His media include watercolor, gouache, oil, and pastel. Since 2005, Gubler has been posting paintings on his website.
Scratch" (10x21), "A Beautiful Disaster" (11x18), which included the departure of series regular Shemar Moore, "Elliott's Pond" (12x06), "The Capilanos" (13x17), and "The Tall Man" (14x05). Gubler later directed the Criminal Minds episodes "Heathridge Manor" (7x19), which aired April 4, 2012, "The Lesson" (8x10), which aired December 5, 2012, "Alchemy" (8x20), "Gatekeeper"(9x07), "Blood Relations" (9x20), "Mr.
Brewster specifically asked Gubler to direct her last episode, although it was announced later that she would return for Season 7. The episode "Lauren" included the exit of Criminal Minds series regular Paget Brewster, who maintains a friendship with Gubler outside of work on the show. Gubler directed the Criminal Minds Season 5 episode "Mosley Lane" (5x16), which originally aired March 3, 2010, along with the episode "Lauren" (6x18), which aired a year later, on March 16, 2011. Gubler directed, edited, and co-produced the music video for " Don't Shoot Me Santa" by the rock band The Killers. A follow-up, Matthew Gray Gubler: The Authorized Documentary, was also made, although only one episode is currently available. He directed and starred in a series of self-deprecating mockumentaries titled Matthew Gray Gubler: the Unauthorized Documentary in which he parodies Hollywood behavior, which were filmed on the set of Criminal Minds. While making The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Gubler made a documentary titled Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal, a behind-the-scenes view of the making of the film, which was later included in The Criterion Collection DVD release. He appeared in the 2019 Hulu series Dollface. Gubler has also appeared in the films Band of Robbers (2015), 68 Kill (2017), Endings, Beginnings (2019), and Horse Girl (2020). He played Jimmy Olsen in All-Star Superman and voices the Riddler in the animated film, Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014). Gubler has done voice work for the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line. In 2014, Gubler acted in the zombie comedy Life After Beth and the film Suburban Gothic, for which he received the Screamfest Award for Best Actor. He provided the voice of Winsor in Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011).
He appeared as Bart, the main character, in How to Be a Serial Killer (2008), and as Paul in (500) Days of Summer (2009). He voiced Simon the chipmunk in Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009), Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011), and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) alongside Jason Lee (Dave), Justin Long (Alvin), and Jesse McCartney (Theodore). Gubler had a small role in the film RV (2006) as the disreputable Joe Joe. Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds but will not be returning, with the majority of the final season's cast, for the revival. This led, in 2005, to Gubler's leading role as Dr. Gubler did, and landed the role of Nico (a.k.a.
Gubler (far left) with other Criminal Minds cast membersĪfter he began modeling, Gubler had an internship with Wes Anderson, who encouraged him to audition for a part in his movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.