Aja Naomi King
Actor
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
The Rewrite
as Rosa 2014
The Birth of a Nation
as Cherry 2016
Damsels in Distress
as Positive Polly 2012
Sylvie's Love
as Mona 2020
A Little White Lie
as Blythe Brown 2023
Boxing Day
as Lisa Dixon 2021
Four
as Abigayle 2013
The 24th
as Marie 2020
Reversion
as Sophie Clé 2015
36 Saints
as Joan 2013
Onion News Empire
as Jillian 2013
A Girl from Mogadishu
as Ifrah Ahmed 2019
The Knife
as Alex 2025
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
as Self 2021