Thomas Gibson co-starred opposite Tom Cruise, in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. He also starred in the hit ABC television series Dharma & Greg and will star this fall in the NBCmini-series A Will of Their Own opposite Lea Thompson and Ellen Burstyn. Gibson also took on the role of Hotch in CBS's Criminal Minds.

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Thomas made his stage debut in 1973 in a childrens theater production of The Enchanted Circus. Gibson later attended the College of Charleston and subsequently won a scholarship to the prestigious Julliard School in New York where he earned a B.F.A.

Gibson made his professional stage debut in David Hare's A Map of the World at the New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. He appeared in many other productions including Twelfth Night, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Macbeth and Henry IV. His Broadway credits include a revival of Noel Coward's Hay Fever and Moliere's The Miser.

He made his film debut in Far and Away. Other credits include The Age of Innocence, Love and Human Remains, Barcelona, Sleep With Me, Men of War, and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.

On television, he has appeared in Gore Vidal's Lincoln, The Kennedys of Massachusetts, The Inheritance, PBS's Tales of the City and spent three seasons starring in the medical drama Chicago Hope.

Gibson was also seen in the independent films Psycho Beach Party, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and 15 Moments.