Anecdotes

On October 27, 2014, he became a certified Minister. He officiated the marriage of fellow Criminal Minds (2005) star Paget Brewster and Steve Damstra II on November 28, 2014.

Famously damaged his knee in 2009 during a dance off with his (500) jours ensemble (2009) co-stars Geoffrey Arend and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a Mexican dive bar. He couldn't walk for over six months. After a third surgery, Gubler started using a cane but was unable to walk normally for the next five months. As of December 2009, Gubler was once again able to walk unassisted.

He never wears matching socks, as he says they are bad luck, which he learned from his grandmother. The one time he wore matching socks, he was filming a scene in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). He ended up spraining his ankle on screen, which was kept in the movie.

Hosts his own awards ceremony at Criminal Minds (2005) called the "Goobie Awards", where he presents awards to the crew for such categories as "Best Facial Hair" and "Most Like An Unsub.".

He has also worked as a model for fashion designers as Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Tommy Hilfiger, Sisley, and Louis Vuitton.

His favorite director is Wes Anderson.

Loves to have things monogrammed.

He is a 2002 graduate of the NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he majored in film directing.

Stated on the season 1 DVD features of Criminal Minds (2005) that his kiss with guest star Amber Heard was his first on-screen kiss.

Has a brother, Gray Gubler (who appeared in the music video "Reagan by Whirlwind Heat", which Matthew directed).

Fan of La guerre des étoiles (1977) and Andy Kaufman.

His injured knee was written into Criminal Minds. With his character, Spencer Reid, getting shot in the opening of Season 5.

Matthew is an English form of Hebrew name "Matityahu", meaning "Gift of Yahweh".