A.J. Cook

A.J. Cook

Born: July 22, 1978
in 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. 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.

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Back Fork
Title: Back Fork
Character: Nida
Released: April 9, 2019
Type: Movie
When the strain of tragedy was too much for a young couple in Appalachia, prescription pills became the medicine to ease the pain.
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Title: 9-1-1
Character: Kira
Released: January 3, 2018
Type: TV
Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
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Wer
Title: Wer
Character: Kate Moore
Released: November 16, 2013
Type: Movie
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.
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Least Among Saints
Title: Least Among Saints
Character: Cheryl
Released: October 12, 2012
Type: Movie
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.
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Bringing Ashley Home
Title: Bringing Ashley Home
Character: Libba
Released: March 20, 2011
Type: Movie
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.
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Mother's Day
Title: Mother's Day
Character: Vicky Rice
Released: September 23, 2010
Type: Movie
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
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Misconceptions
Title: Misconceptions
Character: Mranda Bliss
Released: January 22, 2010
Type: Movie
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.
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I'm Reed Fish
Title: I'm Reed Fish
Character: Theresa
Released: June 1, 2007
Type: Movie
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 fiancee (Alexis Bledel) and the entire town to turn against him. This one-of-a-kind hilariously clever comedy features an up and coming ensemble cast and an unforgettably captivating original soundtrack.
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Night Skies
Title: Night Skies
Character: LIlly
Released: January 23, 2007
Type: Movie
On March 13th, 1997 one of the largest UFO sightings ever recorded took place across the southwestern United States...
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Vanished
Title: Vanished
Character: Hope
Released: July 15, 2006
Type: Movie
During a visit to a tropical island, a man mysteriously disappears and his wife must lead her own investigation in order to find him.
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Title: Criminal Minds
Character: Jennifer Jareau
Released: September 22, 2005
Type: TV
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
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Bloodsuckers
Title: Bloodsuckers
Character: Fiona
Released: July 30, 2005
Type: Movie
A captain leads a team of commandos searching for vampires in the universe.
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Title: Tru Calling
Character: Lindsay Walker
Released: October 30, 2003
Type: TV
A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.
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Title: Dead Like Me
Character: Charlotte
Released: June 27, 2003
Type: TV
When her life comes to an abrupt end, George discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls of others as they die, she suddenly finds herself an unwilling participant in a line of work she never knew existed: Grim Reaping!
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Final Destination 2
Title: Final Destination 2
Character: Kimberly Corman
Released: January 31, 2003
Type: Movie
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.
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The House Next Door
Title: The House Next Door
Character: Lori Peterson (as AJ Cook)
Released: February 24, 2002
Type: Movie
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.
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Out Cold
Title: Out Cold
Character: Jenny
Released: November 21, 2001
Type: Movie
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'.
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Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell
Title: Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell
Character: Diana Collins
Released: October 23, 2001
Type: Movie
The evil Djinn is back at 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.
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Ripper: Letter from Hell
Title: Ripper: Letter from Hell
Character: Molly Keller
Released: August 8, 2001
Type: Movie
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.
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The Spiral Staircase
Title: The Spiral Staircase
Character: Local Girl
Released: April 2, 2000
Type: Movie
During a storm, a group of people are trapped inside a mansion with a killer.
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Title: Higher Ground
Character: Shelby Merrick
Released: January 14, 2000
Type: TV
Higher Ground is an American-Canadian drama action television show shot outside Vancouver, British Columbia. The series ran from January 14, 2000 - June 16, 2000 and aired on Fox Family. It stars Joe Lando, Hayden Christensen, A.J. Cook, Meghan Ory, Kandyse McClure, and Jewel Staite. Higher Ground told the story of Mount Horizon High School, a therapeutic boarding school for troubled teens, where the students learned to face their personal struggles with addiction, abuse, or disorders.
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Teen Sorcery
Title: Teen Sorcery
Character: Dawn
Released: September 28, 1999
Type: Movie
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..
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Debbie Shields
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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The Virgin Suicides
Title: The Virgin Suicides
Character: Mary Lisbon
Released: May 19, 1999
Type: Movie
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
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Blue Moon
Title: Blue Moon
Character: Alison
Released: April 11, 1999
Type: Movie
A fishing family in Maine face domestic heartbreak and financial crisis.
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Title: First Wave
Character: Lindsay Tilden
Released: September 9, 1998
Type: TV
First Wave is a Canadian/American science fiction television series, filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that aired from 1998 to 2001 on the Sci-Fi Channel. The show was created by Chris Brancato, who co-wrote an early version of the script for the seminal X-Files episode "Eve". Francis Ford Coppola was executive producer on the show. In an unusual move, the Sci-Fi Channel picked up the series on a 66-episode contract. The show was subsequently canceled once the contract expired at the end of the third season due to disappointing ratings.
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Laserhawk
Title: Laserhawk
Character: Pretty Girl #1
Released: January 29, 1997
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Released: September 28, 1996
Type: TV
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner of paranormal phenomena around the world; from alien abductions to possessions. The organization depicted in the series is loosely inspired by a real-life scientific organization. While locations in the series took place worldwide, the series was primarily filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000.
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Title: Goosebumps
Character: Kim
Released: October 27, 1995
Type: TV
Anything can turn spooky in this horror anthology series based on the best-selling books by master of kid horror, R.L. Stine. In every episode, see what happens when regular kids find themselves in scary situations, and how they work to confront and overcome their fears.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character: AJ Cook
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: TV
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.