Lucas Perry was loved by his peers and the fans who followed him from Beverly Hills, 90210, everyone’s heart was left with great emptiness when the star left this world in 2019, but the memory of his magnificent performance remains as it happened when he was in it. in the hit series Criminal Mind.
March 29, 2023 08:28 am
The main cast of Criminal Minds has changed several times over the seasons, but fans are all too familiar with characters like Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson), Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), David Rossi (Joe. Mantegna), JJ Jareau (AJ Cook) and Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), among others.
Criminal minds often bring out celebrity guest stars, like Liberty & Law and Order, which generally serve as a test spot for future celebrities. Elle Fanning, Frankie Muniz, Aaron Paul, Mark Hamill and Jane Lynch have all had guest roles or even roles in the popular series, including late Beverly Hills 9021 actor Luke Perry who may have been forgotten.
During Criminal Minds Season 4 Episode 3 titled Minimal Damage, we are presented with an incredibly intense situation. Prentiss and Reid go undercover to investigate suspected child abuse at a cult gathering in Colorado, but quickly find themselves in a hostage situation after a Colorado State Police raid on their location goes wild.
Prentiss and Reid are later a culture leader, Benjamin Cyrus played by Luke Perry. Perry’s terrific work quickly reveals that Cyrus is a bitter, angry, and disturbed man. He also proceeds to take the entire meeting hostage and ends up framing Prentiss for being an FBI agent.
18 years after Beverly Hills 90210, Luke Perry played the worst in Criminal Minds
In the Criminal Minds plotline, after multiple denials in negotiations, law enforcement and the BAU finally get Cyrus to surrender, even though he has rented an entire building to blow up. Morgan ends up killing Cyrus (Luke Perry) and both members of the BAU and all the children are brought to safety, but Cyrus’ teenage wife grabs the detonator and kills herself and all the other members in the building. It was a traumatic and tragic end for the entire BAU team.
After Criminal Minds, Luke Perry went on to guest star in many other shows, eventually landing a recurring role in Riverdale, which he continued until his untimely death in March 2019 after suffering a stroke.
