Aja Naomi King
Acting
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
2025The Knife
Alex
2023A Little White Lie
Blythe Brown
2021L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
Self
2021Boxing Day
Lisa Dixon
2020Sylvie's Love
Mona
2020The 24th
Marie
2019The Upside
Latrice
2019A Girl from Mogadishu
Ifrah Ahmed
2016The Birth of a Nation
Cherry
2015Reversion
Sophie Clé
2014The Rewrite
Rosa
2013Four
Abigayle
201336 Saints
Joan
2013Onion News Empire
Jillian
2012Damsels in Distress
Positive Polly