Actor

A.J. Cook

July 22, 1978 · Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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.

Notable work

6.3
Final Destination 2 (2003)
as Kimberly Corman
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Debbie Shields
8.3
Criminal Minds (2005)
as Jennifer Jareau and Director
7.1
The Virgin Suicides (2000)
as Mary Lisbon
8.2
9-1-1 (2018)
as Kira
8
Goosebumps (1995)
as Kim
7.6
Dead Like Me (2003)
as Charlotte
6.5
Mother's Day (2010)
as Vicky Rice
6.4
Wer (2013)
as Kate Moore

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