'Criminal Minds' Star Matthew Gray Gubler on Directing

11:27 AM PDT 3/16/2011 by Jessica Gardner, BackStage

How behind-the-camera skills prepared Matthew Gray Gubler for prime time.

For six seasons, Matthew Gray Gubler has played socially awkward genius Dr. Spencer Reid on the CBS procedural drama Criminal Minds. In the fifth season, Gubler—or "MGG" or "The Gube," as he is known to his fans—took on another role at the show: director. He helmed the "Mosley Lane" episode and follows it up this season with the segment called "Lauren," airing March 16.