# Nazneen Contractor

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

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.

## Personal life

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. They have a son and a daughter.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 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

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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" |
| 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 |
| 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

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Dying Light | Jade / various others (voice) | Video game |