A. J. Cook

Andrea Joy Cook (born 22 July 1978) is a Canadian actress more commonly known as A. J. Cook. She has appeared in several films and, as of 2006, appears on the CBS drama Criminal Minds.

Biography

Early life

Cook was born in Oshawa, Ontario and spent most of her life growing up in Toronto, Ontario. Her father, Mike, is a teacher and her mother, Sandra, works for a psychiatrist. She has three siblings named Nathan, Paul and Angie. Cook is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints^[2]. As a devout Mormon, she only accepts roles that don’t go against her faith. At four years old, Cook began taking jazz, tap and ballet lessons. She danced competitively for many years before deciding at the age of 17 that she wanted to try acting. Cook decided she wanted to become an actress after being inspired by the film, Dirty Dancing.

Career

Cook's first job was in a McDonald's commercial in 1997. She had a guest role on the television series Goosebumps, and appeared in two television movies, In His Father’s Shoes and Elvis Meets Nixon. Cook's first feature film debut came with a role in 1999's, The Virgin Suicides. Also that year she got a recurring in the TV series Higher Ground.

Cook starred in the 2000 TV movie The Spiral Staircase, and then appeared in several films, including Out Cold and Final Destination 2, one of her most notable roles as Kimberly Corman. She currently stars as Jennifer "J.J." Jareau, the public relations liaison in the CBS drama Criminal Minds

Personal life

In September of 2001, Cook married her long-time boyfriend Nathan Anderson, whom she met in a film class at Utah Valley State College (UVSC). She later moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to be with him and currently resides by the beach in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

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Films

TV Shows

Footnotes

1. ^ http://www.ajcook.com/page2.html
2. ^ http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=269983

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