Spencer Reid
| Dr. Spencer Reid | |
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| Criminal Minds character | |
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Matthew Gray Gubler as Dr. Spencer Reid
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| First appearance | "Extreme Aggressor" 1x01, September 22, 2005 |
| Created by | Jeff Davis |
| Portrayed by | Matthew Gray Gubler |
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| Nickname(s) | Doc, Kid, Pretty Boy (by Morgan), Genius, Junior-G-Man, Boy Wonder (by Garcia), Spence (by JJ and Emily), Dr. Joseph Bell (by Maeve) |
| Occupation | FBI Special Agent |
| Title | FBI BAU Supervisory Special Agent |
| Family |
Diana Reid (mother) |
| Significant other(s) | Maeve Donovan (deceased) |
Diana Reid (mother)
William Reid (Father)
Ethel (aunt)
Daniel (uncle, deceased)
Henry LaMontagne (godson, via JJ)
Michael LaMontagne (godson, via JJ)
Hank Spencer Morgan (godson, via Morgan)
Dr. Spencer Reid is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, portrayed by Matthew Gray Gubler. Reid is a genius with an IQ of 187 and can read 20,000 words per minute with an eidetic memory. He is the youngest member of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, has three BAs and three PhDs, and specializes in statistics and geographic profiling.
Reid was born in 1981 and is a genius and autodidact who graduated from a Las Vegas public high school at age 12. He has an IQ of 187, an eidetic memory, and can read 20,000 words per minute (an average American adult reads prose text at 200–300 words per minute). He holds B.A.s in Psychology, Sociology, and Philosophy, a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Engineering as well as a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Caltech.
Reid is 23 in the pilot episode, having joined the unit when he was 22. His fellow team members almost always introduce him as Dr. Reid. Hotch reveals in the first season that Gideon insists on introducing him as Dr. Reid because Gideon fears that, because of his age, Reid will not be taken seriously as an FBI agent. This was a genuine concern, both for in-universe and for audience acceptance, since in real life the minimum age to become an FBI Special Agent is 23, with at least three more years to obtain Supervisory Special Agent status, and appointments to the BAU do not usually occur until after at least eight to ten years in the FBI. While filming the pilot, the show's FBI consultant informed Matthew Gray Gubler that there was nothing realistic about his character.
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