
Aja Naomi King
Acting
Born 1985-01-11 · Los Angeles County, California, USA
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

The Knife
Aug 15, 2025

A Little White Lie
Mar 3, 2023

L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
Dec 16, 2021

Boxing Day
Dec 3, 2021

The 24th
Aug 21, 2020

Sylvie's Love
Jan 27, 2020

A Girl from Mogadishu
Nov 14, 2019

The Upside
Jan 10, 2019

The Birth of a Nation
Sep 9, 2016

Reversion
Oct 9, 2015

The Rewrite
Jun 15, 2014

Four
Sep 13, 2013

36 Saints
Sep 6, 2013

Onion News Empire
Apr 19, 2013

Damsels in Distress
Apr 6, 2012