Matthew Gray Gubler (born March 9, 1980) is an American actor, film director, sketch artist, and former fashion model. He made his debut in the film The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) as Intern #1, and is best known for his role as the young genius Dr. Spencer Reid in the CBS television show Criminal Minds. Gubler created several movies that were mostly filmed in his hometown of Las Vegas as well as New York City, prior to his graduation from Tisch.

Biography

He is a high school graduate of the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts, where he majored in acting, because the school didn't offer his first love, filmmaking."LIFE ON THE COUCH: Las Vegan Gubler enjoying his accidental acting career." ReviewJournal.com. 29 January 2007. He is a college graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in film directing. He also attended UC Santa Cruz.

Gubler's parents were both born in Las Vegas and his mother, Marilyn Gubler, was the first woman to serve as Republican state Chairman. His grandfather Maxwell Kelch was the first president of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and founded Las Vegas' first radio station (KENO). Gubler's sister Laura Dahl is a fashion designer who is based in New York City. He has a brother who is twelve years his junior, who appeared in the music video for Reagan by Whirlwind Heat (which Gubler directed).