Born 1985 (age 41) · Los Angeles County, California, USA
Appears in 30 titles

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 Upside
7.1
The Upside
2019
as Latrice
The Rewrite
6.0
The Rewrite
2014
as Rosa
The Birth of a Nation
6.6
The Birth of a Nation
2016
as Cherry
Damsels in Distress
5.5
Damsels in Distress
2012
as Positive Polly
Sylvie's Love
6.2
Sylvie's Love
2020
as Mona
A Little White Lie
5.7
A Little White Lie
2023
as Blythe Brown
Boxing Day
6.7
Boxing Day
2021
as Lisa Dixon
Four
5.3
Four
2013
as Abigayle
The 24th
5.5
The 24th
2020
as Marie
The Knife
7.2
The Knife
2025
as Alex
Reversion
5.3
Reversion
2015
as Sophie Clé
36 Saints
3.4
36 Saints
2013
as Joan
Onion News Empire
6.8
Onion News Empire
2013
as Jillian
A Girl from Mogadishu
5.8
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019
as Ifrah Ahmed
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
Boxing Day 2
as Lisa Dixon