A.J. Cook

Actress

July 22, 1978 (47 years)

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Biography

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…

Filmography

8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Debbie Shields

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.

8.3

Criminal Minds

Jennifer Jareau

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.

8.2

9-1-1

Kira

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.

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

AJ Cook

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.

7.9

Goosebumps

Kim

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.

6.9

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

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.

7.3

Tru Calling

Lindsay Walker

A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.

7.1

First Wave

Lindsay Tilden

Framed for murder and on the run, a former thief struggles to expose the vanguard of an alien invasion with the help of a conspiracy theorist and newly discovered prophecies of Nostradamus.

7.6

Dead Like Me

Charlotte

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!

6.3

Final Destination 2

Kimberly Corman

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.

8.3

Higher Ground

Shelby Merrick

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. [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.]

7.1

The Virgin Suicides

Mary Lisbon

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

5.9

Out Cold

Jenny

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'.

6.5

Mother's Day

Vicky Rice

Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.

4.3

Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell

Diana Collins

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.

6.4

Wer

Kate Moore

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.

5.6

I'm Reed Fish

Theresa

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.

5.2

Night Skies

LIlly

On March 13th, 1997 one of the largest UFO sightings ever recorded took place across the southwestern United States...

5.5

Back Fork

Nida

When the strain of tragedy was too much for a young couple in Appalachia, prescription pills became the medicine to ease the pain.

4.5

Blue Moon

Alison

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.