Adam Rodriguez Joins ‘Criminal Minds’
2 min readFollowing the departure of Shemar Moore (Derek Morgan) at the end of season eleven, Criminal Minds is adding former CSI: Miami actor Adam Rodriguez (Eric Delko) to the cast for season twelve. According to CBS, Rodriguez will play an agent from the FBI Fugitive Task Force who joins the BAU. CBS Entertainment President Glenn Geller had this to say about the casting:
We’re all big fans of Adam’s and are excited to welcome him back to the CBS family as part of the terrific cast of Criminal Minds.
And here’s a quote from Executive Producer Erica Messer:
We’re thrilled to introduce a new special agent by adding the very talented Adam Rodriguez to our amazing cast. We have exciting storylines planned for his character and the entire BAU team as we head into our 12th season.
Rodriguez filmed these two short messages to fans:
. @_Adam_Rodriguez has a special message for the #CriminalMinds fans.https://t.co/bzIXFlm7dH
— Criminal Minds (@CrimMinds_CBS) June 8, 2016
Finally, check out a few social media posts below:
So happy to say that I will be joining the #CriminalMinds family this season!!! Good times ahead!!!
— Adam Rodriguez (@_Adam_Rodriguez) June 8, 2016
This dude @_Adam_Rodriguez is the homie. Bievenidos hermano! #CriminalMinds
— Virgil Williams (@VirgilWilliams) June 8, 2016
Adam paid a visit to the Writers' room. U will ❤️ him. Great addition to BAU family! #CriminalMinds @CrimMinds_CBS https://t.co/I1jW8pGYaG
— Karen Maser (@KarenMaser) June 9, 2016
We have a potential name for @_Adam_Rodriguez but can't say just yet until it clears and we're told we can use it. https://t.co/RGliqjj6Ub
— Karen Maser (@KarenMaser) June 9, 2016