Aja Naomi King
Biography
Aja Naomi King is an American actress. She was born on January 11, 1985, in Los Angeles County, California. King appeared in several short films before landing guest roles on the CBS procedurals Blue Bloods and Person of Interest. She was cast as Cassandra Kopelson on the CW drama Emily Owens, M.D. in 2012. The series was canceled after a single season in 2013. King also starred in the independent film Four, released on September 13, 2013, and won a Los Angeles Film Festival Award for her role in this movie. She has 30 known credits in acting.
Career overview
Aja Naomi King is an American actress. She began her career in the entertainment industry by appearing in several short films. King landed guest roles on the CBS procedurals Blue Bloods and Person of Interest.
King's breakthrough role came when she was cast as Cassandra Kopelson on the CW drama Emily Owens, M.D. The series aired for one season in 2013. Following her time on Emily Owens, M.D., King appeared in the Amazon Studios comedy pilot The Onion Presents: The News.
King also starred in the independent film Four, released on September 13, 2013. She shared a Los Angeles Film Festival Award with her castmates for her role in Four. King has accumulated a total of 30 known credits in her acting career.
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- Grosse Pointe Garden Society (2025) as Catherine
- The Knife (2025) as Alex
- Lessons in Chemistry (2023) as Harriet Sloane
- A Little White Lie (2023) as Blythe Brown
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- Amend: The Fight for America (2021) as Self
- Boxing Day (2021) as Lisa Dixon
- L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth (2021) as Self
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's (2020) as Self
- Sylvie's Love (2020) as Mona
- The 24th (2020) as Marie
- A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) as Recluse
- The Upside (2019) as Latrice
- A Girl from Mogadishu (2019) as Ifrah Ahmed
- The Birth of a Nation (2016) as Cherry
- Reversion (2015) as Sophie Clé
- How to Get Away with Murder (2014) as Michaela Pratt
- BoJack Horseman (2014) as BoJack's date (voice)
- Black Box (2014) as Ali Henslee
- The Rewrite (2014) as Rosa Tejeda
- The Blacklist (2013) as Elysa Ruben
- Onion News Empire (2013) as Jillian
- Four (2013) as Abigayle
- 36 Saints (2013) as Joan
- Scandal (2012) as Michaela Pratt
- Emily Owens, M.D. (2012) as Cassandra Kopelson
- Damsels in Distress (2012) as Positive Polly
- Person of Interest (2011) as Lisa
- Blue Bloods (2010) as Denise
- Boxing Day 2 as Lisa Dixon