---
name: "Aja Naomi King"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/aja-naomi-king"
fi1m_id: "aja-naomi-king"
imdb_id: "nm3813115"
tmdb_id: 1120699
wikidata_id: "Q15509336"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 January 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-01T00:02:26.455843+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Aja Naomi King

## Identity

Aja Naomi King

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/aja-naomi-king
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** aja-naomi-king
- **IMDb ID:** nm3813115
- **TMDB ID:** 1120699
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15509336
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aja_Naomi_King, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15509336, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3813115/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1120699

Actor. Born 11 January 1985 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 January 1985, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** אג'ה נעמי קינג
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 77 (2), 2020s 63 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 64 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Animation 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aja_Naomi_King, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15509336, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3813115/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1120699

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Lessons in Chemistry*](https://film.one/tv/lessons-in-chemistry.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Aja Naomi King is an American actress. She received a BFA in acting from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MFA from Yale University's School of Drama in 2010.

King began her career with guest roles in series including *Blue Bloods* (2010) and *Person of Interest* (2011), followed by a lead role in the short-lived *Emily Owens, M.D.* (2012–2013). She gained wider recognition as Michaela Pratt in the ABC series *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014–2020).

Her film work includes *Four* (2013), *The Birth of a Nation* (2016) as Cherry, and *The Upside* (2019) as Latrice. In 2023 she appeared as Harriet Sloane in the Apple TV+ series *Lessons in Chemistry*, earning a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, thewrap.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Lessons in Chemistry* (2023), Fi1m 63, as Harriet Sloane — [page](https://film.one/tv/lessons-in-chemistry.md)
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), Fi1m 91, as BoJack's date (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, as Elysa Ruben — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Knife* (2025), as Alex
- *Grosse Pointe Garden Society* (2025), series, as Catherine
- *Lessons in Chemistry* (2023), series, as Harriet Sloane — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/lessons-in-chemistry.md)
- *A Little White Lie* (2023), as Blythe Brown
- *Boxing Day* (2021), as Lisa Dixon
- *The 24th* (2020), as Marie
- *Sylvie's Love* (2020), as Mona
- *A Girl from Mogadishu* (2019), as Ifrah Ahmed
- *A Black Lady Sketch Show* (2019), series, as Recluse
- *The Upside* (2019), as Latrice
- *The Birth of a Nation* (2016), as Cherry
- *Reversion* (2015), as Sophie Clé
- *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014), series, as Michaela Pratt
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), series, as BoJack's date (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *The Rewrite* (2014), as Rosa Tejeda
- *Black Box* (2014), series, as Ali Henslee
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Elysa Ruben — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Four* (2013), as Abigayle
- *36 Saints* (2013), as Joan
- *Onion News Empire* (2013), as Jillian
- *Emily Owens, M.D.* (2012), series, as Cassandra Kopelson
- *Damsels in Distress* (2012), as Positive Polly
- *Scandal* (2012), series, as Michaela Pratt
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, as Lisa — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Denise
- *Boxing Day 2*, as Lisa Dixon

## Gallery

- ![Aja Naomi King](https://film.one/media/person/490549/gallery-14c172f31b49.jpg) Aja Naomi King — MingleMediaTVNetwork, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Aja_Naomi_King_-_DSC_0089.jpg/1280px-Aja_Naomi_King_-_DSC_0089.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Quinn Marie were invited to cover the 66th Emmy Awards Dynamic & diverse Reception red carpet at the Television A (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/490549/gallery-820351987c81.jpg) Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Quinn Marie were invited to cover the 66th Emmy Awards Dynamic & diverse Reception red carpet at the Television A (2014) — Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Aja_Naomi_King_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Aja_Naomi_King_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Production Still Copyright Seamus Murphy for Pembridge Film Productions Limited All Rights Reserved (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/490549/gallery-c8f27b62a3c7.jpg) Production Still Copyright Seamus Murphy for Pembridge Film Productions Limited All Rights Reserved (2017) — Seamus Murphy - Official Stills Photographer for Pembridge Film Productions Limited, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Aja_Naomi_King_as_Ifrah_Ahmed_in_A_Girl_from_Mogadishu.jpg/1280px-Aja_Naomi_King_as_Ifrah_Ahmed_in_A_Girl_from_Mogadishu.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aja Naomi King](https://film.one/media/person/490549/gallery-69e6228c8c15.jpg) Aja Naomi King — Image via TMDB
- ![Aja Naomi King](https://film.one/media/person/490549/gallery-44a32f66d7bf.jpg) Aja Naomi King — Image via TMDB
- ![Aja Naomi King](https://film.one/media/person/490549/gallery-50beebdea9c2.jpg) Aja Naomi King — Image via TMDB
- ![Aja Naomi King](https://film.one/media/person/490549/gallery-a0bdbee926cb.jpg) Aja Naomi King — Image via TMDB
- ![Aja Naomi King](https://film.one/media/person/490549/gallery-9e963ebd6832.jpg) Aja Naomi King — Image via TMDB
- ![Aja Naomi King](https://film.one/media/person/490549/gallery-8c4b77b7e658.jpg) Aja Naomi King — Image via TMDB

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