Aja Naomi King
Actor
January 11, 1985 (41 years)
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
| 2025 | Grosse Pointe Garden Society · as Catherine |
| 2024 | The Knife · as Alex |
| 2023 | Lessons in Chemistry · as Harriet Sloane |
| 2023 | A Little White Lie · as Blythe Brown |
| 2021 | Boxing Day · as Lisa Dixon |
| 2020 | Sylvie's Love · as Mona |
| 2020 | The 24th · as Marie |
| 2019 | A Girl from Mogadishu · as Ifrah Ahmed |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show · as Recluse |
| 2019 | Blackout (2019) · as Wren Foster |
| 2017 | The Upside · as Latrice |
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation · as Cherry |
| 2015 | Reversion · as Sophie Clé |
| 2014 | The Rewrite · as Rosa TejedaOn Plex |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder · as Michaela Pratt |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman · as Bojack's Date (voice) |
| 2014 | Black Box · as Ali Henslee |
| 2014 | Deadbeat · as N'coleOn Plex |
| 2013 | The Blacklist · as Elysa Ruben |
| 2013 | 36 Saints · as Joan |
| 2013 | Onion News Empire · as Jillian |
| 2012 | Four · as Abigayle |
| 2012 | Emily Owens, M.D. · as Cassandra Kopelson |
| 2012 | Scandal (2012) · as Michaela Pratt |
| 2011 | Damsels in Distress · as Positive Polly |
| 2011 | Person of Interest · as Lisa |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods · as Denise |
| 2024 | The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Amend: The Fight for America · as Self |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman's · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Pop Life · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime · as Self |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night · as Self - Celebrity Player |
| 2012 | Home & Family · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today · as Self |