Aja Naomi King
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.
Credits
- 2025 - The Knife ( movie ) as Alex
- 2025 - Grosse Pointe Garden Society ( tv ) as Catherine
- 2023 - Lessons in Chemistry ( tv ) as Harriet Sloane
- 2023 - A Little White Lie ( movie ) as Blythe Brown
- 2022 - Sherri ( tv ) as Self - Guest
- 2021 - L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth ( movie ) as Self
- 2021 - Boxing Day ( movie ) as Lisa Dixon
- 2021 - Amend: The Fight for America ( tv ) as Self
- 2020 - The 24th ( movie ) as Marie
- 2020 - Bottomless Brunch at Colman's ( tv ) as Self
- 2020 - Sylvie's Love ( movie ) as Mona
- 2019 - A Girl from Mogadishu ( movie ) as Ifrah Ahmed
- 2019 - A Black Lady Sketch Show ( tv ) as Recluse
- 2019 - The Upside ( movie ) as Latrice
- 2016 - The Birth of a Nation ( movie ) as Cherry
- 2015 - Reversion ( movie ) as Sophie Clé
- 2014 - How to Get Away with Murder ( tv ) as Michaela Pratt
- 2014 - BoJack Horseman ( tv ) as BoJack's date (voice)
- 2014 - The Rewrite ( movie ) as Rosa
- 2014 - Black Box ( tv ) as Ali Henslee
- 2013 - The Blacklist ( tv ) as Elysa Ruben
- 2013 - Four ( movie ) as Abigayle
- 2013 - 36 Saints ( movie ) as Joan
- 2013 - Onion News Empire ( movie ) as Jillian
- 2012 - Emily Owens, M.D. ( tv ) as Cassandra Kopelson
- 2012 - Damsels in Distress ( movie ) as Positive Polly
- 2012 - Scandal ( tv ) as Michaela Pratt
- 2011 - Person of Interest ( tv ) as Lisa
- 2010 - Blue Bloods ( tv ) as Denise