Aja Naomi King
Acting
Biography
Aja Naomi King is an American actress. She appeared in several short films before landing guest roles on the CBS procedurals Blue Bloods and Person of Interest. Her big break came in 2012 when she was cast as new surgical intern Cassandra Kopelson on the CW drama Emily Owens, M.D. The series was canceled after a single season in 2013. She later starred in the Amazon Studios comedy pilot The Onion Presents: The News. King also played Wendell Pierce's daughter Abigayle in the independent film Four, released on September 13, 2013. Along with her castmates, she won a Los Angeles Film Festival Award for her role in this movie.
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Movies (16)
The Knife2025Alex
A Little White Lie2023Blythe Brown
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth2021Self
Boxing Day2021Lisa Dixon
The 24th2020Marie
Sylvie's Love2020Mona
A Girl from Mogadishu2019Ifrah Ahmed
The Upside2019Latrice
The Birth of a Nation2016Cherry
Reversion2015Sophie Clé
The Rewrite2014Rosa Tejeda
Four2013Abigayle
36 Saints2013Joan
Onion News Empire2013Jillian
Damsels in Distress2012Positive Polly- Boxing Day 2Lisa Dixon
Shows (14)
Grosse Pointe Garden Society2025Catherine
Lessons in Chemistry2023Harriet Sloane
Sherri2022Self - Guest
Amend: The Fight for America2021Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's2020Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show2019Recluse
How to Get Away with Murder2014Michaela Pratt
BoJack Horseman2014BoJack's date (voice)
Black Box2014Ali Henslee
The Blacklist2013Elysa Ruben
Emily Owens, M.D.2012Cassandra Kopelson
Scandal2012Michaela Pratt
Person of Interest2011Lisa
Blue Bloods2010Denise