Matthew Gray Gubler is an Emmy award-winning actor, director, comedian, painter, producer and #1 New York Times Bestselling author/illustrator from Las Vegas, Nevada.

While studying film directing at NYU he interned for Wes Anderson who gave him his first acting role as Bill Murray's loyal intern "Nico" in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. From that Gubler went on to play the lovable genius Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds for 15 seasons. He directed 12 of the most highly rated episodes of the series as well as the viral internet comedy series "Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary" which pretended to secretly document his comically outrageous behavior behind the scenes of the network crime drama.

In 2014 he won an Emmy for "The Beauty Inside" and in 2015 won the Best Actor Award from Screamfest for his performance in the cult comedy "Suburban Gothic." He has voiced Simon the Chipmunk in the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" franchise and has directed 2 music videos for "The Killers."

As an author and illustrator, his books "Rumple Buttercup" and "The Little Kid With the Big Green Hand" have both become New York Times Bestsellers, garnered international acclaim, and have been translated into many languages across the globe.

Also an accomplished painter, Gubler is known for his expressionistic portraits of people, animals, and imaginary creatures as well as for his charitable work helping artists with learning disabilities.