Matthew Gray Gubler Guesses The Season Of "Criminal Minds" Based On His Haircut

Matthew Gray Gubler, known for his role as Dr. Spencer Reid on "Criminal Minds," tells AM to DM about his new children's book "Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging and Being Yourself" - while dressed as the banana-hatted character. With "Criminal Minds" ending after 15 seasons, Matthew reflects on portraying a character for so long and plays the BuzzFeed Quiz "Can You Guess The Season Of 'Criminal Minds' Based On Spencer Reid's Hair?"

[@starshenka]

I literally don’t believe that spencer reid is as unpopular with girls as the show wants us to believe

[@gemmiller4494]

Gabriela Piechowicz Reid has aspergers, I think

[@bite.of.passage]

gemma miller there is also a possibility that he has schizophrenia. it is genetic, so he could’ve gotten it from his mom

[@joyceyt6722]

U know he pulls

[@kikis5832]

@@joyceyt6722 that is very true

[@aurai7207]

in like season 14 he’s teaching a class and almost all the girls are auditing the class, basically meaning they’re just there bc he’s hot💀

[@katiee4396]

This man is both 10 and 40 at the same time. He’s delightful

[@fatemobutnotemoatall157]

Yes!

[@otto8691]

honestly love him so much 😭❤️

[@notwerkinginthishouse8634]

@@fatemobutnotemoatall157 our baby

[@fatemobutnotemoatall157]

artistic persona oh yes

[@frug6231]

Katie E Ah yes 😂

[@royaneekhalil6488]

Matthew is Reid without his shyness and just a little more propensity to laugh openly😂

[@camillacolucci7576]

Btw we love both😍😍

[@kiertavasirkus]

and not that genius-y?

[@shaylalynn2030]

Yes 🥰

[@graydi3nt]

and hopefully not with as much trauma

[@abbycarberry4668]

the only difference is their respective energies: chaotic good versus lawful good

[@georgepark6125]

Reid's hair goes from "I'm super nerd who isn't normal" to "I'm edgy nerd/could be your edgy college professor you go drinking with occasionally"

[@superstripe7149]

Lmao I love you for this

[@lorencappelson6475]

Ah if only I had occasionally gone out drinking with college professors who looked like him! I would have loved my college years exponentially more!

[@rachelgigg8047]

My college teacher used to buy us beers every Thursday evening as we never had to go in on Fridays :)

[@Pixtxrn]

Body of a 20 year old Mind of a 10 year old Actually 40

[@adrienjordan4727]

Ngl thats going to be me tho

[@dottie5651]

....he's 40!?

[@skullz0up116]

@@dottie5651 IKR!

[@wentztrisler6432]

aka - Pisces

[@Figgypudding27]

@@wentztrisler6432 😭🤚🏼

[@Katherineee99]

i never knew i would be attracted to a 39 year old man who doesn’t look 39

[@morena9900]

*he's 39 ???*

[@camillacolucci7576]

@@morena9900 yes😂❤

[@skylaj8706]

For realllllllll literally I'm in love with him

[@weirdperson7720]

Kat how can you not be?!?! He is adorable

[@Katherineee99]

Weird Person ikr. it’s impossible not to love him

[@myamante1158]

Spencer Reid and Sam Winchester, two fictional characters with the ability to identify a season by their hairstyle.

[@k.f203]

My Amante y e s.

[@raemagillam4369]

I love Sam omgggg

[@josetrinidad2237]

YES

[@AdamIshak01]

I appreciate your existence so much.

[@aclay4854]

Also Olivia Benson

[@v1ntage_traveler]

*”What, did you join a boy band?”* -Aaron Hotchner.

[@blackygreen92]

That's exactly what I thought when that picture showed up

[@kaylagarcia934]

blackygreen92 Me too 😭😭

[@1RE3W]

YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR BEAUTIFUL

[@actuallyyoureright7041]

Definitely one of the greatest lines

[@is.a.bell88]

Yes

[@raemagillam4369]

If he wasn’t on criminal minds it wouldn’t be as good, he makes it what it is.

[@CebuanaAdventures]

Mythical Horizons true. When people started leaving, i literally told myself if he leaves, i’m going to just stop watching. Till season 14, i watched simply bec of him.

[@raemagillam4369]

Cebuana Adventures he’s literally the best. I miss morgan and hotch and Elle and *wipes tears* GIDEON😭😭😭

[@CebuanaAdventures]

Mythical Horizons GIDEON AND HOTCH!!! 😩😭 thank goodness gibson only went by s12.

[@raemagillam4369]

Cebuana Adventures it’s just not the same without morgan and hotch 😢 I love ALVEZ but he’s just not morgan 😢 and I love rossi but he’s not Gideon either 😢 and no one could ever replace Elle

[@CebuanaAdventures]

Mythical Horizons none of the new characters make a strong connection to me as the old ones! :(

[@devsul4707]

I can’t describe how badly I just want to meet this man in person.

[@thatone6913]

what i’ve been saying forever. it went from wanting 2 marry him 2 just wanting 2 meet him

[@GhostFoxGoddess]

same

[@brii8541]

i have finally found my people

[@may1546]

I want to meet him so badddd

[@steveharvey4267]

@@brii8541 same I want to meet him so badly

[@ReneeE445]

So how does KZbin know I’ve been binging Criminal Minds??

[@Maysra-tg6lx]

KZbin is omnipotent and omnipresent. There is nothing it does not see

[@spelio2073]

netflix and KZbin share consumer data

[@iaisosoakoaozoso5453]

Renee Rodgers because ur data is sold and shared by all the big tech companies

[@zoesmith12]

IKR

[@mipha8795]

One, ONE, video of Spencer Reid's best moments, and KZbin thinks I'm obsessed... Ha... Ha. Perhaps.

[@hannahkasko8749]

if i ever meet matthew gray gubler i hope we scream at each other in excited tones just like this interview lmao

[@ayasoussi4998]

LMFAOOO SAME

[@hsmacaraig]

yessss

[@abbycarberry4668]

i will be disappointed if he talks to me in an inside voice

[@evemx]

this was the loudest interview ive ever watched but im not mad about it

[@arleneroacho4959]

it was literally just screaming but i'm not complaining.

[@christy76840]

How about you and the 558 people that thumbed up your comment STFU AND STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING SO STUPID ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE NOT MAD ABOUT IT! 1. I WEAR EARBUDS 2. I EVEN WEAR THEM ALL THE TIME BECAUSE MY HEARING IS EXCEPTIONAL AND MY FAMILY IS ALWAYSREALLY LOUD EITHER TALKING OR YELLING AND BECAUSE I HEAR SO WELL THE HIGH TONES WILL AGGRAVATE ME WITHTHAT BEING SAID, I KNOW WHAT LOUD IS AND THIS WAS NOT TOO LOUD AND I HAVE GREAT EARBUDS AND THEY WERE SET TO A HIGH VOLUME.

[@ericholysword8306]

Christy Dunlap they literally said they weren’t complaining

[@cherubixx]

Christy Dunlap ...? lower it down there buddy

[@emmav9024]

@@christy76840 saying but I'm not complaining is saying this was an interesting thing I noticed and I appreciated it. so.......... get out

[@Paola-mh9jo]

season 7 gave us the best hair

[@jasminesalmon2752]

TRUE

[@julika475]

No no no😱

[@lamishawilson8826]

Paola Muir one of the best he lookin like 🤤🤤

[@trishkorey2641]

season 5 was the best nothing else

[@gracebelcher]

AHAHAHAHAHAH YESSSSS

[@PolrisTired]

"How'd you break your knee dancing?" "I like to go 100% on everything I do" Jesus christ dude, you must've gone 1273840489274% that time

[@user-mn2gm2ws7i]

wait is that why they had him shot in the knee and so he started using a cane

[@EclipseAngelASMR]

@@user-mn2gm2ws7i yes that's why they had him shot in the knee

[@amandabialecki7190]

i’m 15 addicted to a 40 year old man. and i’m okay with it.

[@sari9645]

amanda bialecki me too 😔

[@erinmac1041]

I'm thriving

[@kaylamatthews571]

Same

[@mollyoliphant9783]

SAME

[@toronjaa3662]

T h i s s s

[@AAA_NNN_DDD]

I forgot this wasn't reid for a second when they talked about Vegas and magic

[@allinory]

Hey fucker

[@AAA_NNN_DDD]

@@allinory unus -_-

[@allinory]

@@AAA_NNN_DDD annus(⊙_◎)

[@callmebyyourunusannus9558]

Unus annus ?

[@harpywarpyowo]

i was an Unus 👀🖤 also Memento Mori

[@mikeyjericho1684]

imagine getting lice from matthew gray gubler,, i wouldnt even b mad at him tbh

[@maidoflight5834]

That's a weird fantasy

[@CatandCupcakeLover]

Cursed comment

[@maidoflight5834]

@@CatandCupcakeLover eXactly what i was thinking

[@aaliyahbanasiak5646]

I would apologize

[@sami6998]

Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why.

[@raemagillam4369]

“Most people want to get me out of the room three minutes after hearing me talk”. Me too, but no I could listen to you talk all day aww

[@joosiej85]

why are they SHOUTING

[@lamishawilson8826]

joosiej85 bad audio so maybe they had to yell?

[@joosiej85]

@@lamishawilson8826 I don't think so, I had to turn my sound DOWN lol. Matthew is always kinda loud!

[@lifenolonger]

BECAUSE THEY CAAAAANNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@anunknownperson4018]

@@joosiej85 😂😂😂both are so excited

[@cherrysoda4793]

*KZbin knows I’ve been binge watching Criminal Minds*

[@cassidyoneal4213]

Cherry Soda same I’m actually terrified

[@MCappa]

Me toooo now with the coronavirus!

[@nhinguyen-zd8ve]

M. Cappa I just started watching it and I’m on season 4!

[@mammonshimbohusband6247]

@@nhinguyen-zd8ve I'm on season 6. It keeps me sane during quarantine.

[@waffleauflauf4213]

I just started season 1..... after watching season 8.. then season 9, then season 3..... yeah I'm all over the place haha

[@helloimadorable]

interviewer: "and seriously you've gotten so many haircuts too" matthew: "Hey thanks!"

[@enwarrior8163]

He's like the big brother everyone wants! He needs to be protected!

[@alocalguy1309]

What about hotch

[@cyleejoreinke2398]

@@alocalguy1309 ugh I miss hotch so much :( Thomas and Matthew are beans that need to be protected at all costs

[@hsmacaraig]

The anti baby organization and morgannnn

[@erinmac1041]

husband*

[@caitlinvisconti]

Um yeah... I was thinking more along the lines of ✨HUSBAND✨ but brother works too 😃

[@nahbro7282]

There is no way he is 40. He looks like a college student

[@simsamsammie]

That’s lowkey insulting to MGG. I’ve never seen a college student as attractive as him

[@anunknownperson4018]

@@simsamsammie im in high school but godamn

[@stoopip_111_2]

Matthew gray gubler is my sexuality

[@mal1871]

mood

[@mal1871]

amen

[@courtneypatton2053]

He is literally the cutest human being alive.

[@kenzie0934]

i love how matthew literally IS reid in real life 😭😂

[@reborns_and_reptiles6289]

If Matthew was in the same room with me and he was talking I would never want him to stop talking and leave

[@shinnith]

"I always do like a weird indie film during hiatus so my haircuts are typically dictated by what film I'm doing that summer." MATTHEW LOLOL

[@OISHIROSE]

MGG is legit the best human person on earth.

[@julianishere]

Is he a human? Xxdd

[@kayleigh6711]

everytime i binge a new show there's one actor that i basically fall in love with.. matthew is mine from criminal minds, how could you not love this man?

[@anunknownperson4018]

exactly 😭 Dylan O'brien and MGG my two lovers

[@DustedInSpace]

@@anunknownperson4018 u r me

[@AaROnYAnRox]

6:26 best hair era, I BELIEVE

[@dejacarroll3350]

Ngl 5:18 was my favorite hair era.

[@violet-wq7wt]

Me too, I think the short hair really makes him look good.

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

Nah, the last one was the best.

[@scarletclough]

Deja Carroll same

[@Rain-nl8gu]

a hair-a if you will 😎

[@AsmodeusFire]

Please protecc this man at all costs. I love him so much.

[@maybeitszz]

I love CRIMINAL MINDS and have been watching it since I was 7, I'm still waiting for the seasons to come on Netflix. COME ON, NETFLIX. YOU'RE STILL ON SEASON 12!!

[@hayleechapman1494]

CBS stopped putting it on Netflix so now you cant watch season 13, 14, or 15 without getting CBS All Access

[@shaylalynn2030]

It's ZZ I’ve been watching since I was 5! I love Matthew and Spencer. I have a criminal minds poster. I want a job like his.

[@hayleechapman1494]

@@miap4983 omg thank u so much this is so helpful. I thought i wouldn't be able to finish on I f my favorite shows but now i can

[@miap4983]

Haylee Chapman i know i saw it on tik tok and i was like YES

[@hayleechapman1494]

@@miap4983 tiktok saves lives

[@samjo6313]

6:38 when you go in for a high-five, but they only want a handshake...

[@saraboatman632]

Sam Jo HE PLAYED IT OFF SO SMOOTHLY

[@hsmacaraig]

Sara Boatman ikrrr adjsjdjsjdjsjjds

[@knicole3865]

Ok but how is he so nice?! 😭😭😭

[@norbelygonzalez5927]

"earthworm with hair" I'M SCREAMING YOOO I CAN'T BREATHE💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 IT'S SO FUNNY CUZ IT'S TRUE 💀💀💀💀😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@itsjustjaiden]

my guy said what we were all thinking with that “dreamboat”

[@eliannebororing8971]

so he’s multi-talented and cute and quirky. i want to cry bc he’s 40.

[@avamarion6084]

What a beautiful human being, inside and out. I'm seizing.

[@blackllistd5752]

I need Spencer Reid hugs in my life.

[@burnoverme]

Okay but like I always base each season of Criminal Minds off of Matthews hair 😂 my friend and I will be talking about a season and I have no idea which one they mean (let’s sayyyyy season five) until they look at me, done with my shit and say “the one where Matthew really needed to cut his hair.” And then I know exactly which one they’re talking about 😂

[@Kimiblues]

Yeah same tbh😂

[@bonnie3232]

"I look like an earthworm with hair" 😂 Love how he talks with his " hands". Love his sweet crazy light!

[@raysravens52]

I feel like if he broke his knee and wasn't able to walk he'd still fit the role of Spencer

[@sbrock657]

Right like he’d be a Reid version of House just without the rudeness. And maybe a drug addiction. 😂

[@BirdLady2782]

He did sprain his knee while dancing which is why they said he had gotten shot in the knee and had to use a cane lol

[@Nina-sh1zs]

I couldn't stop smiling lol. I love Matthew. He's such a goofball 💚🍌

[@buckwheat_flower]

We're So proud of you Matthew on your new book release 💚💚💚wish Rumple all the best🍌🍌🍌

[@ItsJohannaaa]

Is it bad that I got every picture right...? Nahh I just love MGG and Spencer Reid so much, I mean how can you not!

[@popstarprincess123]

ItsJohanna no it’s not be proud

[@lisettejeronimo216]

ItsJohanna sister same

[@peglegmeg14]

matthew: "i hope you like lice!" me: *for you I do*

[@maleahh.2186]

He went from being a magician to one of the most popular and loved character in one of the best tv shows to a children's book. This man can do EVERYTHING.

[@totallylizzy5242]

"So you dabble in magic? " *shows the most iconic picture of Matthew*

[@ezgiog]

his voice getting high pitched when he gets excited makes my mood every single time

[@mattheww_536]

I kept waiting for Matthew to sit down but he never did and it made me really anxious and then I realised there were no chairs and now I’m sad cause Im weird and there’s no sitting also his costume has four fingers but humans have five where is his fifth finger and what is this comment. I need to sleep, what am I doing how did I end up here, *exerstential crisis intensifies* P.s if you savour your life just ignore this comment

[@aminoacid2155]

Honestly same bro

[@evaroesell4815]

Same

[@kira5565]

MATTHEWW _ litteraly my exact thought process tho

[@edengedmin6131]

"I look like an earth worm with hair" will forever be my favorite Matthew quote 😂😂

[@laurentoren]

The energy in this is so chaotic, I love it.

[@cherubimbean8320]

This interview is so...enjoyable!!!!

[@gmuz99]

KZbin knew that I’ve watched a little over 10 seasons of Criminal Minds in less than a month. How did I do this while taking more than the normal amount of classes for an electrical and computer engineering and physics double major? I have no idea. Edit: 1 week later and I’m on season 13

[@DaisyheadMaezie]

MGG is the best real-life example of Chaotic Good

[@bec5864]

“children’s book” im 15 and i bought it, my best friends 50 year old mom got so, so excited when i let her read it

[@leannemarie5522]

Fr he is just sunshine in a person.

[@poppystockton891]

the pure chaos of this interview overwelmed my ADHD so much i cant fucking sit still now

[@auxiliaryc-nt]

*when you answer the question before the guy who played the character did*

[@jingjing6507]

i'm binge watching criminal minds and i'm currently on season 5 now, cant wait to reach season 6 and 7 huehuehue

[@kokushiibou]

i was much better at this game than i should have been

[@meg7221]

his personality is so .. loud

[@fishboi8314]

That’s not bad

[@wompwomp6791]

I know isn’t it amazing

[@auxiliaryc-nt]

but cute

[@alexromero9883]

**hot

[@taromilktea8762]

is this slander 🤨🤨🤨 bc I WILL NOT STAND for mgg slander

[@beebuzz7467]

I actually did this for a project once. it was a project on success and I decided to do Matthew. At the end of presenting for people we would play a game where I had cards with Matthew's face on it and people had to guess which season it was! Most people got it wrong (very little people at my school watch criminal minds) but I still had fun. Most teachers liked my project and I got a C- on it! (my game was called "Guess Gube's Do". my teachers thought it was funny)

[@Kilroy_wuz_h3r3]

it wasnt you suck

[@kjacobs2004]

Why did you get a C-? That sounds like a great project to me! You get an A+ from me :))

[@KekeChannel0215]

I got the last haircut right. I am so proud of you Matthew for releasing a book 📖. I wish 🌟 Rumple all the best. I also have that book in my Amazon cart 🛒 . I can’t wait to order it.

[@danielle7160]

i would fucking KILLLLL for a hug from Matthew

[@lenslol211]

This was the most chaotic interview I have ever watched lmao

[@b.9629]

"I hope you like lice! I have lice!"

[@seabass9916]

It is so trippy to see this guy being so all over the place and animated.

[@michelet434]

He is Amazing and love to watch him on Criminal minds. I think hes sexy , hes very smart on the show but hes Also sexy...give him a girlfriend, he deserves someone

[@Nothankyou2]

I really love his energy

[@lexyowens9373]

Words can't describe how happy Mathew Gubler makes me just by being himself look at him go :)

[@joyceyt6722]

This is really who I’m simping for

[@sydneyvann2836]

His hair is literally my way of identifying which season I’m in when I click into it on tv

[@manonbritt387]

i love the way he’s childish love him my Babe

[@ghostlyoryx8425]

my love for him confirms that i am attracted to older men

[@sarahsmart3414]

I absolutely love Matthew Gubler. What an amazing human being

[@jilli.g_15]

If Matthew doesn’t officiate my wedding then I don’t want a wedding

[@bellawatkins2312]

I missed one! I love MGG. I wish they would've talked more about the season coming up, and what his plans are after Criminal Minds. I'd like to see him in another great series like CM, but with him in the lead role as a bad ass/good guy.

[@roselle495]

He IS a bad ass/good guy on Criminal Minds

[@classicambo9781]

I cannot wait for my signed first edition to arrive! Will be treasured.

[@classicambo9781]

Omg! It arrived today! What a pure and perfectly Gubler creation and I can't wait for my little Nephew to be old enough to read it to him and him to me! Yay - Thank you from Australia 😘

[@kendalxoh]

Everything about this interview was so wholesome. 💚🍌

[@strawberries5151]

great interview . adore Matthew

[@maggieg8035]

I love him, he’s literally amazing and perfect in every way

[@cinnamon0907]

he’s so loud and i love it🥺

[@madina1029]

I live for his energy

[@ashdaddy7294]

He’s so intriguing, just watching him on criminal minds and behind the scenes and him just talking makes me melt

[@Butterfly-ue1ph]

His energy is actually full of happiness! Every time he shouts I want to shout!

[@hecking2632]

i love him “i never really studied acting” was a theatre major

[@amandacollins5176]

I love his voice! 💖💖

[@brystaltitus2937]

i love him so much, he always seems excited

[@taraevans7291]

i just want reid to give me a hug and never let me go

[@sj3031]

4:42 is when they start the quiz ❤️

[@lorrainedusseau5760]

I've already bought the book ahead of time... it should be here any day now!

[@brynnlaframboise3212]

i literally love this man so much

[@beckybee3687]

he reminds me of my brother, the imagination and the creativity. i admire him connecting that passion in art for kids to capture. i love it, “never take yourself seriously”. i just love him. i can’t wait to grow up and have kids so they can read his book 💜

[@mianiacally]

the gloves are killing me man

[@lorrainedusseau5760]

Anything with Matthew!!

[@faithbeebe6640]

This man. I love Matthew. Please never change.

[@raitalkstoomuch]

i love this man with my whole heart