Criminal Minds: 'Press Release for Episode 7.24, Run'

THE BAU CONTINUES TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE SERIAL KILLING BANK ROBBERS, ONE OF THE TEAM GETS MARRIED AND PRENTISS PONDERS HER FUTURE, ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE TWO-HOUR SEVENTH SEASON FINALE OF “CRIMINAL MINDS,” AT A SPECIAL TIME, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16

Guest Stars Include Josh Randall (“Ed”) as Hostage Matthew Downs and Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica”) and Evan Jones (“October Road”)

as Bank Robbers Izzy Rogers and Chris Stratton

Returning Guest Stars Include Jayne Atkinson (“24”) as FBI Section Chief Director Erin Strauss, Josh Stewart (“Third Watch”) as Detective William LaMontagne Jr.,

Nicholas Brendon (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) as FBI Tech Analyst Kevin Lynch and Sebastian Roché as Interpol Agent Clyde Easter

CHEAT TWEET: Wedding bells ring 4 a BAU member & it’s #GoodbyePrentiss - pt. 2 of 2-hour season finale #CriminalMinds 5/16, 10pm http://bit.ly/JJd7gO

“Run” – As the BAU team continues to pursue the bank-robbing serial killers, the team determines that the suspects have a bigger target in the Nation’s capital, and with one of the team still a hostage, they must work quickly to diffuse an explosive situation. Also, wedding bells ring for one of the BAU, and Prentiss ponders her future, on the conclusion of the two-hour seventh season finale of CRIMINAL MINDS, at a special time, Wednesday, May 16 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Guest stars include Josh Randall (“Ed”) as hostage Matthew Downs and Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica”) and Evan Jones (“October Road”) as bank robbers Izzy Rogers and Chris Stratton. Returning guest stars include Jayne Atkinson (“24”) as FBI Section Chief Director Erin Strauss, Josh Stewart (“Third Watch”) as Detective William LaMontagne, Jr., Nicholas Brendon (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) as FBI tech analyst Kevin Lynch and Sebastian Roché as Interpol agent Clyde Easter.



SERIES REGULARS:

Joe Mantegna (David Rossi)

Thomas Gibson (Aaron Hotchner)

Paget Brewster (Emily Prentiss)

Shemar Moore (Derek Morgan)

Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr. Spencer Reid)

A.J. Cook (Jennifer “JJ” Jareau)

Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia)



GUEST CAST:

Jayne Atkinson (FBI Section Chief Director Erin Strauss)

Josh Stewart (Detective William LaMontagne, Jr.)

Nicholas Brendon (Kevin Lynch)

Bellamy Young (Beth Clemmons)

Sebastian Roché (Clyde Easter)

Cade Owens (Jack Hotchner)

Henry LaMontagne (Mekhai Andersen)

Josh Randall (Matthew Downs)

Tricia Helfer (Izzy Rogers)

Evan Jones (Chris Stratton)

Gina Garcia Sharp (Evidence Tech Gina)

Brian Appel (Agent Anderson)

Marsha Henry (Annie Young)

Brady Rubin (Shirley Hamilton)

Augie Riddell (Ray Hamilton)

Candy Clark (Sandy Jareau)

D. Elliott Woods (Medic)

Tara Kirkland (Kate Bryggman)

Matthew Jones (Police Officer)



WRITTEN BY: Erica Messer, one of the series’ executive producers

DIRECTED BY: Glenn Kershaw