<Li> James Urbaniak as Special Agent Owen Quinn </Li> <P> Criminal Minds was renewed for a thirteenth season with an episode order of 22 episodes on April 7, 2017 . The entire main cast from the previous season returned for the season, except Damon Gupton (Stephen Walker), who was fired from the show . </P> <P> Matthew Gray Gubler will be directing the seventeenth episode of the season and it is said to be "the spookiest episode of Season 13" and will involve clowns . On August 10, 2017, it was revealed that Aisha Tyler will make her television directing debut and direct the sixth episode of the season . On August 12, 2017 it was revealed that Erica Messer and Kirsten Vangsness will be co-writing the eleventh episode of the season, which will be the fourth episode they have co-written together . On October 31, 2017, it was announced that Adam Rodriguez will make his Criminal Minds directing debut and direct the sixteenth episode of the season . </P> <P> On June 11, 2017, it was announced that Damon Gupton had been let go from the show after one season . CBS said his departure was "part of a creative change on the show". His character Stephen Walker was killed off - screen in the season premiere . </P>

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