michael cassidy was the actor that played spencer reid.
who is the actor that plays spencer reid?
michael cassidy
according to japanese vogue, the video for "don't shoot me santa" was directed, edited, and co-produced by actor/director/model/visual artist matthew gray gubler (who plays spencer reid on "criminal minds") who is also a native of las vegas.
don't shoot me santa
hotchner requested to run the psych review on his team following prentiss' "death". this request was granted by strauss, and saw the different reactions from his team. strauss questioned why he had not submitted a psych report for himself, he made an excuse. hotch is also very protective of spencer reid, which is shown in small ways throughout the episodes. in the pilot episode "extreme aggressor", hotch explains that they introduce him as dr. spencer reid instead of special agent spencer reid so that people will respect him despite his youth. he has mostly taken over the fatherly role with spencer after gideon's departure. in the season seven premiere, it was revealed that hotch was assigned to temporary duty with an investigative task force in pakistan during the period between seasons. once hotch gets back, he tells jj it's time for the team to learn that prentiss is alive.
aaron hotchner