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CBS 'Criminal Minds' features Wil Wheaton, William Mapother

By April MacIntyre Oct 10, 2008, 16:17 GMT

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01/17/2008 - Wil Wheaton - "Star Trek: The Tour" Opening Gala - Queen Mary Dome - Long Beach, CA. USA © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos

CBS has announced that Wil Wheaton and William Mapother will guest star on the hit series, "Criminal Minds."

The police show will be airing a new episode that features Wheaton, who broke out in the role of Gordie LaChance in the 1986 Rob Reiner film "Stand by Me." 

Since then Wheaton, 36, starred as Wesley Crusher on the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and has penned several books including the recent "The Happiest Days of Our Lives."

The author and actor will be appearing on Criminal Minds as the character Floyd Hansen in the episode called “Paradise.”

"Criminal Minds" has also inked William Mapother to join the cast in the same episode. 

Mapother's role of Ethan Rom on the television series "Lost", was killed off early in the first season but has been brought back in flashbacks.  Mapother has become widely known as a heavy character actor.



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