Original “CSI” cast member Gary Dourdan will leave the drama after eight years of portraying investigator Warrick Brown, according to media reports.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Gary Dourdan, original cast member of Emmy Award-winning CBS procedural “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” is leaving the show after eight years of portraying investigator Warrick Brown.

According to an insider, the decision was a mutual one made by the actor and CBS/Paramount, reports EW. CBS/Paramount has not confirmed the date of Dourdan's last episode. As the 41-year-old actor’s contract expires this season, he may make his last appearance on the successful show sometime in the next month.

The same anonymous insider told EW that Dourdan could reprise his role with occasional guest appearances in coming seasons.

While Dourdan has decided to leave the show, for reasons which momentarily remain undisclosed, star William Petersen recently renewed his contract with the network for a ninth season. Contracts for Marg Helgenberger and George Eads have yet to be renewed.

It was only a few months ago that another longtime member of the cast, Jorja Fox, announced she would leave the series before the start of the eight season. The actress, who portrayed forensic scientist Sara Sidle, talked to Entertainment Weekly in October and clarified that her decision to leave the show had nothing to do with discontent over money.

“There are all these things I want to do. Some are personal. Some are professional. And I really need to do some of them before I get too old,” the 40-year-old actress said.

Gary Dourdan won a 2003 NAACP Image Award as Best Supporting Actor for his role as Warrick Brown in CSI and has been nominated in the Best Actor category for the role every year since.