Andrea Joy Cook, known as A.J. Cook, was born on July 22, 1978, in Oshawa, Canada
Andrea Joy Cook, known as A.J. Cook, was born on July 22, 1978, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. She is best known for her role as Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau on the CBS crime drama "Criminal Minds" (2005–2020, 2022–). Cook has also appeared in films such as "The Virgin Suicides" (1999), "Higher Ground" (2000), "Ripper" (2001), "Out Cold" (2001), "Final Destination 2" (2003), and "Tru Calling" (2003–2004).
Cook was born in Oshawa, Ontario, and spent most of her early life in nearby Whitby, where she attended Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute. She has three siblings: Nathan, Paul, and Angela. Cook was declared legally blind in the second grade because of severe astigmatism but wore contacts and thick glasses to correct her vision. In 2007, a surgical lens implant corrected the impairment. 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.
Cook's first job was in a McDonald's commercial in 1997. She graduated to series work with a guest role on the television series "Goosebumps" and parts in two television movies, "In His Father's Shoes" and "Elvis Meets Nixon". Cook launched her feature film career as one of five suicidal Lisbon sisters in 1999's "The Virgin Suicides". Also, that year, she took a starring role in the TV series "Higher Ground", in which Cook played Shelby Merrick, a girl dealing with abuse and heartache at a wilderness school for struggling teens.
Most recently, she reprised her role on "Criminal Minds: Evolution" for Paramount+, which will be going into a second season later this year. Cook has also directed an episode of "Criminal Minds: Evolution" this season and did so in season 14 of "Criminal Minds" as well.
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