Aja Naomi King

Actor · Born January 11, 1985 · Los Angeles County, California, USA

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.

Acted in 25

2020s

2025
The Knife
Alex
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
Catherine · 13 episodes
2023
Lessons in Chemistry
Harriet Sloane · 8 episodes
82
A Little White Lie
Blythe Brown
50
2021
Boxing Day
Lisa Dixon
65
2020
The 24th
Marie
66
Sylvie's Love
Mona
74

2010s

2019
A Girl from Mogadishu
Ifrah Ahmed
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Recluse · 1 episode
74
The Upside
Latrice
64
2016
The Birth of a Nation
Cherry
68
2015
Reversion
Sophie Clé
2014
How to Get Away with Murder
Michaela Pratt · 90 episodes
80
BoJack Horseman
BoJack's date (voice) · 1 episode
87
The Rewrite
Rosa Tejeda
61
Black Box
Ali Henslee · 8 episodes
65
2013
The Blacklist
Elysa Ruben · 1 episode
78
Four
Abigayle
60
36 Saints
Joan
Onion News Empire
Jillian
2012
Emily Owens, M.D.
Cassandra Kopelson · 13 episodes
72
Damsels in Distress
Positive Polly
63
Scandal
Michaela Pratt · 1 episode
76
2011
Person of Interest
Lisa · 1 episode
84
2010
Blue Bloods
Denise · 1 episode
77

Appearances4

2020s

2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 episode
47
2021
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
Self
Amend: The Fight for America
Self · 2 episodes
77
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self · 1 episode