Criminal Minds Characters

The main cast, family and colleagues of Criminal Minds, in order of first appearance. Each page lists every episode the character appears in, season by season.

Main cast

• Jason GideonMandy Patinkin · 47 episodes
• Aaron “Hotch” HotchnerThomas Gibson · 114 episodes
• Elle GreenawayLola Glaudini · 28 episodes
• Derek MorganShemar Moore · 114 episodes
• Spencer ReidMatthew Gray Gubler · 114 episodes
• Penelope GarciaKirsten Vangsness · 113 episodes
• Jennifer “JJ” JareauA.J. Cook · 107 episodes
• Emily PrentissPaget Brewster · 84 episodes
• David RossiJoe Mantegna · 64 episodes

Family

• Haley HotchnerMeredith Monroe · 13 episodes
• Diana ReidJane Lynch · 5 episodes
• William “Will” LaMontagne Jr.Josh Stewart · 6 episodes
• Jack HotchnerCade Owens · 7 episodes

Colleagues

• Erin StraussJayne Atkinson · 10 episodes
• Kevin LynchNicholas Brendon · 9 episodes
• Jordan ToddMeta Golding · 8 episodes