Andrea Joy Cook
Andrea Joy "AJ" Cook (born July 22, 1978 in Oshawa , Ontario ) is a Canadian actress .
life and career
AJ Cook started dancing at the age of four and decided to become an actress at 17. She was inspired to act, among other things, by the film Dirty Dancing .
Her first appearance as an actress had Cook in 1997 in a McDonald's - commercial . In 1999 she got a role in the movie The Virgin Suicides . After a leading role in the short-lived television series Higher Ground in 2000, she was mainly seen in horror films in the following years . So she played leading roles in Ripper - Letter from Hell and Final Destination 2 . In 2003 she was one of the regular cast of the mystery series Tru Calling - Schicksal reloaded! which was also discontinued after a short time. From 2005 to 2010 she starred in the CBS - crime series Criminal Minds as "JJ" a major role. In April 2011, she re-signed a contract for Criminal Minds , returning to the seventh season in the same role. In March 2012 she got a role in the found footage horror thriller Wer - Das Biest In Dir , which was directed by William Brent Bell in Bucharest .
In 2018 she directed the 14th season of Criminal Minds in episode 13 Lonely Hearts for the first time.
Cook has been married to her long-time boyfriend, Nathan Andersen, since August 3, 2001, whom she met while at Utah Valley University . They have two sons together who were born in 2008 and 2015.
She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .
Filmography (selection)
- 1997: Power in Father's Shoes ( In His Father's Shoes , TV movie)
- 1997: Goosebumps - The Hour of the Spirits ( Goosebumps , TV series, episode 2x22)
- 1997–1998: PSI Factor - It happens every day ( PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1999: The Virgin Suicides
- 1999: Sleeping Beauty (Teen Sorcery)
- 2000: First Wave - The Prophecy ( First Wave , TV series, episode 3x05)
- 2000: Higher Ground (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2001: Ripper - Letters from Hell (Ripper)
- 2001: Wishmaster 3 : Beyond the Gates of Hell
- 2001: Ice Cold (Out Cold)
- 2002: Death lurks next door (The House Next Door)
- 2003: Final Destination 2
- 2003–2004: Tru Calling - Destiny reloaded! ( Tru Calling , TV series, 21 episodes)
- 2003: Dead Like Me ( Dead Like Me , TV series, episode 1x09)
- 2005: Bloodsuckers
- 2005–2020: Criminal Minds (TV series, 291 episodes)
- 2007: My name is Fish (I'm Reed Fish)
- 2007: Night Skies
- 2008: Misconceptions
- 2010: Mother's Day - Mother is back (Mother's Day)
- 2011: Bringing Ashley Home
- 2011: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 12x13)
- 2012: Least Among Saints
- 2013: Who - The Beast In You (Who)
- 2019: Back Fork
Web links
- Andrea Joy Cook in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Andrea Joy Cook in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ AJ Cook on filmstarts.de
- ↑ Criminal Minds Star AJ Cook Gives Birth, Welcomes Second Child, Baby Boy Phoenix, With Husband Nathan Andersen , US Magazine, July 23, 2015
- ↑ AJ Cook on famousmormons.net
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cook, Andrea Joy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cook, AJ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oshawa , Ontario , Canada |