Characters
| Character | Played by | Position | Seasons | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| Aaron Hotchner | Thomas Gibson | Unit Chief / Senior Supervisory Special Agent | Main | |||||||||
| Derek Morgan | Shemar Moore | Supervisory Special Agent / Tactical Trainer | Main | |||||||||
| Jason Gideon | Mandy Patinkin | Senior Supervisory Special Agent | Main | |||||||||
| David Rossi | Joe Mantegna | Main | ||||||||||
| Jennifer Jareau | A. J. Cook | Supervisory Special Agent / Former Communications Liaison | Main | Recurring* | Main | |||||||
| Elle Greenaway | Lola Glaudini | Supervisory Special Agent | Main | |||||||||
| Emily Prentiss | Paget Brewster | Main | ||||||||||
| Spencer Reid | Matthew Gray Gubler | Main | ||||||||||
| Penelope Garcia | Kirsten Vangsness | Technical Analyst / Communications Liaison | Recurring | Main | ||||||||
| Ashley Seaver | Rachel Nichols | FBI Cadet | Main | |||||||||
| Alex Blake | Jeanne Tripplehorn | FBI Linguistics Expert | Main | |||||||||
- * Although only guest-starring in the first two episodes of the sixth season, A.J. Cook was still billed as a member of the main cast in them. She later appeared as a "special guest-star" in two more episodes that season.
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