Criminal Minds Shocker: Paget Brewster Quits! Paget Brewster is getting out of the serial killer biz — for real this time. The actress is leaving Criminal Minds at season’s end to pursue other projects. “After six wonderful years playing Emily Prentiss, I have decided it’s time for me to move on,” Brewster (whose Minds’ deal expires in May) said in a statement to our sister site, Deadline.com.