Thomas Gibson Net Worth: Thomas Gibson is an American actor, producer, and director who has a net worth of $18 million. He is probably best known for starring in the CBS drama “Criminal Minds.” He appeared in 256 of the show’s 324 episodes over 11 seasons. Before “Criminal Minds,” he was probably best known for appearing in 119 episodes of “Dharma & Greg.”
Thomas Gibson Salary: What was Thomas Gibson’s salary on Criminal Minds? 5 million dollars a year.
First Life: Thomas Gibson was born in Charleston, South Carolina on July 3, 1962 to Charles M. “Mac” and Beth Gibson. His mother was a social worker, while his father worked as a lawyer and served in the South Carolina State Senate and House as a liberal Democrat. Gibson and his sister were raised Catholic. His interest in performing came at an early age when he became obsessed with Louis Armstrong. Gibson and his sister were on a swim team together and frequented a pizzeria after their swim meets.
In that saloon, Gibson began playing with a Dixieland band and tried to look at Armstrong’s voice. He began acting during elementary school, enrolling at the Little Theater School and later graduating from Bishop England High School. Gibson then attended the College of Charleston from 1979 to 1981 and became an intern at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, where he was encouraged by mentors to apply to Juilliard. Gibson won a scholarship and eventually graduated from the Juilliard School Drama Division with a BFA in drama in 1985.
Acting career: Career Gibson’s acting career began in earnest when he was just nine years old, appearing in a children’s theater production of Seize the Street: the Skateboard Musical.
He began his professional career on the stage, appearing in productions for the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theater. Gibson’s stage debut was in David Hare’s A Map of the World during the New York Shakespeare Festival. He subsequently appeared in several plays for producer Joe Papp, both at the Public Theater and in the Central Park production. He also starred in several Broadway productions over the next ten years in a number of plays by Shakespeare, Moliere, Tennessee Williams, Alan Ball and others. During his time on stage, Gibson also held down a job as a waiter at Tavern on the Green.
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Gibson began working in television in the late 1980s. His first TV appearance came in 1987 in the form of a guest role in the legal drama “Leg Work”. He then went on to make appearances in the daytime soap operas “As the World Turns” and “Another World”. He began appearing in the feature film Far and Away in 1992, playing the villainous Stephen Chase alongside Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. His next major role was in 1993 when he played David, a gay waiter in Love and Human Remains. Later that year, he starred in the highly controversial at the time Tales of the City. Gibson went on to star in a string of independent films before returning to television. He starred in the series “Chicago Hope” and then became a household name with his role in the 1997 comedy “Dharma and Greg”, for which he was nominated twice for the Golden Globe. After “Dharma and Greg” ended in 2002, Gibson appeared in several TV movies.
Gibson became a household name when he starred in the series “Criminal Minds” from 2005 to 2016. He played the role of Special Supervisory Agent Aaron “Hotch” Hotchner, the unit chief of the behavioral analysis unit team in the series. On August 11, 2016, Gibson was suspended from the set of “Criminal Minds” after allegedly kicking a writer on the show. The altercation took place on set with a writer and producer. He apologized for the confrontation in a statement, claiming the dispute arose out of creative differences in an episode he was directing.
The following day, ABC Studios and CBS Studios, which jointly distributed the show, made an announcement that Gibson’s contract with the series had been terminated. The statement included that his character’s exit story from the show has yet to be determined. In October 2016, the episode of “Taboo” explained the absence of Gibson’s character as being away on a special mission. However, in the episode “Elliot’s Pond”, it is revealed that Gibson’s character resigned and entered the Witness Protection Program after discovering a serial killer who was stalking his son. Gibson, at the end of his run on “Criminal Minds,” appeared in 256 episodes of the show over 12 seasons. Since then, he has appeared in guest spots on the TV shows ‘In From the Night’, ‘Two and a Half Men’, ‘
Outside of acting, Gibson directed six episodes of “Criminal Minds” and two episodes of the final season of “Dharma & Greg” in 2001.
Personal life: Gibson and his wife Christine have a son, Travis Carter. The couple separated in 2011 and filed for divorce in 2014. The divorce was finalized in February 2018. Outside of acting, Gibson is an avid golfer who plays year-round in tournaments and events.
