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
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
Catherine · (13 episodes)
2025
The Knife
Alex
2024
Lessons in Chemistry
Harriet Sloane · (8 episodes)
2023
A Little White Lie
Blythe Brown
2023
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
Self
2021
Boxing Day
Lisa Dixon
2021
Amend: The Fight for America
Self · (2 episodes)
2021
The 24th
Marie
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Sylvie's Love
Mona
2020
A Girl From Mogadishu
Ifrah Ahmed
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Recluse · (1 episode)
2019
The Upside
Latrice
2019
The Birth of a Nation
Cherry
2016
Reversion
Sophie Clé
2015
How to Get Away with Murder
Michaela Pratt · (90 episodes)
2014
BoJack Horseman
BoJack's date (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
The Rewrite
Rosa
2014
Black Box
Ali Henslee · (8 episodes)
2014
The Blacklist
Elysa Ruben · (1 episode)
2013
Four
Abigayle
2013
36 Saints
Joan
2013
Onion News Empire
Jillian
2013
Emily Owens, M.D.
Cassandra Kopelson · (13 episodes)
2012
Damsels in Distress
Positive Polly
2012
Boxing Day 2
Lisa Dixon
Scandal
Michaela Pratt · (1 episode)
2012
Person of Interest
Lisa · (1 episode)
2011
Blue Bloods
Denise · (1 episode)
2010