Aja Naomi King

Actress

Born: January 11, 1985 (41 years old)

Place of birth: 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 (24)

• How to Get Away with Murder (2014, ★ 7.8)
• Lessons in Chemistry (2023, ★ 8.2)
• BoJack Horseman (2014, ★ 8.5)
• The Birth of a Nation (2016, ★ 6.6)
• The Knife (2025, ★ 7.2)
• Scandal (2012, ★ 7.2)
• Person of Interest (2011, ★ 8.1)
• The Upside (2019, ★ 7.1)
• Blue Bloods (2010, ★ 7.8)
• Onion News Empire (2013, ★ 6.8)
• Boxing Day (2021, ★ 6.7)
• The Blacklist (2013, ★ 7.6)
• A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019, ★ 7.1)
• Damsels in Distress (2012, ★ 5.5)
• Four (2013, ★ 5.3)
• The Rewrite (2014, ★ 6)
• Reversion (2015, ★ 5.3)
• Sylvie's Love (2020, ★ 6.2)
• The 24th (2020, ★ 5.5)
• A Little White Lie (2023, ★ 5.7)
• Emily Owens, M.D. (2012, ★ 6.4)
• Black Box (2014, ★ 6.4)
• Grosse Pointe Garden Society (2025, ★ 6.3)
• 36 Saints (2013, ★ 3.4)