Andrea Joy Cook

A.J. Cook is a Canadian actress who is best known for her roles in the feature films The Virgin Suicides (1999) as well as Final Destination 2 (2003) as well as for her character as Jennifer JJ Jareau on the TV drama show Criminal Minds. Cook's TV credits comprise Dead Like Me, Tru Calling, Higher Ground, Bluemoon, PSI Factor, Goosebumps, Elvis Meets Nixon, In His Father's Shoes, Laser Hawk and the television movie Island Heat. She was also in the feature films Blood Suckers, Final Destination II, The House Next Door, Out Cold, Ripper, The Virgin Suicides, Kisses and The Tinker. Cook was raised by Mike Cook an educator as well as Sandra Cook, a psychiatrist, in Whitby. Cook was raised by two siblings Angela Nathan as well as Paul. She is a Mormon and is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. At a young age, she took in ballet, tap dance as well as jazz classes. Following her participation in a variety of dancing competitions, she started acting when she turned seventeen. Dirty Dancing with Patrick Swayze became her motivation to becoming an actor. Cook was introduced to Nathan Andersen while taking a film class at Utah Valley University in the summer of 2001, got married to the actor. The couple has one son named Mekhai Allan Andersen, born on September 13, 2008. She lives in Los Angeles