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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, 1978-07-22

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1997	Laserhawk	Pretty Girl #1	41
2	1997	Elvis Meets Nixon	Hippie Chick	70
3	1999	Blue Moon	Alison	38
4	1999	Teen Sorcery	Dawn	55
5	2000	The Spiral Staircase	Local Girl	51
6	2000	The Virgin Suicides	Mary Lisbon	71
7	2001	Ripper: Letter from Hell	Molly Keller	44
8	2001	Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell	Diana Collins	43
9	2001	Out Cold	Jenny	58
10	2002	The House Next Door	Lori Peterson (as AJ Cook)	46
11	2003	Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life	Self	80
12	2003	Final Destination 2	Kimberly Corman	63
13	2005	Bloodsuckers	Fiona	41
14	2006	Vanished	Hope	10
15	2007	Night Skies	LIlly	49
16	2007	I'm Reed Fish	Theresa	56
17	2010	Misconceptions	Mranda Bliss	39
18	2010	Mother's Day	Vicky Rice	65
19	2011	Bringing Ashley Home	Libba	58
20	2012	Least Among Saints	Cheryl	51
21	2013	Wer	Kate Moore	63
22	2019	Back Fork	Nida	54

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	AJ Cook	56
2	1995	Goosebumps	Kim	79
3	1996	Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal		69
4	1998	First Wave	Lindsay Tilden	72
5	1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Debbie Shields	79
6	2000	Higher Ground	Shelby Merrick	81
7	2003	Dead Like Me	Charlotte	76
8	2003	Tru Calling	Lindsay Walker	73
9	2005	Criminal Minds	Jennifer Jareau	83
10	2018	9-1-1	Kira	82

A. J. Cook

Film

Television