Zach Gilford He is recovering after falling ill earlier this week – and still has a great sense of humour.
“Yesterday was so much fun,” Guilford, 42, captioned a series of selfies via his Instagram Stories on Tuesday, December 17. “Good thing we wrapped criminalminds last week.”
In the first of two photos shared, Gilford showed his face having what appeared to be a reaction, causing his face to swell and his eyes to close completely.
The third and final photo showed that his face is now improving.
“Thank you to all the nurses, doctors and staff at @huntingtonhospital for coaxing my face back to normalcy. …There's still a little way to go,” he captioned the third shot, shouting out the California-based hospital. He didn't reveal any other details.
Guilford has starred as Elias Voight Criminal Minds Revived since his debut in 2022, he is a prolific serial killer who has spent years building his own network of killers and assisting them in their crimes. While speaking exclusively to Us Weekly In August, Gilford revealed that he was only supposed to appear in the first season before he was asked to stay on.
“I only signed a one-year contract,” she explained. “And part of the first season, (showrunner) Erica (Mr.) He told me: I don't know what will happen. We haven't found out yet about the season finale, but we've decided we're not going to kill you off. We want to keep you around. So I came back and I was very happy to do it.
The character remained a mainstay in season two, and will return for season three, which wrapped filming earlier this month. In addition to giving Gilford an exciting role in front of the camera, it also provided the actor with a major career accomplishment: his first time in the director's chair.
“I wanted to get out forever. I stayed Friday night lights. I've followed almost every show I've been in,” Guilford gushed. “It's hard to get that opportunity. I've wanted to do this for a long time. And it was inspiring to me when I could get my ring out because Erica and everyone was like, “Make your ring.” “Do whatever you want.”
“It was great,” he added. “It was a lot of fun.”
Guilford got his start portraying Matt Saracen National Liberation Forces in the early 2000s before moving on to starring roles Good Girls, Midnight Mass And more. He met his wife, Kelly Sanchezon the set of their 2010 TV pilot The matadorThe couple tied the knot two years later. They have worked together several times since then, including on development.
While speaking to us, Gilford realized how “lucky” he was to be a part of Criminal Minds privilege.
“I don't know how I got so lucky. “I've been really lucky in my career, but it's been amazing,” Guilford talked about his experience on the CBS procedural. “Everyone who comes on this set says, 'This is the best set I've ever been on,'” he said. “At all.” we. “It's so much fun working with your friends and they're really the best group of people. And then, leaving that aside, our crew is so great. They're so dope, so cool, so funny, and they're so laid back and so good at their jobs. I appreciate being in a group (Where) That's the vibe, it's all flowing from showrunner Erica Messer.
