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Aja Naomi King

Aja Naomi King

Born: 1985-01-11 • 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.

Filmography
The Knife poster
The Knife
2025 • Alex
A Little White Lie poster
A Little White Lie
2023 • Blythe Brown
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth poster
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
2021 • Self
Boxing Day poster
Boxing Day
2021 • Lisa Dixon
The 24th poster
The 24th
2020 • Marie
Sylvie's Love poster
Sylvie's Love
2020 • Mona
A Girl from Mogadishu poster
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019 • Ifrah Ahmed
The Upside poster
The Upside
2019 • Latrice
The Birth of a Nation poster
The Birth of a Nation
2016 • Cherry
Reversion poster
Reversion
2015 • Sophie Clé
The Rewrite poster
The Rewrite
2014 • Rosa
Four poster
Four
2013 • Abigayle
36 Saints poster
36 Saints
2013 • Joan
Onion News Empire poster
Onion News Empire
2013 • Jillian
Damsels in Distress poster
Damsels in Distress
2012 • Positive Polly
No Image
Boxing Day 2
— • Lisa Dixon