Actor, director, painter, fashion model, writer, serial dater — is there anything Matthew Gray Gubler can’t do? Short answer — yes, there are many things he can’t do, but why talk about that when we can focus on his strong sides instead?
Gubler is, of course, best known for portraying a crime analyst Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds. Since he got that role in 2005, Matthew Gray Gubler has become a household name. The rookie actor even got to direct a couple of the better episodes. When the show went into its final stages of production in 2020, he opened up about the last season and called the finale “bittersweet” for obvious reasons.
Beyond Criminal Minds, Gubler has managed to rise up to all the challenges presented to him, and as a result, Matthew now has a long and extensive IMDb page full of credits. But acting is only a small part of who he is, so let’s take a look at these crazy facts that fans may not know about him!
1. Modelling career
After Gubler graduated, he enrolled in a film directing course in New York. And to pay the bills and be able to afford his new passion, Matthew was scouted by a modeling agent and eventually did sessions for Tommy Hilfiger, Marc Jacobs, and other big brands. Within the next year, the future movie star was in the top-50 list on models.com.
2. He dated Taylor Swift and Kat Dennings
You can try and deny it all you want, Mr. Gubler, but even a single date night with TayTay is better than 99% of dates any of your fans have ever been to. The couple was spotted at an Independence Day party spending time together. Later, Swift posted photos on Instagram, but surprisingly, Gubler was not in them. In 2007, he met an even more gorgeous actress — Kat Dennings. They dated for a while, but a few months later, the couple finally broke up. Despite this, many fans suspect that they continued their fling in secret.
3. He injured his knee while dancing
In the fifth season of Criminal Minds, his character walked with a cane for a while after being shot. However, he really did need a cane because he sprained his knee while dancing, and the writers decided to roll with it and included the cane thing in the show. The funny this was that Matthew’s leg slipped during a dance-off with Geoffrey Arend and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. That must have been a hull of a show!
