Aja Naomi King
Born: 1985-01-11 in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- Grosse Pointe Garden Society as Catherine
- The Knife as Alex
2023
- Lessons in Chemistry as Harriet Sloane
- A Little White Lie as Blythe Brown
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
2021
- Amend: The Fight for America as Self
- Boxing Day as Lisa Dixon
- L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth as Self
2020
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
- Sylvie's Love as Mona
- The 24th as Marie
2019
- A Black Lady Sketch Show as Recluse
- The Upside as Latrice
- A Girl from Mogadishu as Ifrah Ahmed
2016
- The Birth of a Nation as Cherry
2015
- Reversion as Sophie Clé
2014
- BoJack Horseman as BoJack's date (voice)
- How to Get Away with Murder as Michaela Pratt
- Black Box as Ali Henslee
- The Rewrite as Rosa
2013
- The Blacklist as Elysa Ruben
- Four as Abigayle
- 36 Saints as Joan
- Onion News Empire as Jillian
2012
- Scandal as Michaela Pratt
- Emily Owens, M.D. as Cassandra Kopelson
- Damsels in Distress as Positive Polly
2011
- Person of Interest as Lisa
2010
- Blue Bloods as Denise