plays the impeccable and quirky Spencer Reid on the immensely popular television series "Criminal Minds." Running for an , the last "Criminal Minds" episode sees the co-workers of the BAU, who are essentially family at this point, gather and ruminate on their lives, jobs, and what the future may hold for each and every one of them.

Reid appeared in the majority the show's episodes, and was credited for all 323 of them (via ).

Joined by the equally, yet differently quirky Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness), the athletic and intelligent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau (A.J. Cook), and the boisterous and exuberant David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), "Criminal Minds" runs the gamut of personality types and drives. Despite their differences, the Behavioral Analysis Unit was far more than just a job for their characters, and perhaps even for the actors that played them.

In an interview discussing his children's book "Rumple Buttercup," Gubler was asked his thoughts about the ending of "Criminal Minds" and the final episodes of the series, and his answer is just as endearing as the character he played.

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