Known for Acting
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.
Born
July 22, 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Filmography
23 films, 11 shows


Back Fork
2019 · 1h 38m
country: United States
When the strain of tragedy was too much for a young couple in Appalachia, prescription pills became the medicine to ease the pain.


Wer
2013 · 1h 29m
country: Romania
A defense attorney begins to suspect that her client, who is charged with the murders of a vacationing family, might be more than meets the eye.


Least Among Saints
2012 · 1h 45m
country: United States
A haunted soldier just back from war and a boy who has never known peace in his home life embark on a life-changing journey as they become unlikely friends — and one another’s last shot at redemption.


Bringing Ashley Home
2011 · 1h 27m
country: Canada
When her wild younger sister Ashley, who suffers from bipolar disorder and drug addiction, goes missing, Libba Phillips pours all her time and energy into finding Ashley and bringing her home. As the years go by, Libba refuses to give up hope, and, at the expense of her marriage and career, Libba finds her calling in life: creating a much-needed resource center for other families whose missing loved ones have fallen through the cracks.


Mother's Day
2010 · 1h 52m
country: United States
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.


Misconceptions
2010 · 1h 35m
country: United States
The story centers on a religiously conservative, married southern woman who receives a message from God instructing her to act as a surrogate mother and carry a child for two married gay men who live in Boston - a Jewish doctor and and African-American dance choreographer. All Hell breaks loose when the African American man comes to her home down south to micro-manage her pregnancy, and he won't leave.


I'm Reed Fish
2007 · 1h 33m
country: United States
When an old high school crush returns to his small hometown, Reed Fish's once simple, calculated life begins to unravel. A drunken incident prompts Reed's fiancée and the entire town to turn against him.


Night Skies
2007 · 1h 25m
country: United States
On March 13th, 1997 one of the largest UFO sightings ever recorded took place across the southwestern United States...


Vanished
2006 · 1h 30m
country: United States
During a visit to a tropical island, a man mysteriously disappears and his wife must lead her own investigation in order to find him.


Bloodsuckers
2005 · 1h 39m
country: Canada
A captain leads a team of commandos searching for vampires in the universe.


Final Destination 2
2003 · 1h 30m
country: United States
When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next.


Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
2003 · 30m
country: United States
Documentary focusing on the history of splatter cinema from the theatre of The Grand Guignol to the cutting edge work of "Final Destination 2." Produced for the "Final Destination 2" DVD.


The House Next Door
2002 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A newlywed couple move into their dream home only to find that their next door neighbor isn't as good-natured as they had initially thought.


Out Cold
2001 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Rick Rambis and his friends are having the time of their lives on Bull Mountain—until the legendary Papa Muntz' son decides to sell the mountain to a sleazy land developer, have the staff fired and turn Bull Mountain into 'Yuppieville'.


Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell
2001 · 1h 29m
country: Canada
The evil Djinn is back at it again, this time wreaking havoc on the students of Illinois' Baxter University. His victim is a beautiful, innocent and studious teenage girl named Diana Collins who accidentally opened up the Djinn's tomb and released him.


Ripper: Letter from Hell
2001 · 1h 54m
country: Canada
A massacre survivor studies serial killers under a famous expert, but her classmates soon start dying at the hands of a Jack the Ripper copycat.


The Virgin Suicides
2000 · 1h 37m
country: United States
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.


The Spiral Staircase
2000 · 1h 28m
country: Canada
During a storm, a group of people are trapped inside a mansion with a killer.


Teen Sorcery
1999 · 1h 30m
country: Canada
Dawn, the new girl in school, discovers that her classmate Mercedes is actually a witch and must do everything she can to stop her from using her powers for evil. She is soon plunged into a life and death battle against an evil spirit, a sleeping spell and an angry dragon..


Blue Moon
1999 · 1h 32m
country: Canada
It takes a huge storm at sea for a couple running a financially-strapped restaurant and fishing business to rekindle their love for one another.


Elvis Meets Nixon
1997 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A "mockumentary" about Elvis's real-life trip to the White House to become a federal marshal under the DEA


Goosebumps: Don't Wake Mummy
1997 · 22m
country: Canada
When a sarcophagus, sent by Jeff's Egyptologist father, arrives at the family home, his sister Kim decides to take a look inside. This proves foolish, however, as opening the coffin brings the mummy inside back to life.


Laserhawk
1997 · 1h 39m
country: Canada
250 million years ago, a carnivorous species 'planted' a crop of humans on an uninhabited planet known as Earth. Now, the alien life form has returned to harvest its yield. With total destruction looming just moments away, a futuristic warrior and a prophetic mental patient join forces against the creatures, but with mortal weapons no match for the superior alien technology, the duo's only hope for victory lies in finding a 250 million year-old spaceship known as Laserhawk. The future of the world depends on it.