assume she was dead. However, this idea was scrapped due to Paget's impending departure. Cook's real-life sons Mekhai Anderson and Phoenix Andersen.[3]. She is flamboyant, a nonconformist, kind, and fun-loving and provides the rest of the team with comic and compassionate relief whenever it is needed. So, before you read any further, if you're in the middle of catching up with Gideon, Hotch, Rossi, Morgan, Reid, JJ, and Garcia or bingeing the whole series, consider this your warning for major spoilers ahead. In 2015, the actress announced she was expecting her second child, which was written into JJ's storyline. She has two sons with her now husband Detective William LaMontagne Jr. (Josh Stewart), whom she met while the team was working a case in New Orleans in the seasontwo episode "Jones" and married at the end of the seasonseven two-part finale, "Hit and Run". In season three, Aaron Hotchner picks up his home phone when someone calls, but when he answers it, the caller hangs up. She portrayed the same character on the spin-off series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior,[2] Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. He resigns to care for his family. He joined the show in 2015 to play special agent Matt Simmons. The rest of the team recognize her expertise and are generally less antagonistic towards her. In the season ten finale, "The Hunt", Meg is abducted by human traffickers who are connected to a previous case that Kate had researched. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that Prentiss, Morgan and Reid already knew about it. He blamed himself for the torture Reid received from Tobias Hankel as he had ordered Penelope Garcia to add a virus warning to the videos Hankel posted.E215 Gideon also had a son named Stephen.E111 The nature of their relationship has not been directly stated, but it was implied that they have not seen each other very recently. Aisha Tyler joined the team as Tara Lewis in the 11th season, but the former FBI forensic psychologist quickly makes an impression. So, before you read any further, if you're in the middle of catching up with Gideon, Hotch, Rossi, Morgan, Reid, JJ, and Garcia or bingeing the whole series, consider this your warning for major . As a result of his actions, Aaron Hotchner was suspended, which was the final straw for Gideon. In Criminal Minds, Brendon played Kevin Lynch, an ex-hacker who . Her appointment at the BAU was met with some mixed reactions as the team was close to Prentiss. [11] Though she has been engaged to both a man and a woman, Vangsness says she doesn't identify as bisexual. He was taken under the wing of a local youth center coordinator, Carl Buford (Julius Tennon), who acted as a surrogate father to Derek and helped him to obtain a college football scholarship. On Criminal Minds. Played by Meredith Monroe, Haley Hotchner was the wife of Aaron Hotchner. Cook told the writers she was pregnant, and as such JJ needed a love interest. Played by Brian Appel, Agent Anderson appears in "Plain Sight" (episode 1.4)", The Fisher King" (1.22 and 2.1), "The Big Game" (2.14), as well as "Honor Among Thieves" (2.20), "The Crossing" (3.18), "100" (5.9), "The Slave of Duty" (5.10), "Hope" (7.8), "Hit" (7.23), "Run" (7.24), "Carbon Copy" (8.16), "The Replicator" (8.24), "To Bear Witness" (9.4), and "200" (9.14). The case later resurfaced and LaMontagne enlisted the help of the BAU.E218 While they were there, he and JJ became romantically involved, although he wasn't mentioned again until "In Heat". [4], Vangsness' work has been published in the Los Angeles Times. Played by former Ghost Whisperer star Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kate Callahan has been in the FBI for eight years and has experience as an undercover agent, which has allowed her to establish a prior friendship with members of the BAU. He has a son named Jack (Cade Owens) by his deceased wife Haley (Meredith Monroe). Unbeknownst to him, Charles had murdered her and then buried her body in the family backyard, since Mary Ann was the daughter of one of the men who castrated him. During the flashbacks focusing on a young version of him for the episode which show him working at the BAU in 1978, he is played by Ben Savage. The BAU takes the three members of the Johnson family See production, box office & company info. The case is like 5 miles away, Produced as a "bottle show" in order to save money for production of. She was introduced to the team in Catching OutE405 and was mentored and trained by JJ until JJ went into labor.E407 Prior to that, she had spent 7 years working for the FBI's counter-terrorism unit. In 2014 she co-wrote "Nelson's Sparrow" with executive producer, Erica Messer. Played by Aisha Tyler, Lewis is Callahan's and JJ's temporary replacement while they are both on maternity leave. Jennifer Love Hewitt joined the cast of Criminal Minds as Kate Callahan in season ten with the intention of joining the show full-time. "Tara Lewis has been a lot of fun to play," Aisha told Parade. [5] He is Catholic. When Emily is stabbed by Doyle and rushed to a hospital, Jennifer announces she did not survive. Although she is an Anglo-Caucasian, she celebrates presumably Mexican/Mexican-American traditions from her adoptive parents. I love the combination of hyper-intellectual and just ballsy badass lady.". Moore has won eight NAACP Image Awards as well as the 2000 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on The Young and the Restless. 44m IMDb RATING 7.8 /10 1.7K YOUR RATING Rate Crime Drama Mystery While fixing a burst water main, a city works crew digs up the back yard of the home of the Johnsons - father Charles, mother Tina, and their middle aged son Lyle - upon Tina's approval. We need to find justice for the 6 white men who castrate and hang an innocent man but there is no justice for the victim of this disgusting crime that was perpetrated? She works as a doctor at Bethesda General Hospital. Prentiss appears in only 18 episodes of season 6. Its different in every way possible, but its really great.". Thomas Ellis Gibson (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and director. ), and she didn't disappoint as stalker Diane Turner. But in the episodes "Closing Time", "A Family Affair", and "Run", it is shown that he has moved on and is currently in a romantic relationship with Beth Clemmons (Bellamy Young). 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Jennifer Jareau (10 Episodes) Joe Mantegna. After being caught by the FBI, she was given a choice of living in a high-security prison for the rest of her life or working for the BAU division of the FBI as an analyst. The character was written back in after A.J. Shes really passionate and fearless. RELATED: Criminal Minds: 5 Ways Beyond Borders Is The Better Spin-Off (& 5 Suspect Behaviour Is) When they finally meet face-to-face, they fall in love instantly. She retired in 2001 until she rejoined the BAU in 2012 to restore her reputation after Blake was blamed for arresting the wrong suspect in the Amerithrax case and Section Chief Erin Strauss let her take the fall. Lyle is last seen sitting beside his mother on a bench and is approached by Rossi, who looks at them remorsefully before walking away without saying another word. The biggest public mistake I ever made was that I chose to do Criminal Minds in the first place, he told New York magazine in 2012. As a result, she and Strauss do not get along, with Strauss accusing her of joining for selfish reasons, but they eventually make amends. Played by Nicholas Brendon, Kevin was Penelope Garcia's replacement when she was briefly suspended and hospitalized.E309 He is a former hacker like her, but he is far messier. I don't want to have an answer to something that I don't really have an answer to. Played by Shemar Moore, SSA Derek Morgan is a confident and assertive everyman character, the son of an African-American father and white mother. When they divorced, Hayden didn't tell him she was pregnant and Joy thought her father was her mother's second husband, who finally told her the truth before dying from cancer. In the season nine two-part finale, Blake becomes distraught and depressed when Reid is shot in the neck by the UnSub after pushing Blake out of the way and nearly dies, even commenting that it should have been her who was shot instead. It was at this pizza parlor that Gibson would sing along with a Dixieland band, complete with his attempt to impersonate Armstrong's singing voice. Prentiss is also skilled at chess. The statement included the information that his character's exit story from the series had yet to be determined. Jack is shown to have become good friends with Beth Clemmons, his father's new girlfriend. The crew finds the skeletons of t. Played by Thomas Gibson, Unit Chief SSA Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner used to be a prosecutor and was formerly assigned to the FBI field office in Seattle. While the team considered him a suspect at one point, the only thing Gavin's character was guilty of is spending too much money on eyeliner. Blake graduated from Berkeley with a double major and also holds a PhD. She was last seen giving birth to her and Derek's son, Hank Spencer Morgan, after being shot by Chazz Montolo. In the second episode of seasonsix, JJ was forced to take a promotion to the Pentagon and left the team for the rest of the season. This is revealed at the beginning of "Damaged", when Agent Rossi shows up at Garcia's apartment only to find the quirky twosome showering together.E314 Leonard portrayed Lyle Donaldson, the ex-boyfriend of Molly Grandin . In 2005, he was cast as Supervisory Special Agent Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner, the unit chief of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), in the series Criminal Minds. It doesn't reach the season low-point depths like "The Thirteenth Step" does, which didn't feel like 'Criminal Minds' ("Today I Do" doesn't fare quite as badly). However, when a third skeleton belonging to a male is found in the Johnson backyard and deduced to have been killed in 1978 when he was still a child, Lyle is let off the hook. He helped Derek Morgan and Spencer Reid through their nightmares. Through the first two seasons, Gideon was portrayed to be very good at chess, winning against Reid many times (only exception being Reid's birthdayE104) and encouraging him to "think outside the box". D.s in Mathematics, Chemistry, and Engineering, B.A.s in Psychology and Sociology, and is working on a B.A. This program subsidized the college's football team. Gideon did not know Garcia well, as expressed through an episode wherein he is placed with her while he is on crutches; after they are placed, Garcia complains about him, and he doesn't know her name. When Jennifer Jareau leaves the BAU for a promotion to a position at the Pentagon, Garcia and Hotch take up her responsibilities as media liaison, and Garcia retains this position when JJ returns to the BAU as a profiler. Guy Norman Bee. This case haunted Rossi for twenty years and prompted him to return to the BAU, where he eventually solved it. Even though shes toughshes there to fight very bad guysshe hasnt lost her soul. In the next episode, she requests that the rest of her remedial training be done with the BAU and is attached to the team. Walker was a member of the Behavioral Analysis Program. Thomas Ellis Gibson (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and director. She and Hotchner have a son, Jack.E204 They divorced due to Hotch's job and duties. Jennifer Love Hewitt - Kate Callahan. it'd be great to dive in to that again.". In "Brothers Hotchner", she is abducted by the Replicator, later revealed to be a former FBI agent named John Curtis, whom she left to take the blame along with Blake following the Amerithrax case. He plays at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am every year, as well as other golfing events, and is friends with golfer Corey Pavin. Lowell Dean (I) Actor Additional Crew Producer IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Lowell Dean was born as Lowell Dean Gytri, and raised on a ranch in northwestern Minnesota, near Fargo.