Acting
Aja Naomi King
EN cinema · 17 credits
Born
11 January 1985 (age 41)
Birthplace
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Also known as אג'ה נעמי קינג
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
Filmography
Boxing Day 2
Boxing Day 2
as Lisa Dixon
The Knife
as Alex
A Little White Lie
as Blythe Brown
Boxing Day
as Lisa Dixon
Sylvie's Love
as Mona
The 24th
as Marie
The Upside
as Latrice
A Girl from Mogadishu
as Ifrah Ahmed
The Birth of a Nation
as Cherry
Reversion
as Sophie Clé
The Rewrite
as Rosa Tejeda
Four
as Abigayle
36 Saints
as Joan
Onion News Empire
as Jillian
Damsels in Distress
as Positive Polly