This is a list of characters in the television series Criminal Minds , an American police procedural drama which premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS and concluded its original run on February 19, 2020. It is also shown on A&E and Ion Television in the United States . A sixteenth season of the show began airing on Paramount+ on November 24, 2022.
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94-508: A 1967 American war film based on a 1965 novel by E.M. Nathanson The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission , a 1985 made-for-TV film The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission , a 1987 made-for-TV film The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission , a 1988 made-for-TV film The Dirty Dozen (filmmaking) , a group of American filmmakers who attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts during the 1960s Music [ edit ] Dirty Dozen Brass Band ,
141-411: A 1985 made-for-TV film The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission , a 1987 made-for-TV film The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission , a 1988 made-for-TV film The Dirty Dozen (filmmaking) , a group of American filmmakers who attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts during the 1960s Music [ edit ] Dirty Dozen Brass Band , a New Orleans jazz band D12 , also known as The Dirty Dozen,
188-588: A Detroit hip-hop group A song recorded by Jelly Roll Morton on The Complete Library of Congress Recordings "The Dirty Dozens", noted recordings by Speckled Red Albums [ edit ] The Dirty Dozen (album) , by George Thorogood and the Destroyers Dirty Dozen (album) by Hugh Cornwell Bonkers 12: The Dirty Dozen , a compilation album A 2000 hip-hop album by Push Button Objects Other uses [ edit ] The Human Factors "Dirty Dozen" refers to twelve of
235-419: A New Orleans jazz band D12 , also known as The Dirty Dozen, a Detroit hip-hop group A song recorded by Jelly Roll Morton on The Complete Library of Congress Recordings "The Dirty Dozens", noted recordings by Speckled Red Albums [ edit ] The Dirty Dozen (album) , by George Thorogood and the Destroyers Dirty Dozen (album) by Hugh Cornwell Bonkers 12: The Dirty Dozen ,
282-1064: A bicycle competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, featuring 13 steep hills Dirty dozen (Stockholm Convention) , a group of twelve persistent organic pollutants (POPs) Dirty Dozen Motorcycle Club , an outlaw motorcycle club in Arizona A research and advocacy project of the Environmental Working Group World War II nickname of the American 12th Fighter Squadron See also [ edit ] Dark Triad Dirty Dozen – Personality test for dark triad Dirty Baker's Dozen – American political term Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Disinformation Dozen – Advocacy organisation Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets E. M. Nathanson – American novelist Filthy Thirteen – Demolition unit of
329-559: A case from the sheriff who is a personal friend. When the sheriff is killed and Reid is shot, both Cruz and Garcia fly to Texas to meet with the rest of the team. He is next seen in the pilot episode for the upcoming spinoff, entitled Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders , which was the nineteenth episode of season ten. He enlists the BAU to help the international team find a vicious international killer in Barbados. Played by Amber Stevens West , Joy
376-480: A compilation album A 2000 hip-hop album by Push Button Objects Other uses [ edit ] The Human Factors "Dirty Dozen" refers to twelve of the most common human error preconditions, or conditions that can act as precursors, to accidents or incidents. Dirty Dozens , a game where participants insult each other until one gives up Dirty Dozen (American football) , a group of Dallas Cowboys players drafted in 1975 Dirty Dozen (bicycle competition) ,
423-495: A dating relationship in spite of Garcia's "special" relationship/mutual admiration with Agent Morgan. This is revealed at the beginning of "Damaged", when Agent Rossi shows up at Garcia's apartment only to find the quirky twosome showering together. In the Season 6 finale, "Supply & Demand", they profess their love for each other. Later in the show Penelope brings him in for a case in Season 6. Played by Josh Stewart , LaMontagne
470-532: A disposable phone, and call him on it after getting into her vehicle; and that he would give her another number to call him on as well as further instructions on what to do before reassuring her that everything would be fine if she followed his instructions and that he was telling her the truth about Aaron. He later tells her to go to the Hotchner's house before their divorce and before she and her son were placed in protection and that he would meet her there. Despite
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#1732773395752564-629: A fallback via Module:Annotated link Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Penelope Garcia Played by Brian Appel , Agent Anderson appears in "Plain Sight" (episode 1.4)", The Fisher King" (1.22 and 2.1), "The Big Game" (2.14), as well as "Honor Among Thieves" (2.20), "The Crossing" (3.18), " 100 " (5.9), "The Slave of Duty" (5.10), "Hope" (7.8), "Hit" (7.23), "Run" (7.24), "Carbon Copy" (8.16), "The Replicator" (8.24), "To Bear Witness" (9.4), and " 200 " (9.14). Agent Anderson
611-680: A group of twelve persistent organic pollutants (POPs) Dirty Dozen Motorcycle Club , an outlaw motorcycle club in Arizona A research and advocacy project of the Environmental Working Group World War II nickname of the American 12th Fighter Squadron See also [ edit ] Dark Triad Dirty Dozen – Personality test for dark triad Dirty Baker's Dozen – American political term Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Disinformation Dozen – Advocacy organisation Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets E. M. Nathanson – American novelist Filthy Thirteen – Demolition unit of
658-410: A letter every single day because he feels guilty about not visiting her. In season 11, Spencer takes some time off from the BAU to visit her. In "Entropy", he reveals she has early signs of dementia and when he first walked in her room, she didn't know who he was for three seconds. Played by Nicholas Brendon , Kevin was Penelope Garcia 's replacement when she was briefly suspended and hospitalized. He
705-598: A vision while Hotch was recovering from complications from his stabbing 100 episodes earlier. Played by Meta Golding , Todd is JJ's replacement while she's on maternity leave. She was introduced to the team in Catching Out and was mentored and trained by JJ until JJ went into labor. Prior to that, she had spent 7 years working for the FBI's counter-terrorism unit. In the end, she announced that she would return there and that JJ would end her maternity leave and return to
752-407: Is Rossi's daughter from his short-lived second marriage to French diplomat Hayden Montgomery. When they divorced, Hayden didn't tell him she was pregnant and Joy thought her father was her mother's second husband, who finally told her the truth before dying from cancer. In the episode "Fate" (10x09), Joy sought Rossi out and they're getting to know each other. Joy is a reporter and true crime writer and
799-516: Is a former hacker like her, but he is far messier. Garcia is denied access to her system during her suspension from the BAU. Kevin takes over in the interim. He is immediately impressed with the system she has set up and her GUI. Garcia attempts to hack into the database under his watch. Kevin is unable to block her. They are each impressed with the other's work, but Garcia establishes dominance. When they finally meet face-to-face, they fall in love instantly. Kevin remains in awe of Garcia. They've developed
846-409: Is being bullied. Jack is shown to have become good friends with Beth Clemmons, his father's new girlfriend. Played by Gia Mantegna (Joe Mantegna's daughter), Lindsey Vaughan is the daughter of a hitman and first appears in the season three episode 3rd Life. The BAU initially believe her to be a victim of "Jack" until they track her to a school and discover that she is a willing accomplice, input under
893-406: Is her. Foyet apologizes for using her real name, then poses as a Marshall, tells her that Kassmeyer has been killed, that her location may have been compromised, that they need to protect her son, and that Aaron is dead. Overwhelmed with fear, Haley then puts her complete trust in him. Foyet further tells her not to call anyone after they're through talking, that her calls may be intercepted, to buy
940-537: Is married with a 2-year-old son named Kai. Played by Jayne Atkinson , Erin Strauss was the BAU Section Chief, the direct superior to SSA Aaron Hotchner. Her job lies in administration, and she has little field experience. She is an alcoholic, as revealed in the seventh-season episode "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy" when she rants at the commandant of a military academy and Morgan smells alcohol on her breath. At
987-485: Is revealed that he transferred to Metro to move to Virginia to be with JJ and raise Henry together. To conclude season seven, he and JJ marry in a small ceremony in David Rossi 's back yard. The character was written back in after A.J. Cook told the writers she was pregnant, and as such JJ needed a love interest. In addition, one of the original plans for the season seven finale was to kill off Will. However, this idea
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#17327733957521034-416: Is shocked to discover that Michael Hastings, one of the men they had worked with on the task force, was the mastermind behind the plan and threatened to rape JJ in order to give him the access codes. He gives in and is later stabbed by Askari, who was quickly killed by Hotch. Cruz is taken to the hospital following the incident and survives. Cruz later appears in the season nine finale "Demons", where he accepts
1081-455: Is the accomplice, and girlfriend, of Cat Adams. Played by Mekhai Andersen ( A.J. Cook 's son), Henry LaMontagne is the first son of Jennifer Jareau and William LaMontagne Jr., his first appearance being in " 100 ". Played by Esai Morales , Cruz is the new Section Chief of the BAU. All that is known about him is that he worked at the Pentagon prior to season nine and has a past with JJ. It
1128-640: Is the husband of Special Agent Jennifer Jareau. He is a homicide detective who worked for the New Orleans Police Department and is now with the Metro PD . In the season two episode "Jones", it is revealed that his father William Sr. was a detective himself in the NOPD and was killed during Hurricane Katrina as he was working a case in his home and refused to leave during the mass evacuations. The case later resurfaced and LaMontagne enlisted
1175-766: Is told to drive Elle home in "The Fisher King", and he drops her off at her front door and leaves. She was soon shot by The Fisher King, as he had already been there, waiting for her. Hotch scolds Anderson briefly for not doing more, and quickly sends him back to the scene of the crime. Played by Gonzalo Menendez, Agent Josh Cramer runs the FBI Field Office in Baltimore, Maryland, as well as the Organized Crime division in that city. The two episodes which take place in Baltimore, "Natural Born Killer" (1.8) and "Honor Among Thieves" (2.20) both have him liaising with
1222-538: The BAU. As played by Jane Lynch , Diana Reid is Dr. Spencer Reid's mother. She first appears as a potential target of serial killer Randall Garner, the man who shoots SSA Elle Greenaway. Like her son, Diana has a genius level IQ. She was once a university literature professor, but is no longer since her diagnosis of schizophrenia . She currently resides at the Las Vegas-based Bennington Sanitarium, where Spencer committed her when he
1269-828: The Replicator, later revealed to be a former FBI agent named John Curtis, whom she left to take the blame along with Blake following the Amerithrax case. In "The Replicator", Erin Strauss is killed in the line of duty when Curtis poisons her with spiked wine and leaves her to die. She is found on the streets by Hotch, and she admits that the Replicator forced her at gunpoint to drink again. She dies in Hotch's arms after begging him to stay with her as she does not want to die alone. Strauss indirectly helps defeat Curtis post mortem when Rossi uses her sobriety chip to escape his trap, leaving him to possibly die in an explosion. After her funeral,
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1410-412: The arrest of the wrong suspect. As a result, Blake did not get along with her afterwards. At the end of "The Silencer", Strauss tries apologizing to her, but Blake turns Strauss down. In "Carbon Copy", she specifically oversees the investigation into the Replicator, and by the end of the episode, she apologizes to Blake again, and this time, her apology is accepted. In "Brothers Hotchner", she is abducted by
1457-406: The caller hangs up. Haley's cellphone starts ringing immediately afterward. Hotch looks at Haley, but she does not say anything. It is implied that Haley might be cheating on Aaron, and that is why the person who called the home phone did not speak when a man answered. In the season five premiere episode, after George Foyet (a.k.a. "The Boston Reaper") shoots and stabs Aaron unconscious and puts him in
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1504-404: The end of the episode, Hotchner and Morgan arrange for her to check in privately at a treatment facility, thus protecting her from losing her job. Strauss becomes more prominent in season eight. It is revealed in "The Silencer" that the newest member of the BAU team, Alex Blake, worked with her during the Amerithrax case, during which Strauss left her to take the fall when a linguistics flub led to
1551-421: The end, they went public with it. At the end of the episode, it is revealed that Prentiss, Morgan and Reid already knew about it. In the episode "The Crossing", JJ discovered she was pregnant and they have a boy named Henry. The actual status of JJ and Will's relationship (engaged, married, etc.) has not been disclosed, though they exchanged rings with Henry's birthstone in season four. In the season three finale, it
1598-453: The help of the BAU. While they were there, he and JJ became romantically involved, although he wasn't mentioned again until "In Heat". In that episode, he was brought to Miami where the unsub had killed a friend and colleague of his. During the episode, it was revealed that he and JJ had been secretly contacting each other since "Jones". JJ didn't want to reveal their relationship since she believed it would complicate their personal lives, but in
1645-476: The highly questionable instructions, Haley follows them completely. She discovers the truth about the situation when Aaron is able to reach her by cell phone with her, Foyet, and Jack in the living room. Jack, as mentioned above, is able to go into hiding and later emerges safely after Aaron talks in code with him over the phone, but after an emotional goodbye Aaron and Haley over it, Foyet shoots and brutally kills her. Haley returned in season nine, episode five, in
1692-488: The hospital, it is discovered by him that Foyet knows where Haley and Jack live, and they are placed in witness protection, later revealed to be living in New Jersey. Afterwards, Foyet stalks Sam Kassmeyer, the U.S. Marshall protecting Haley and Jack, somehow gets into his house after he comes home from work, and brutally tortures him to try to get him to reveal their location. In spite of being tortured and nearly dead at
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1880-484: The scene (he would die shortly on the way to the hospital), Kassmeyer does not reveal their location. However, Foyet then notices Kassmeyer's work cell phone on a small table next to his living room sofa that he put down after coming in, and guesses correctly that he has phone numbers (not listed as actual phone numbers) on speed dial and dials several asking for "Haley." After several unsuccessful attempts, he finally manages to get Haley's cell number and she answers that it
1927-450: The team celebrates her life during dinner at Rossi's garden, recalling her expert pistol marksmanship, discussing happy stories of her time with them, and acknowledging her as a good person. Played by Meredith Monroe , Haley Hotchner was the wife of Aaron Hotchner. She and Hotchner have a son, Jack. They divorced due to Hotch's job and duties. In season three, Aaron Hotchner picks up his home phone when someone calls, but when he answers it,
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1974-489: The team. Played by Rochelle Aytes , Savannah Morgan (née Hayes) is Derek Morgan's wife. She works as a doctor at Bethesda General Hospital. Savannah first appeared in Season Nine's "The Return", and it is presumed that Morgan and Savannah started dating prior to Season Nine and first met after she approached him when he was depressed over a case that ended badly. Before they started dating, they used to be neighbors. She
2021-494: The witness protection program after a hit ordered by Irish mobsters designed to kill her father wound up killing her mother instead. She reappears in season twelve as Diana Reid's nurse using the name Dr. Carol Atkinson. Reid immediately recognises her as Lindsey Vaughan and later remembers that she was Mr. Scratch's accomplice from the hotel in Mexico but is taken back to his cell before he can warn Diana, later being revealed that she
2068-443: Was eighteen. Her husband, William Reid, left her when Spencer was a child. The reason William left is because he was aware Diana witnessed a murder, as a family friend avenged his own son's murder. He was unable to live with this knowledge though he claims he tried; he said "the weight of knowing what happened was just too much". Much of Diana and Spencer's time while he was growing up was spent with her reading to him. Spencer writes her
2115-408: Was introduced to the show because Shemar Moore , the actor who portrays Morgan, had requested that his character get a romantic partner. She was last seen giving birth to her and Derek's son, Hank Spencer Morgan, after being shot by Chazz Montolo. Played by Bodhi Elfman , Peter Lewis (aka Mr. Scratch) is a proxy killer who poisons his victims causing them to kill people for him. He is first hunted by
2162-522: Was revealed in "200" that the two had worked on a task force together in the Middle East. He was the only person to know of her pregnancy and her miscarriage during her time on the task force. In the same episode, they are both kidnapped by Tavin Askari, who was a traitor within the task force. They are both physically and mentally tortured into giving the access codes given to them during the mission. He
2209-435: Was scrapped due to Paget's impending departure. Played by Cade Owens, Jack Hotchner is the son of series regular Aaron Hotchner, his first appearance being in "The Fox". His mother, Haley Hotchner, is killed in season five by George Foyet (a.k.a. "The Boston Reaper") but is spared when his father gives him a secret signal to "work the case" (hide in the trunk in Hotch's office). It is shown in season seven's "Painless" that Jack
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