Actor
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Description of Character
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Name of Character
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Mandy Patinkin
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One of the BAU´s founders, gets murdered in Season 10
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Jason Gideon
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Thomas Gibson
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BAU Unit Chief, has one son, Doesn´t come back to the BAU after season 12
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Aaron Hotchner
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Lola Glaudini
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Gets shot and injured in season 1, murders a criminal in season 2 and leaves the Unit after season 2
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Elle Greenaway
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Shemar Moore
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His father got killed on duty as a Chicago policemen, has a special relationship to the teams technical analyst
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Derek Morgan
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Matthew Gray Gubler
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Highly intelligent, has an eidetic memory and several doctorates
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Dr. Spencer Reid
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A. J. Cook
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Gets two sons during the series, Will becomes her husband. At the beginning she was public relations specialist, but then became profiler
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Jennifer Jareau
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Kirsten Vangsness
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Excentric technical analyst of the team
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Penelope Garcia
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Paget Brewster
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Daughter of a diplomat, speaks several languages. She fakes her death in order to escape a murderer. Becomes Unit Chief in season 12
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Emily Prentiss
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Joe Mantegna
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Founding member of the BAU, he is a famous author coming back to the BAU from pension
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David Rossi
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Rachel Nichols
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Replacement for a colleague during season 6, daughter of a serial killer
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Ashley Seaver
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Jeanne Tripplehorn
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8.-9. season, her son dies at age 9, Her husband works for médecins sans frontières
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Dr. Alex Blake
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Jennifer Love Hewitt
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Works for the BAU in season 10, her sister died at 9/11.
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Kate Callahan
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Aisha Tyler
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Psychologist from San Francisco
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Dr. Tara Lewis
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Nicholas Brendon
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Auxiliary for technical analyst. He has a short love affair with her and helps her on several cases
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Kevin Lynch
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Meta Golding
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Replaces a colleague during maternity protection in season 4
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Jordan Todd
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Adam Rodriguez
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Since season 12, lets a fleeing suspect fall to death from a rooftop instead of saving him
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Luke Alvez
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Damon Gupton
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Joins the BAU in season 12, has been Undercover-Agent before that, gets murdered in season 13
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Stephen Walker
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Daniel Henney
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Joins the BAU in season 13 after having worked for the International Response Team
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Matthew Simmons
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