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{{short description|Indian-born Canadian actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nazneen Contractor
| image = NazneenwithCarlo.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Nazneen Contractor with her husband Carlo Rota, 2009
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|8|26}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2000–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Carlo Rota]]|2010}}
| children = 2
}}

'''Nazneen Contractor''' (born August 26, 1982) is an Indian-born [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[actress]] best known for her role as Layla Hourani on [[CBC Television|CBC's]] ''[[The Border (TV series)|The Border]]'', and as Kayla Hassan on ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' in [[24 (season 8)|2010]].

==Early life==
Contractor was born in [[Mumbai|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.<ref name="OCC">{{cite magazine |last=Girn |first=Raj |title=Open Chest Interview with Actress, Nazneen Contractor |url=http://www.openchest.com/oc-in-print/actress-nazneen-contractor/ |department=Open Chest |magazine=Anokhi |date=April 2014 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
After the Canadian drama series ''[[The Border (TV series)|The Border]]'' wrapped up in 2009, she moved to [[Los Angeles]], USA and then married English actor [[Carlo Rota]] on April 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Brioux |date=22 May 2010 |title=Goodbye, Mr. Bauer |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2010/05/22/goodbye_mr_bauer.html |work=[[Toronto Star]] |access-date=21 November 2017}}</ref> They have one son and one daughter.<ref name="OCC" />

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''Seance the Summoning'' || Eva ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Pegasus vs. Chimera'' || Philony ||
|-
| 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 (2021 film)|Spiral]]'' || Chada || Post-production
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | 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 film
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Street Time]]'' || Goldstein's Female Friend || 2 episodes
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Street Time]]'' || Jasmine || 2 episodes
|-
| 2008 || ''Othello the Tragedy of the Moor'' || Bianca || TV film
|-
| 2008–2009 || ''[[The Border (TV series)|The Border]]'' || Layla Hourani || Main role
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]'' || Suneetha || 4 episodes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' || Kayla Hassan || Recurring role
|-
| 2011 || ''[[The Paul Reiser Show]]'' || Kuma D'Bu || 3 episodes
|-
| 2012 || ''Pegasus vs. Chimera'' || Princess Philony || TV film
|-
| 2012 || ''[[XIII: The Series]]'' || Elsy || Episode: "Battlezone"
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Last Resort (TV series)|Last Resort]]'' || Reena Kapur || Episode: "Cinderella Liberty"
|-
| 2013–2014 || ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]'' || Jess || 2 episodes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' || Sari Nazeri || Episode: "The Source in the Sludge"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]'' || Maria Martinez || Episode: "[[Allegiance (Person of Interest)|Allegiance]]"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Covert Affairs]]'' || Sydney/Stephanie || Recurring role
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]'' || Sima/Fatima || Episode: "Charades"
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' || Layla Nazif || Episode: "Private Eye Caramba!"
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]'' || Adele Marshall || Episode: "The News"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4232312/?ref_=ttep_ep13|title="Stalker" The News (TV Episode 2015)|date=21 January 2015|publisher=IMDb|access-date=16 May 2016}} {{unreliable?|date=January 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Heroes Reborn (miniseries)|Heroes Reborn]]'' || Farah || Recurring role
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Carmichael Show]]'' || Fahmida || Episode: "New Neighbors"
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]'' || Dawn Harper || Episode: "Justice"
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Major Crimes (TV series)|Major Crimes]]'' || Nancy Ryan || Recurring role
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters]]'' || Riya Dashti/Blindstrike, various others (voice) || Main role
|-
| 2017–2019 || ''[[Ransom (TV series)|Ransom]]'' || Zara Hallam || Main role<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/chicago-justice-nazneen-contractor-exits-909028 |title='Chicago Justice': Nazneen Contractor Exits NBC Legal Drama (Exclusive)|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2016-11-18}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|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 (TV series)|The Expanse]]'' || Ashanti Avasarala || Episode: "Churn"
|-
| 2020 || ''[[The Christmas Ring]]'' || Kendra Adams || Hallmark TV Movie
|-
| 2021 || ''[[A Winter Getaway]]'' || Courtney || Hallmark TV movie
|-
| ''TBA'' || ''[[Children Ruin Everything]]'' || Dawn || regular supporting role
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Dying Light]]'' || Jade/various others (voice) || Video game
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1345890|name=Nazneen Contractor}}
* {{amg name|id=649334|name=Nazneen Contractor}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601005030/http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/all-about-alumni/nazneen-contractor-profile-24-actor/ Article about Nazneen] from the [[University of Toronto]] magazine

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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Canadian film actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian television actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian actresses of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Parsi people from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Gujarati descent]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Parsi descent]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Actresses from Toronto]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Indian descent]]

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