Aja Naomi King

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Blacklist (2013) — Elysa Ruben
2. BoJack Horseman (2014) — BoJack's date (voice)
3. Person of Interest (2011) — Lisa
4. How to Get Away with Murder (2014) — Michaela Pratt
5. The Upside (2019) — Latrice
6. Blue Bloods (2010) — Denise
7. The Rewrite (2014) — Rosa Tejeda
8. Scandal (2012) — Michaela Pratt
9. The Birth of a Nation (2016) — Cherry
10. Lessons in Chemistry (2023) — Harriet Sloane
11. Damsels in Distress (2012) — Positive Polly
12. Amend: The Fight for America (2021) — Self
13. Sylvie's Love (2020) — Mona
14. A Little White Lie (2023) — Blythe Brown
15. A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) — Recluse
16. Boxing Day (2021) — Lisa Dixon
17. Grosse Pointe Garden Society (2025) — Catherine
18. Black Box (2014) — Ali Henslee
19. Emily Owens, M.D. (2012) — Cassandra Kopelson
20. Four (2013) — Abigayle
21. The 24th (2020) — Marie
22. Sherri (2022) — Self - Guest
23. The Knife (2025) — Alex
24. Reversion (2015) — Sophie Clé
25. 36 Saints (2013) — Joan
26. Onion News Empire (2013) — Jillian
27. A Girl from Mogadishu (2019) — Ifrah Ahmed
28. Bottomless Brunch at Colman's (2020) — Self
29. L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth (2021) — Self
30. Boxing Day 2 — Lisa Dixon