A.J. Cook
Andrea Joy "A.J." Cook (born July 22, 1978) is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau in the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds. She has also appeared in several Hollywood films including The Virgin Suicides, Out Cold, and Final Destination 2. Cook was born in Oshawa, Ontario, and spent most of her life growing up in Whitby, where she attended Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute. Her father, Mike, is a teacher, and her mother, Sandra, works as a psychiatrist.She has three siblings, Nathan, Paul, and Angela. Cook is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.A dancer from age four,Cook began taking jazz, tap and ballet lessons. She danced competitively for many years, before deciding at the age of 16 that she wanted to try acting. On August 3, 2001, Cook married her long-time boyfriend, Nathan Andersen, whom she met in a film class at Utah Valley University. She later moved to Salt Lake City, Utahto be with him and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.In March 2008, it was reported that Cook and Andersen would be expecting their first child in October.Their son, Mekhai Allan Andersen, was born on September 13, 2008. Cook said "He's such a good baby. I feel so lucky that he's mine. My husband and I feel very blessed!"Mekhai made a brief appearance as Henry LaMontagne in Criminal Minds in Season 5 when Cook's character Jennifer Jareau was in a pharmacy buying children's medicine which leads to a breakthrough in the case the BAU was currently trying to solve.[13] He reprised the role of Henry in the Criminal Minds two-hour season seven finale in 2012. Cook and Andersen are also the owners of a Yorkshire Terrier named Zara.Cook was considered legally blind at an early age because of a severe astigmatism, but wore contacts to correct her vision. She eventually underwent surgery where a lens implant was used to correct the impairment.Cook is best friends with actress Meghan Ory. Description above from the Wikipedia article A. J. Cook (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2019 · Back Fork as Nida
- 2018 · 9-1-1 as Kira
- 2013 · Wer as Kate Moore
- 2012 · Least Among Saints as Cheryl
- 2011 · Bringing Ashley Home as Libba
- 2010 · Mother's Day as Vicky Rice
- 2010 · Misconceptions as Mranda Bliss
- 2007 · I'm Reed Fish as Theresa
- 2007 · Night Skies as LIlly
- 2006 · Vanished as Hope
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Jennifer Jareau
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau
- 2005 · Bloodsuckers as Fiona
- 2003 · Tru Calling as Lindsay Walker
- 2003 · Dead Like Me as Charlotte
- 2003 · Final Destination 2 as Kimberly Corman
- 2002 · The House Next Door as Lori Peterson (as AJ Cook)
- 2001 · Out Cold as Jenny
- 2001 · Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell as Diana Collins
- 2001 · Ripper: Letter from Hell as Molly Keller
- 2000 · The Virgin Suicides as Mary Lisbon
- 2000 · The Spiral Staircase as Local Girl
- 2000 · Higher Ground as Shelby Merrick
- 1999 · Teen Sorcery as Dawn
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Debbie Shields
- 1999 · Blue Moon as Alison
- 1998 · First Wave as Lindsay Tilden
- 1997 · Laserhawk as Pretty Girl #1
- 1996 · Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal as
- 1995 · Goosebumps as Kim
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as AJ Cook
- 2024 · Final Destination: Bloodlines as Kimberly Corman