--- name: "A.J. Cook" canonical: "https://film.one/person/a-j-cook" fi1m_id: "a-j-cook" imdb_id: "nm0176882" tmdb_id: 17236 wikidata_id: "Q18222" roles: ["Actor","Director"] born: "22 July 1978" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-23T13:15:07.262500+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # A.J. Cook ## Identity A.J. Cook - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/a-j-cook - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** a-j-cook - **IMDb ID:** nm0176882 - **TMDB ID:** 17236 - **Wikidata ID:** Q18222 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Cook, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18222, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176882/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17236 Actor and director. Born 22 July 1978 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. ## Details - **Work:** Actor, Director - **Born:** 22 July 1978, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada - **Active:** 2000–2005 - **Also known as:** AJ Cook, Andrea Joy Cook - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 directing - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Cook, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18222, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176882/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17236 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Criminal Minds*](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md) (60) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography A.J. Cook is a Canadian actress. Born Andrea Joy Cook on 22 July 1978 in Oshawa, Ontario, she has been active since the late 1990s. She is best known for her long-running role as Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau in the CBS series *Criminal Minds* (2005–2020), with later appearances in the franchise. Cook's film credits include the part of Mary Lisbon in *The Virgin Suicides* (2000) and Kimberly Corman in *Final Destination 2* (2003). She has also directed episodes of *Criminal Minds*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these - *The Virgin Suicides* (2000), Fi1m 83, as Mary Lisbon — [page](https://film.one/film/the-virgin-suicides.md) ### Directed (1) - *Criminal Minds* (2005), Fi1m 60, as Jennifer Jareau — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md) ## Complete filmography (31) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Back Fork* (2019), as Nida - *9-1-1* (2018), series, as Kira - *Wer* (2013), as Kate Moore - *Least Among Saints* (2012), as Cheryl - *Bringing Ashley Home* (2011), as Libba - *Mother's Day* (2010), as Vicky Rice - *Misconceptions* (2010), as Mranda Bliss - *I'm Reed Fish* (2007), as Theresa - *Night Skies* (2007), as LIlly - *Vanished* (2006), as Hope - *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Jennifer Jareau · Director — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md) - *Bloodsuckers* (2005), as Fiona - *Tru Calling* (2003), series, as Lindsay Walker - *Dead Like Me* (2003), series, as Charlotte - *Final Destination 2* (2003), as Kimberly Corman - *The House Next Door* (2002), as Lori Peterson (as AJ Cook) - *Out Cold* (2001), as Jenny - *Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell* (2001), as Diana Collins - *Ripper: Letter from Hell* (2001), as Molly Keller - *The Virgin Suicides* (2000), as Mary Lisbon — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-virgin-suicides.md) - *The Spiral Staircase* (2000), as Local Girl - *Higher Ground* (2000), series, as Shelby Merrick - *Teen Sorcery* (1999), as Dawn - *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Debbie Shields - *Blue Moon* (1999), as Alison - *First Wave* (1998), series, as Lindsay Tilden - *Elvis Meets Nixon* (1997), as Hippie Chick - *Goosebumps: Don't Wake Mummy* (1997), as Kim - *Laserhawk* (1997), as Pretty Girl #1 - *Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal* (1996), series, Actor - *Goosebumps* (1995), series, as Kim ## Gallery - ![A.J. Cook thanks the audience for their participation in the National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on May 30, 20 (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/88763/gallery-a7f66fb4235f.jpg) A.J. Cook thanks the audience for their participation in the National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on May 30, 20 (2010) — Mass Communications Specialist Chad J. McNeeley, United States Department of Defense., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/A._J._Cook.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![AJ Cook filming for "Bring Ashley Home" (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/88763/gallery-c3c6d5ab340d.jpg) AJ Cook filming for "Bring Ashley Home" (2010) — Nigel Horsley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/AJ_Cook_Oct_2010.jpg/1280px-AJ_Cook_Oct_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![A.J. Cook](https://film.one/media/person/88763/gallery-390953dcd45e.jpg) A.J. Cook — Nigel Horsley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/AJ_Cook_Oct_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Actresses A.J. Cook and Blythe Danner perform at the National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on May 30, 2010.](https://film.one/media/person/88763/gallery-c1f1e0bbb558.jpg) Actresses A.J. Cook and Blythe Danner perform at the National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on May 30, 2010. — Mass Communication Specialist Chad J. McNeeley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/AJ_Cook_and_Blythe_Danner.jpg/1280px-AJ_Cook_and_Blythe_Danner.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![A.J. Cook](https://film.one/media/person/88763/gallery-875e7a2c27ea.jpg) A.J. Cook — Image via TMDB - ![A.J. Cook](https://film.one/media/person/88763/gallery-3bf21f0b4c96.jpg) A.J. Cook — Image via TMDB - ![A.J. Cook](https://film.one/media/person/88763/gallery-a65c329a305a.jpg) A.J. Cook — Image via TMDB - ![Actress AJ Cook signing autographs at the 2012 FanExpo Canada](https://film.one/media/person/88763/gallery-961695ccd38d.jpg) Actress AJ Cook signing autographs at the 2012 FanExpo Canada — Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/AJ_Cook_at_FanExpo_2012.jpg/1280px-AJ_Cook_at_FanExpo_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![A.J. Cook](https://film.one/media/person/88763/gallery-278d6c4162c2.jpg) A.J. Cook — Image via TMDB - ![A.J. Cook](https://film.one/media/person/88763/gallery-468d57cf0459.jpg) A.J. Cook — Image via TMDB - ![A.J. Cook](https://film.one/media/person/88763/gallery-e4eb31f251e7.jpg) A.J. Cook — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/a-j-cook