- Andrea Joy Cook (born July 22, 1978) is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau in the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds.
- A.J. Cook splits her time between Los Angeles and Vancouver.
- She has also appeared in several Hollywood films including The Virgin Suicides, Out Cold, and Final Destination 2.
- A.J. Cook is 5 feet 6.5 inches (1.69 metres) tall.
- A. J. Cook was born in Oshawa, Ontario and spent most of her life growing up in Whitby.
- A.J. Cook is right-handed.
- Her father, Mike, is a teacher and her mother, Sandra, works for a psychiatrist.
- A.J. danced competitively for many years, before deciding at the age of 17 that she wanted to try acting.
- A.J. Cook is friends with Hayden Christensen and Jewel Staite.
- Cook's first job was in a McDonald's commercial in 1997.
- A.J.'s nickname is Dre.
- September 2001, Cook married her long-time boyfriend Nathan Andersen, whom she met in a film class at Utah Valley University (UVU).
- The couple welcomed son Mekhai Allan Andersen on Saturday, September 13.
- A.J. Cook is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints which is part of the Mormon faith.
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