Willem Dafoe hallucination. The cameo was suggested by Dafoe, comparing it to the ghost of Hamlet's father visiting his son to ask him to avenge his death. Dafoe was next seen in the comedy-drama "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004), his first of three films with director Wes Anderson. He played the "hilariously doltish" German first mate of a research vessel owned by the eponymous lead character, who is played by Bill Murray. Dafoe then had a small role as a tabloid magazine editor in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator" (2004), a biographical film about Howard Hughes starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Also in
Matthew Gray Gubler Matthew Gray Gubler Matthew Gray Gubler (; born March 9, 1980) is an American actor, filmmaker, fashion model and painter. He is best known for his role as criminal profiler Dr. Spencer Reid in the CBS television show "Criminal Minds" (2005–present), of which he has also directed eleven episodes. Gubler has appeared in "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou", "(500) Days of Summer", "Life After Beth", "Suburban Gothic", "Newness", and as the voice of Simon in "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and its three sequels. Gubler was born on March 9, 1980, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the son of Marilyn (née