is one of the most successful police procedurals on TV. The successful show follows the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit who helps cops with violent or serial crimes.

A.J. Cook played Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau on for 15 seasons. Alongside her successful career on the show, she has proudly raised two sons who have appeared on the show.

Cook has made the show a family affair, as both of her real-life children have appeared playing her on-screen children.

Recently, the sixteenth season of the series, , saw A.J. Cook directing her real-life kids.

Cook herself started acting at a young age, although not as young as her son, who was a newborn during his first appearance on the show. After a few TV roles as a teenager, Cook had her breakthrough in Sofia Coppola’s feature debut, Cook also appeared in the popular Final Destination 2 before landing the part of media liaison J.

J. in .

Are A.J. Cook's Kids On Criminal Minds?

Both of A.J. Cook's children have appeared alongside her on . After Cook gave birth to her first son Mekhai, he appeared as her television son, Henry LaMontagne. When he was born in September 2008, Cook announced, "He's such a good baby.

I feel so lucky that he's mine. My husband and I feel very blessed!"

Mekhai appeared in fourteen episodes of . His first episode was Memoriam, the seventh episode of Season Four and he has also appeared in the latest iteration of the drama.

This tradition continued with Phoenix's birth as he also appeared on the show as JJ's second son, Michael. Early on in Season Eleven, A.J. Cook makes a swift appearance with her newborn son, who was played by A.

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