Most Shocking Celebrity Cameo in Criminal Minds Fans Still Can't Get Over

The COVID-19 pandemic gave time to binge-watch good old shows and revived public interest in many of them.

One of the series gathering new fans over the past months was Criminal Minds. All the recent viewership added to the already enormous popularity of the CBS crime show depicting the psychological peculiarities of various serial killers.

Like any other popular show, Criminal Minds had a string of guest stars who were happy to join the cast for one episode to portray some of the creepiest and most twisted unsubs in the show.

These surprising appearances are what made fans join a Criminal Minds Subreddit discussion. When asked about the most shocking celebrity cameo in the CBS show, many fans remembered such big names as Mark Hamill, Aaron Paul, Aubrey Plaza, Tim Curry, Evan Peters, and many others.

The most popular comment reminded everyone that Amber Heard starred in Episode 18 of Season 1 and had a particularly steamy moment with Reid.

"I didn't recognize her but was absolutely SHOOK Amber Heard was the famous girl who kissed Spencer in the pool," the comment read.

Amber Heard who made numerous headlines earlier this year due to the much-followed defamation trial against Johnny Depp, played Lila Archer, a Hollywood starlet whose stalker was killing potential threats to her career.

The kiss in the swimming pool happened when Spencer Reid was guarding her house. Suddenly fans no longer find the pool scene hot.

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But probably the most mentioned celebrity cameo that shocked fans was the appearance of sweet, dumb Kevin from The Office ( Brian Baumgartner) as a ruthless serial poisoner in Season 9 Episode 22. Seeing him as an unsub really threw me off guard," one of the fans admitted.

Baumgartner played unsub Bill Harding obsessed with Greek mythology and guilty of a series of fatal poisonings. The story of the unsub is truly heartbreaking. When he was a child, Harding and his friend got lost in a winter forest and the friend died before Bill's eyes. To help his recovery, one of his teachers gifted him a Greek mythology book, hence his adult obsession. Harding starts killing peopple enjoying their meals at a cafe after he is diagnosed with terminal cancer.