Aja Naomi King
- Actress
King 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.
In 2014, King had a recurring role in the ABC drama series Black Box, and was later cast as one of the leads in the Shonda Rhimes' legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder.
In 2014, King had a recurring role in the ABC drama series Black Box, and was later cast as one of the leads in the Shonda Rhimes' legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder.
