Nazneen Contractor

Canadian actress (born 1982)

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Nazneen Contractor

Nazneen Contractor with her husband Carlo Rota, 2009

Born|  (1982-08-26) 26 August 1982 (age 42)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality| Canadian
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 2000-present
Spouse|

Carlo Rota

(m. 2010)​

Children| 2

Nazneen Contractor (born August 26, 1982) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Layla Hourani on CBC's The Border, Zara Hallam on Ransom and as Kayla Hassan on 24 in 2010. She also guest-starred in the Letterkenny International Women’s Day special as Professor Tricia.

## Early life

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Contractor was born in Bombay to Parsi parents. She and her family moved to Nigeria when she was 7 and finally settled in Toronto, where she spent the majority of her childhood and young adulthood.[1]

## Personal life

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After the Canadian drama series The Border finished production in 2009, she moved to Los Angeles, U.S. and married British-born actor Carlo Rota on April 1, 2010.[2] They have a son and a daughter.[1]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2011 | Seance the Summoning | Eva |
2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Rima Harewood |
2017 | Tiny House of Terror | Jackie |
2017 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | Melina Nassour (Ass't. D.A.) |
2021 | Trigger Point |  |
2021 | Spiral | Chada |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2000 | Starhunter | Ire | Episode: "Siren's Song"
2001 | Relic Hunter | Princess Alia | Episode: "The Star of Nadir"
2002 | The Matthew Shepherd Story | Shima | TV movie
2002 | Street Time | Goldstein's Female Friend/Jasmine | 2 episodes
2008 | Othello the Tragedy of the Moor | Bianca | TV movie
2008–2009 | The Border | Layla Hourani | Main role
2010 | Rules of Engagement | Suneetha | 4 episodes
2010 | 24 | Kayla Hassan | Recurring role
2011 | The Paul Reiser Show | Kuma D'Bu | 3 episodes
2012 | Pegasus vs. Chimera | Princess Philony | TV movie
2012 | XIII: The Series | Elsy | Episode: "Battlezone"
2012 | Last Resort | Reena Kapur | Episode: "Cinderella Liberty"
2013–2014 | Revenge | Jess | 2 episodes
2014 | Bones | Sari Nazeri | Episode: "The Source in the Sludge"
2014 | Person of Interest | Maria Martinez | Episode: "Allegiance"
2014 | Covert Affairs | Sydney/Stephanie | Recurring role
2015 | Scorpion | Sima/Fatima | Episode: "Charades"
2015 | Castle | Layla Nazif | Episode: "Private Eye Caramba!"
2015 | Stalker | Adele Marshall | Episode: "The News"[3]
2015 | Heroes Reborn | Farah | Recurring role
2016 | The Carmichael Show | Fahmida | Episode: "New Neighbors"
2016 | Chicago P.D. | Dawn Harper | Episode: "Justice"
2017 | Major Crimes | Nancy Ryan | Recurring role
2017 | Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters | Riya Dashti/Blindstrike, various others (voice) | Main role
2017–2019 | Ransom | Zara Hallam | Main role[4]
2018 | Hawaii Five-0 | Emma Warren | Episode "Aia i Hi'ikua; i Hi'ialo"
2018–2020 | Star Wars Resistance | Synara San (voice) | Recurring role
2019 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nahla Nasar | Episode: "Assumption"
2019 | The Loud House | Ruby (voice) | 2 episodes
2019 | Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures | Daavan Dut (voice) | Episode: "A Gollywood Wedding"
2020 | The Expanse | Ashanti Avasarala | Episode: "Churn"
2020 | The Christmas Ring | Kendra Adams | Hallmark TV Movie
2021 | A Winter Getaway | Courtney | Hallmark TV Movie
2022 | Letterkenny | Professor Tricia | Episode: "Letterkenny Celebrates International Women's Day"
2022 | Children Ruin Everything | Dawn | regular supporting role
2022 | Charmed | Inara | 3 episodes
2022 | The Perfect Pairing | Cristina | Hallmark TV Movie
2022 | Scentsational Christmas  | Ellie | Lifetime TV Movie

### Video games

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2015 | Dying Light | Jade / various others (voice) | Video game

## References

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1. ^ a b Girn, Raj (April 2014). "Open Chest Interview with Actress, Nazneen Contractor". Open Chest. Anokhi. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
2. ^ Brioux, Bill (22 May 2010). "Goodbye, Mr. Bauer". Toronto Star. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
3. ^ ""Stalker" The News (TV Episode 2015)". IMDb. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016. [unreliable source?]
4. ^ "'Chicago Justice': Nazneen Contractor Exits NBC Legal Drama (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

## External links

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* Nazneen Contractor at IMDb
* Article about Nazneen from the University of Toronto magazine

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*[m.]: married