login

Home > Actors > AJA NAOMI KING

AJA NAOMI

Actress
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 ...
BORN January 11, 1985
📐
HEIGHT 5'8" (1.73 m)
🌍
NATIONALITY American
🔥
YEARS ACTIVE 2010 – Present
AJA NAOMI KING

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

🏆
2014
ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Lead Performance (The Blacklist)

WINNER
🏆
2011
GOLDEN GLOBES

Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture (Blue Bloods)

WINNER
🏆
2012
BAFTA FILM AWARDS

Outstanding Cinematic Achievement (Person of Interest)

WINNER
🏆
2013
CRITICS' CHOICE

Best Performance (Scandal)

WINNER

👤 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.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Aja
  • Born January 11, 1985
  • Height 5'8" (1.73 m)
  • Nationality American
  • Citizenship American
  • Education Studied Dramatic Arts / Private performance training
  • Current Status Active (Recently in The Knife, Grosse Pointe Garden Society)
  • Years Active 2010 – Present
  • Occupation Actress
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career Began active theatrical and commercial performances in early adulthood.
  • Partner Private
  • Children 1
  • Social

🎬 FILMOGRAPHY

VIEW ALL