Aja Naomi King

Biography

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

Sherri

Self - Guest

The Blacklist

Elysa Ruben

Scandal

Michaela Pratt

Blue Bloods

Denise

How to Get Away with Murder

Michaela Pratt

BoJack Horseman

BoJack's date (voice)

Person of Interest

Lisa

Emily Owens, M.D.

Cassandra Kopelson

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	The Knife	Alex
2023	A Little White Lie	Blythe Brown
2021	L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth	Self
2021	Boxing Day	Lisa Dixon
2020	Sylvie's Love	Mona
2020	The 24th	Marie
2019	The Upside	Latrice
2019	A Girl From Mogadishu	Ifrah Ahmed
2016	The Birth of a Nation	Cherry
2015	Reversion	Sophie Clé
2014	The Rewrite	Rosa
2013	Four	Abigayle
2013	36 Saints	Joan
2013	Onion News Empire	Jillian
2012	Damsels in Distress	Positive Polly
	Boxing Day 2	Lisa Dixon

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Grosse Pointe Garden Society	Catherine
2023	Lessons in Chemistry	Harriet Sloane
2022	Sherri	Self - Guest
2021	Amend: The Fight for America	Self
2020	Bottomless Brunch at Colman's	Self
2019	A Black Lady Sketch Show	Recluse
2014	How to Get Away with Murder	Michaela Pratt
2014	Black Box	Ali Henslee
2014	BoJack Horseman	BoJack's date (voice)
2013	The Blacklist	Elysa Ruben
2012	Emily Owens, M.D.	Cassandra Kopelson
2012	Scandal	Michaela Pratt
2011	Person of Interest	Lisa
2010	Blue Bloods	Denise