Aja Naomi King
ActingBorn Jan 11, 1985
Los Angeles County, California, USA
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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2025The Knifeas Alexmovie2025Grosse Pointe Garden Societyas Catherinetv2023Lessons in Chemistryas Harriet Sloanetv2023A Little White Lieas Blythe Brownmovie2022Sherrias Self - Guesttv2021L'Oreal Paris Women of Worthas Selfmovie2021Boxing Dayas Lisa Dixonmovie2021Amend: The Fight for Americaas Selftv2020The 24thas Mariemovie2020Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sas Selftv2020Sylvie's Loveas Monamovie2019A Girl from Mogadishuas Ifrah Ahmedmovie2019A Black Lady Sketch Showas Reclusetv2019The Upsideas Latricemovie2016The Birth of a Nationas Cherrymovie2015Reversionas Sophie Clémovie2014How to Get Away with Murderas Michaela Pratttv2014BoJack Horsemanas BoJack's date (voice)tv2014The Rewriteas Rosamovie2014Black Boxas Ali Hensleetv2013The Blacklistas Elysa Rubentv2013Fouras Abigaylemovie201336 Saintsas Joanmovie2013Onion News Empireas Jillianmovie2012Emily Owens, M.D.as Cassandra Kopelsontv2012Damsels in Distressas Positive Pollymovie2012Scandalas Michaela Pratttv2011Person of Interestas Lisatv2010Blue Bloodsas DenisetvSoonBoxing Day 2as Lisa Dixonmovie