Nazneen Contractor
Biography
Nazneen Contractor is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Layla Hourani on CBC's The Border, and, more recently, as Kayla Hassan on 24. She is of Gujarati Parsi descent. She married fellow Canadian actor and 24 co-star Carlo Rota on April 1, 2010.
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Acting History
2025
The Love Club Moms: Nila as Nila
2025The Love Club Moms: Harper as Nila
2025The Love Club Moms: Jo as Nila
2025The Love Club Moms: Tory as Nila
2024Love on the Danube: Love Song as Sarah
2022Scentsational Christmas as Ellie
2022The Perfect Pairing as Cristina
2022Children Ruin Everything as Dawn
2021Spiral: From the Book of Saw as Coroner Chada
2021Trigger Point as Janice Carmichael
2021A Winter Getaway as Courtney
2020The Christmas Ring as Kendra Adams
2018Star Wars Resistance as Synara San (voice)
2018Starhunter ReduX as Ire
2017Roman J. Israel, Esq. as Melina Nassour
2017Tiny House of Terror as Jackie
2017Ransom as Zara Hallam
2015The Expanse as Ashanti
2015Heroes Reborn as Farah Nazan
2015The Carmichael Show as Fahmida
2014Stalker as Adele Marshall
2014Scorpion as Sima
2014Parts Per Billion as Justine Prest
2014Chicago P.D. as Dawn Harper
2013Star Trek Into Darkness as Rima Harewood
2012Seance as Eva
2011Person of Interest as Maria Martinez
2011Revenge as Jessica Roche
2011The Paul Reiser Show as Kuma D'Bu
2010Hawaii Five-0 as Emma Warren
2010Lone Star as Sarah
2010Covert Affairs as Sydney
2009Castle as Layla Nasif
2008The Border as Sergeant Layla Hourani
2007Rules of Engagement as Suneetha
2006We R Friends
2005Bones as Sari Nazeri
2002Street Time as Jasmine
200124 as Kayla Hassan
1999Relic Hunter as Princess Alia
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Nahla Nasar
1963General Hospital as Justine Turner
—With Friends Like These as Suki