Did you know that before becoming Dr. Spencer Reid, Matthew Gray Gubler was a model? Although Gubler confessed to BuzzFeed that he used to be bullied for his lanky frame, his unique look eventually made him desirable for male modeling — we're talking American Eagle, Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, and even Prada. "It's pretty bizarre because I was stupendously awkward-looking up until about 10th grade," Gubler said about his looks in an interview with TV Guide. "I looked like a flapper from the 1920s, with the body of a troll."
Self-deprecation aside, the "Dollface" actor is obviously easy on the eyes. He is even addressed by hunky Shemar Moore's character on "Criminal Minds" as "Pretty Boy." But even though the actor is regarded as a total heartthrob, he holds rare beliefs on the subject of beauty, telling BuzzFeed in 2013 that unconventional and conventional beauty are equally attractive to him.
Despite his success in the modeling world, these gigs weren't Gubler's favorite. "The hardest acting of all is doing modeling because it's very seldomly an area where they want any amount of personality," he said at the 2011 Monte Carlo TV Festival. With Gubler's massive persona, it's no wonder that he finds the job difficult!
