Aja Naomi King

Acting

Aja Naomi King

Born January 11, 1985Los Angeles County, California, USA30 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

The Knife
2025The Knife
as AlexMovie
Lessons in Chemistry
2023Lessons in Chemistry
as Harriet SloaneTV
A Little White Lie
2023A Little White Lie
as Blythe BrownMovie
Sherri
2022Sherri
as Self - GuestTV
Boxing Day
2021Boxing Day
as Lisa DixonMovie
The 24th
2020The 24th
as MarieMovie
Sylvie's Love
2020Sylvie's Love
as MonaMovie
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019A Girl from Mogadishu
as Ifrah AhmedMovie
The Upside
2019The Upside
as LatriceMovie
Reversion
2015Reversion
as Sophie CléMovie
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horseman
as BoJack's date (voice)TV
The Rewrite
2014The Rewrite
as RosaMovie
Black Box
2014Black Box
as Ali HensleeTV
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklist
as Elysa RubenTV
Four
2013Four
as AbigayleMovie
36 Saints
201336 Saints
as JoanMovie
Onion News Empire
2013Onion News Empire
as JillianMovie
Emily Owens, M.D.
2012Emily Owens, M.D.
as Cassandra KopelsonTV
Damsels in Distress
2012Damsels in Distress
as Positive PollyMovie
Scandal
2012Scandal
as Michaela PrattTV
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloods
as DeniseTV
B
Boxing Day 2
as Lisa DixonMovie