Acting
Aja Naomi King
- Born
- January 11, 1985
- Place
- Los Angeles County, California, USA
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
Known for
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
2021
5.5Damsels in Distress
2012
5.2Four
2013
6.0The Rewrite
2014
6.6The Birth of a Nation
2016
5.3Reversion
2015
3.436 Saints
2013
7.2The Knife
2025
7.1The Upside
2019
6.8Onion News Empire
2013
5.8A Girl from Mogadishu
2019
6.2Sylvie's Love
2020
5.9The 24th
2020
6.7Boxing Day
2021
5.6A Little White Lie
2023
6.4Emily Owens, M.D.
2012
7.6The Blacklist
2013
7.8Blue Bloods
2010