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A. J. Cook

Acting
Known For

46 Years Old

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

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada on 22nd July 1978

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Criminal Minds
Jennifer Jareau
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Debbie Shields
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
AJ Cook
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9-1-1
Kira
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Goosebumps
Kim
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First Wave
Lindsay Tilden
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Dead Like Me
Charlotte
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Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
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Tru Calling
Lindsay Walker
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Higher Ground
Shelby Merrick
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Final Destination 2
Kimberly Corman
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The Virgin Suicides
Mary Lisbon
Out Cold Image
Out Cold
Jenny
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Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell
Diana Collins
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Wer
Kate Moore
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Mother's Day
Vicky Rice
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Bloodsuckers
Fiona
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Night Skies
LIlly
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Teen Sorcery
Dawn
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Bringing Ashley Home
Libba
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Elvis Meets Nixon
Hippie Chick
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Ripper: Letter from Hell
Molly Keller
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The House Next Door
Lori Peterson (as AJ Cook)
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I'm Reed Fish
Theresa
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Back Fork
Nida
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Misconceptions
Mranda Bliss
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The Spiral Staircase
Local Girl
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Blue Moon
Alison
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Laserhawk
Pretty Girl #1
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Vanished
Hope
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Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
Self
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Least Among Saints
Cheryl