![]() In conjunction with a case in South Korea, Simmons describes how his Korean-born mother was left at an orphanage before the Korean War and was later adopted before moving to America with Simmons’ father. Most notably, Simmons was intentionally introduced as a dedicated family man whose primary concern was how to balance the demands of his time-consuming and dangerous job with his marriage to wife Kristy ( Kelly Frye, The Flash) and raising of their three young children.ĭuring Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Henney’s Simmons grappled with his identity as a biracial Asian American, and in Season One’s Episode 17 ( “Pretty Like Me”), it is suggested that his paternal grandparents (who were white) rejected his parents’ marriage. Also like Criminal Minds’ Morgan, athleticism didn’t solely define Simmons’ function: Simmons was also a talented and insightful profiler. In that way, Simmons fulfilled many of the same functions as Criminal Minds‘ Derek Morgan. Over Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders‘ two seasons, Simmons served as the FBI International Response Team’s resident military veteran, and often played a key role in the show’s more action-oriented scenes. I’m really excited to hopefully show with this character that Asian men can be cool, and you can follow us into battle and trust us, and also be a little bit attracted to us, too. He’s a really incredible, all-American guy, which is not something we’re used to seeing by an Asian American actor. He’s a family man: he’s married, and not a womanizer or single. My character, Matthew Simmons, is kind of the field guy, the “muscle” guy. I feel a lot of responsibility with this role. My character on Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is very different from what we’ve seen in the past. Indeed, in his 2016 interview with me, Henney discusses how media stereotypes of Asian American men influenced his decision to take the role of Simmons on Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. Henney’s Special Agent Matthew Simmons was a breakout fan favorite of Criminal Minds: Beyond Border. Introduced as an old colleague of Criminal Minds’ Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), Simmons was a radical departure from the stereotypical portrayal of Asian American men in media. (Photo credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. Pictured: Daniel Henney (Special Agent Matt Simmons). ![]() “Wheels Up” - Coverage of the CBS series CRIMINAL MINDS, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network. You can read my exclusive interview with actor Daniel Henney from when Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders debuted in 2016. In breaking entertainment news reported earlier this month, CBS revealed that hunky and all-round-awesome-guy Daniel Henney ( Big Hero 6) will join the cast of the long-running main Criminal Minds series in the show’s season 13 opener, reprising his role as Simmons. ![]() All Rights Reserved)Īlthough Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders was canceled earlier this year after two seasons, fans of the Criminal Mindsfranchise need not despair about losing their fix of Special Agent Matthew Simmons any time soon. Pictured: Daniel Henney (Special Agent Matt Simmons), Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia). Posted By Jenn “Wheels Up” - Coverage of the CBS series CRIMINAL MINDS, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network.
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