CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION: Zach Gilford Reflects on Portraying the New Complexities in Voit and Season 18’s ‘Interesting and Different’ Conclusion
June 10, 2025 by Marisa Roffman
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Zach Gilford as Elias Voit in Criminal Minds: Evolution, episode 6, season 18 streaming on Paramount+, 2025. Photo Credit: Michael Yarish/Paramount+
After spending two seasons masterminding mayhem and destruction on CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION, Voit (Zach Gilford) has been in an unconventional place in season 18: Left with minimal memories of his true persona, and at the mercy of doctors (who are largely fascinated by the drastic change after his prison attack) and the often-skeptical members of the BAU. Read more
CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION’s Zach Gilford on the Joys of Being Directed by His Co-Stars
December 29, 2022 by Marisa Roffman
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CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION- “Moose” : Episode 1603 – BTS of Zach Gilford and director Joe Mantegna on the set of “Criminal Minds: Evolution,” streaming on Paramount+, 2022. Photo Credit: Michael Yarish /Paramount+
When Zach Gilford joined CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION, he was already a fan of the franchise. But the slight downside of his season-long arc as Elias, the devious serial killer the BAU is tracking? He doesn’t get a lot of time to act with the CRIMINAL MINDS vets.
There is, however, a silver-ling: A number of the cast members stepped behind the camera during EVOLUTION to direct.