Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds focuses on the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), an elite team of FBI profilers whose job is to get inside the heads of the nation's most complicated criminals and stop them from committing future crimes. The BAU is led by Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson, Dharma and Greg), who is especially gifted at getting people to open up their darkest secrets to him. His team includes privileged daddy's girl Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster, Andy Richter Controls the Universe), obsessional crime expert Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore, The Young and the Restless, and social misfit but intellectual genius Spencer Reid (Matthew Grey Gublar, RV). Unlike many other crime dramas, Criminal Minds focuses on the person behind the crime, rather than the crime itself, and the success of the BAU depends on each team member bringing his or her own unique expertise to the case..


Cast:
Thomas Gibson as Aaron Hotchner
Shemar Moore as Derek Morgan
Joe Mantegna as David Rossi
Matthew Gray Gublar as Spencer Reid
Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss
A.J. Cook as Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia


Former/Recurring Cast Members:
Mandy Patinkin as Jason Gideon
Meredith Monroe as Haley Hotchner
Lola Glaudini as Elle Greenaway



Genre: Crime, Drama
Runtime: 60 min
Network: CBS
Airs: Wednesday nights at 9 pm EST
Created by: Jeff Davis

Casting by:
April Webster
Scott David
Coreen Mayrs

Related Links:
Official Site
IMDB Show Profile
Wikipedia Listing
TV.com Page
Fan Site
Episode Guide

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LadyD said on 1/29/2009 10:35 PM.
I love this show. When I'm watching it, it makes me feel like I'm the one who is trying to reach inside the mind of a criminal to find out what makes them tick. The criminals responses can be really interesting. A few years ago I had a big interest in wanting to be a Psychologist but I never pursued it.
Gail King said on 11/15/2008 8:39 AM.
I notice this show is getting more and more macabre. Howvever, Joe Mantegna adds so mush to the cast.

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