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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — Rima Harewood
2. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Nahla Nasar
3. Scorpion (2014) — Sima
4. Bones (2005) — Sari Nazeri
5. The Expanse (2015) — Ashanti
6. Chicago P.D. (2014) — Dawn Harper
7. NCIS (2003) — Senior FBI Agent Beth Rollins
8. Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) — Coroner Chada
9. Castle (2009) — Layla Nasif
10. Person of Interest (2011) — Maria Martinez
11. Hawaii Five-0 (2010) — Emma Warren
12. 24 (2001) — Kayla Hassan
13. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) — Melina Nassour
14. Revenge (2011) — Jessica Roche
15. Heroes Reborn (2015) — Farah Nazan
16. Covert Affairs (2010) — Sydney
17. General Hospital (1963) — Justine Turner
18. Trigger Point (2021) — Janice Carmichael
19. Rules of Engagement (2007) — Suneetha
20. Relic Hunter (1999) — Princess Alia
21. Star Wars Resistance (2018) — Synara San (voice)
22. Stalker (2014) — Adele Marshall
23. Ransom (2017) — Zara Hallam
24. Parts Per Billion (2014) — Justine Prest
25. The Carmichael Show (2015) — Fahmida
26. The Christmas Ring (2020) — Kendra Adams
27. The Perfect Pairing (2022) — Cristina
28. The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) — Shima
29. Seance (2012) — Eva
30. A Winter Getaway (2021) — Courtney
31. Children Ruin Everything (2022) — Dawn
32. The Border (2008) — Sergeant Layla Hourani
33. Scentsational Christmas (2022) — Ellie
34. Love on the Danube: Love Song (2024) — Sarah
35. Lone Star (2010) — Sarah
36. Tiny House of Terror (2017) — Jackie
37. Pegasus vs. Chimera (2012) — Princess Philony
38. The Love Club Moms: Tory (2025) — Nila
39. Starhunter ReduX (2018) — Ire
40. The Love Club Moms: Jo (2025) — Nila