Cast & creator
Aja Naomi King
Best known for The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest
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.
Also known as: אג'ה נעמי קינג
16
film credits
14
television credits
30
2010–2025 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (30)
Showing 30 of 30 credits
The Blacklist
Elysa Ruben
2013
Blue Bloods
Denise
2010
Person of Interest
Lisa
2011
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Scandal
Michaela Pratt
2012
How to Get Away with Murder
Michaela Pratt
2014
BoJack Horseman
BoJack's date (voice)
2014
Lessons in Chemistry
Harriet Sloane
2023
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Recluse
2019
Emily Owens, M.D.
Cassandra Kopelson
2012
The Upside
Latrice
2019
Amend: The Fight for America
Self
2021
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
Catherine
2025
The Birth of a Nation
Cherry
2016
Black Box
Ali Henslee
2014
The Rewrite
Rosa Tejeda
2014
Sylvie's Love
Mona
2020
A Little White Lie
Blythe Brown
2023
Boxing Day
Lisa Dixon
2021
The Knife
Alex
2025
Damsels in Distress
Positive Polly
2012
The 24th
Marie
2020
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
Self
2021
A Girl from Mogadishu
Ifrah Ahmed
2019
Four
Abigayle
2013
Onion News Empire
Jillian
2013
Reversion
Sophie Clé
2015
36 Saints
Joan
2013Boxing Day 2
Lisa Dixon