Aja Naomi King
Actor
- Born
- January 11, 1985 (age 41) · 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.
Known for
The Upside
January 10, 2019
The Rewrite
June 15, 2014
The Birth of a Nation
September 9, 2016
Damsels in Distress
April 6, 2012
Sylvie's Love
January 27, 2020
A Little White Lie
March 3, 2023
Boxing Day
December 3, 2021
The 24th
August 21, 2020
Four
September 13, 2013
The Knife
August 15, 2025
Reversion
October 9, 2015
36 Saints
September 6, 2013
Acting17
- 2025The Knife as Alex
- 2023A Little White Lie as Blythe Brown
- 2021L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth as Self
- 2021Boxing Day as Lisa Dixon
- 2020The 24th as Marie
- 2020Sylvie's Love as Mona
- 2019A Girl from Mogadishu as Ifrah Ahmed
- 2019The Upside as Latrice
- 2016The Birth of a Nation as Cherry
- 2015Reversion as Sophie Clé