Mandy Patinkin

The character Jason Gideon basically created the dynamic of Criminal Minds, played by actor Mandy Patinkin. Sadly, Patinkin couldn’t stand to play the lead role and would rarely show up to table reads, sometimes just leaving his castmates a note in his place. Unsurprisingly, writers moved to kill off his character after a while.

The actor has no problem admitting he should’ve never agreed to accept the role in the first place, claiming it to be “destructive to my soul”. He even had suspicions that he wouldn’t be considered for other television roles because of his stint on Criminal Minds. Needless to say, Patinkin and the show were far from a match made in heaven.