'Criminal Minds': Thomas Gibson's Radical Transformation
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'Criminal Minds': Thomas Gibson's incredible transformation over the years
From 2005 to 2016, Thomas Gibson played the charismatic "Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner" in 'Criminal Minds'. Take a look through our gallery to discover details you didn't know about the actor.
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Thomas Gibson
Thomas Ellis Gibson was born on July 3, 1962 in Charleston, South Carolina, and from an early age began acting primarily in theater.
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Thomas Gibson
He made his television debut in 1987 in the soap opera 'As The World Turns' and in 1992 he jumped to the big screen in 'Far and Away' where he shared scenes with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
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Thomas Gibson
In 1994, he returned to television by joining the cast of 'Chicago Hope' in which he actred for four seasons as "Dr. Daniel Nyland", sharing credits with his future co-star in 'Criminal Minds', Mandy Patinkin.
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Thomas Gibson
In 1997 he achieved international fame thanks to 'Dharma & Greg' together with Jenna Elfman. A sitcom about a couple who get married after their first date despite being polar opposites in everything, the series earned two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. 'Dharma & Greg' was produced by Chuck Lorre creator of 'Two & a Half Men' where Gibson reprised his role as "Greg" years later in a special episode of the series.
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Thomas Gibson
In 2005 he joined the cast of 'Criminal Minds' playing "Special Agent Aaron Hotchner" where he holds the record as the actor with the most episodes of the series: 248!
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Thomas Gibson
He has directed several episodes of 'Criminal Minds' such as 'The Night Watch', 'Lockdown', 'Boxed In', 'Gabby' and 'All that Remains'.
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Thomas Gibson
Gibson has three children: James Parker, Travis Carter, and Agatha Marie with actress Christine Gibson with whom he was married from 1993 until they divorced in 2018.
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Thomas Gibson
On August 11, 2011, Gibson had an altercation with one of the writers of 'Criminal Minds' which ended in blows, the following day CBS announced that he would no longer participate in the series and the "Hotch" storyline ended with him entering the Witness Protection program.
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Thomas Gibson
After a hiatus in his career, Gibson returned to acting and in 2019 he starred in the series 'Shadow Wolves'.