Acting
A.J. Cook
Born
1978-07-22 (48)
Place of birth
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Known for
Acting
Credits
33 titles
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 l…
Known for
8.0In 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.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
8.3An 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.
Criminal Minds
2005
8.2Explore 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.
9-1-1
2018
5.6A 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.
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
8.0Anything 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.
Goosebumps
1995
6.9Psi 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.
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
Film credits
2010s · 6 titles
6.5Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
Mother's Day
2010
6.4A 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.
Wer
2013
5.6When the strain of tragedy was too much for a young couple in Appalachia, prescription pills became the medicine to ease the pain.
Back Fork
2019
3.4The 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.
Misconceptions
2010
5.6When 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.
Bringing Ashley Home
2011
4.9A 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.
Least Among Saints
2012
2000s · 12 titles
6.3When 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.
Final Destination 2
2003
7.1A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
The Virgin Suicides
2000
4.4The 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.
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell
2001
5.6When 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.
I'm Reed Fish
2007
5.9Rick 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'.
Out Cold
2001
4.6A massacre survivor studies serial killers under a famous expert, but her classmates soon start dying at the hands of a Jack the Ripper copycat.
Ripper: Letter from Hell
2001
5.3On March 13th, 1997 one of the largest UFO sightings ever recorded took place across the southwestern United States...
Night Skies
2007
4.6A 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.
The House Next Door
2002
4.2A captain leads a team of commandos searching for vampires in the universe.
Bloodsuckers
2005
5.5During a storm, a group of people are trapped inside a mansion with a killer.
The Spiral Staircase
2000
1.5During a visit to a tropical island, a man mysteriously disappears and his wife must lead her own investigation in order to find him.
Vanished
2006
7.7Documentary focusing on the history of splatter cinema from the theatre of The Grand Guignol to the cutting edge work of "Final Destination 2." Produced for the "Final Destination 2" DVD.
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
2003
1990s · 5 titles
7.0A "mockumentary" about Elvis's real-life trip to the White House to become a federal marshal under the DEA
Elvis Meets Nixon
1997
4.5It takes a huge storm at sea for a couple running a financially-strapped restaurant and fishing business to rekindle their love for one another.
Blue Moon
1999
NRWhen a sarcophagus, sent by Jeff's Egyptologist father, arrives at the family home, his sister Kim decides to take a look inside. This proves foolish, however, as opening the coffin brings the mummy inside back to life.
Goosebumps: Don't Wake Mummy
1997
5.8Dawn, 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..
Teen Sorcery
1999
4.6250 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.
Laserhawk
1997
Series credits
8.0In 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.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
8.3An 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.
Criminal Minds
2005
8.2Explore 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.
9-1-1
2018
5.6A 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.
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
8.0Anything 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.
Goosebumps
1995
6.9Psi 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.
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
7.1Framed 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.
First Wave
1998
7.2A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.
Tru Calling
2003
7.6When 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!
Dead Like Me
2003
8.2Higher 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.]
Higher Ground
2000