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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Knife
Character: Alex
MOVIE • 2025
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
Character: Catherine
TV • 2025
Lessons in Chemistry
Character: Harriet Sloane
TV • 2023
A Little White Lie
Character: Blythe Brown
MOVIE • 2023
Sherri
Character: Self - Guest
TV • 2022
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2021
Boxing Day
Character: Lisa Dixon
MOVIE • 2021
Amend: The Fight for America
Character: Self
TV • 2021
The 24th
Character: Marie
MOVIE • 2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Character: Self
TV • 2020
Sylvie's Love
Character: Mona
MOVIE • 2020
A Girl from Mogadishu
Character: Ifrah Ahmed
MOVIE • 2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Character: Recluse
TV • 2019
The Upside
Character: Latrice
MOVIE • 2019
The Birth of a Nation
Character: Cherry
MOVIE • 2016
Reversion
Character: Sophie Clé
MOVIE • 2015
How to Get Away with Murder
Character: Michaela Pratt
TV • 2014
BoJack Horseman
Character: BoJack's date (voice)
TV • 2014
The Rewrite
Character: Rosa
MOVIE • 2014
Black Box
Character: Ali Henslee
TV • 2014