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Nazneen Contractor

ACTOR · FROM MUMBAI, INDIA

Nazneen Contractor

Born 1982 · 44 years old45 credits since 19631 coming up

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ABOUT NAZNEEN

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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Born26 August 1982

BirthplaceMumbai, India

Known forActing

On Cineora37 of 45 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Nazneen from.

24 poster

Series

2001–2014IMDb8.4

Rules of Engagement poster

Series

Rules of Engagement

2007–2013IMDb7.4

Covert Affairs poster

Series

2010–2014IMDb7.3

Heroes Reborn poster

Series

2015–2016IMDb6.6

Star Wars Resistance poster

Series

Star Wars Resistance

2018–2020IMDb5.3

General Hospital poster

Series

General Hospital

1963–IMDb6.7

Ransom poster

Series

2017–2019IMDb6.7

Children Ruin Everything poster

Series

Children Ruin Everything

2022–2025IMDb6.8

The Christmas Ring poster

Movie

The Christmas Ring

2020IMDb6.4

The Perfect Pairing poster

Movie

The Perfect Pairing

2022IMDb6.5

The Border poster

Series

2008–2010IMDb7.1

A Winter Getaway poster

Movie

A Winter Getaway

2021IMDb6.4

Coming up

What Nazneen is working on next.

The Christmas Gift Guideas Sarah GarrettyOut Dec 2026

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 37
Average IMDb: 6.7
Highest rated: The ExpanseIMDb 8.5
Working since: 1963

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

45 credits

The 2020s

12 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average

Not on Cineora

The Love Club Moms: Nila

2025

as Nila

Not on Cineora

The Love Club Moms: Harper

2025

as Nila

Not on Cineora

The Love Club Moms: Jo

2025

as Nila

Not on Cineora

The Love Club Moms: Tory

2025

as Nila

Love on the Danube: Love Song poster

Movie

Love on the Danube: Love Song

2024IMDb6.2

as Sarah

Scentsational Christmas poster

Movie

Scentsational Christmas

2022IMDb5.6

as Ellie

The Perfect Pairing poster

Movie

The Perfect Pairing

2022IMDb6.5

as Cristina

Children Ruin Everything poster

Series

Children Ruin Everything

2022–2025IMDb6.8

as Dawn · 8 episodes

The 2010s

21 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Star Wars Resistance poster

Series

Star Wars Resistance

2018–2020IMDb5.3

as Synara San (voice) · 16 episodes

Not on Cineora

Starhunter ReduX

2018

as Ire · 1 episode

Roman J. Israel, Esq. poster

Movie

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017IMDb6.5

as Melina Nassour

Tiny House of Terror poster

Movie

Tiny House of Terror

2017IMDb4.7

as Jackie

Ransom poster

Series

2017–2019IMDb6.7

as Zara Hallam · 39 episodes

The Expanse poster

Series

2015–2022IMDb8.5

as Ashanti · 1 episode

Heroes Reborn poster

Series

2015–2016IMDb6.6

as Farah Nazan · 8 episodes

The Carmichael Show poster

Series

The Carmichael Show

2015–2017IMDb7.7

as Fahmida · 1 episode

The 2000s

9 titles · IMDb 7.7 on average

Castle poster

Series

2009–2016IMDb8.1

as Layla Nasif · 1 episode

The Border poster

Series

2008–2010IMDb7.1

as Sergeant Layla Hourani · 26 episodes

Rules of Engagement poster

Series

Rules of Engagement

2007–2013IMDb7.4

as Suneetha · 3 episodes

Not on Cineora

We R Friends

2006

Bones poster

Series

2005–2017IMDb7.8

as Sari Nazeri · 1 episode

NCIS poster

Series

2003–IMDb7.8

as Senior FBI Agent Beth Rollins · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Street Time

2002

as Jasmine · 4 episodes

The Matthew Shepard Story poster

Movie

The Matthew Shepard Story

2002IMDb7.3

as Shima

The 1990s

2 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Relic Hunter poster

Series

1999–2002IMDb6.5

as Princess Alia · 1 episode

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999–IMDb8.1

as Nahla Nasar · 1 episode

The 1960s

1 title · IMDb 6.7 on average

General Hospital poster

Series

General Hospital

1963–IMDb6.7

as Justine Turner · 86 episodes

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Nazneen’s titles.

Hill HarperCovert Affairs and Parts Per Billion

Grace ParkHawaii Five-0 and The Border

Alex KurtzmanCreator · Star Trek Into Darkness and Hawaii Five-0

Meaghan RathHawaii Five-0 and Children Ruin Everything

Sendhil RamamurthyCovert Affairs and Heroes Reborn

Roberto OrciCreator · Star Trek Into Darkness and Hawaii Five-0

Catherine DisherThe Border and Love on the Danube: Love Song

Richard WaughThe Perfect Pairing and Scentsational Christmas

Sean CalleryComposer · 24 and Bones

Rickie CastanedaWriter · The Perfect Pairing and Scentsational Christmas