‘Criminal Minds’ Spencer Reid: Inside The Mind Of Actor Matthew Gray Gubler
Dr. Spencer Reid is one of the most loved characters on Criminal Minds, but what is Matthew Gray Gubler really like? Does he relate to the genius he plays with an IQ of 187? Did the creators of Criminal Minds write the character of Dr. Spencer Reid and then find that Matthew Gray Gubler was the perfect fit, or did he mold his character into something else?
Zimbio reports that when Matthew Gray Gubler originally came to audition for the role of Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds that they were originally looking for someone different, perhaps less quirky. Gubler recalled that they would have actually preferred someone who was more like Data from Star Trek.
“I think I was too gregarious. Maybe they were worried I would bring too much weirdness.”
