Actor

Aja Naomi King

January 11, 1985 · 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.

Notable work

7.6
The Blacklist (2013)
as Elysa Ruben
8.5
BoJack Horseman (2014)
as BoJack's date (voice)
8.1
Person of Interest (2011)
as Lisa
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
as Michaela Pratt
7.1
The Upside (2019)
as Latrice
7.8
Blue Bloods (2010)
as Denise
6
The Rewrite (2014)
as Rosa Tejeda
7.2
Scandal (2012)
as Michaela Pratt
6.6
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
as Cherry
8.2
Lessons in Chemistry (2023)
as Harriet Sloane

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