Aja Naomi King
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
BoJack Horseman
2014 · 8.5
Lessons in Chemistry
2023 · 8.2
Person of Interest
2011 · 8.1
Blue Bloods
2010 · 7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · 7.8
The Blacklist
2013 · 7.6
Scandal
2012 · 7.2
The Knife
2025 · 7.2
The Upside
2019 · 7.1
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · 7.0
Onion News Empire
2013 · 6.8
Boxing Day
2021 · 6.7
The Birth of a Nation
2016 · 6.6
Emily Owens, M.D.
2012 · 6.4
Black Box
2014 · 6.4
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
2025 · 6.3
Sylvie's Love
2020 · 6.2
The 24th
2020 · 6.1
The Rewrite
2014 · 6.0
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019 · 5.8
A Little White Lie
2023 · 5.5
Damsels in Distress
2012 · 5.5
Reversion
2015 · 5.3
Four
2013 · 5.2
36 Saints
2013 · 3.4
Spy Duo
— · 0.0
Boxing Day 2
— · 0.0