Aja Naomi King

Actor

Born January 11, 1985 in 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.

Acting

The Knife
Film, 2025
as Alex
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
TV series, 2025
as Catherine
Lessons in Chemistry
TV series, 2023
as Harriet Sloane
A Little White Lie
Film, 2023
as Blythe Brown
Boxing Day
Film, 2021
as Lisa Dixon
The 24th
Film, 2020
as Marie
Sylvie's Love
Film, 2020
as Mona
A Girl from Mogadishu
Film, 2019
as Ifrah Ahmed
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV series, 2019
as Recluse
The Upside
Film, 2019
as Latrice
The Birth of a Nation
Film, 2016
as Cherry
Reversion
Film, 2015
as Sophie Clé
How to Get Away with Murder
TV series, 2014
as Michaela Pratt
BoJack Horseman
TV series, 2014
as BoJack's date (voice)
The Rewrite
Film, 2014
as Rosa Tejeda
Black Box
TV series, 2014
as Ali Henslee
The Blacklist
TV series, 2013
as Elysa Ruben
Four
Film, 2013
as Abigayle
36 Saints
Film, 2013
as Joan
Onion News Empire
Film, 2013
as Jillian
Emily Owens, M.D.
TV series, 2012
as Cassandra Kopelson
Damsels in Distress
Film, 2012
as Positive Polly
Scandal
TV series, 2012
as Michaela Pratt
Person of Interest
TV series, 2011
as Lisa
Blue Bloods
TV series, 2010
as Denise
Boxing Day 2
Film
as Lisa Dixon