Nazneen Contractor

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Nazneen Contractor

Born August 26, 1982 · Mumbai, India (age 44)

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.

Known For

Star Trek Into DarknessStar Trek Into Darkness · 2013
Star Trek Into Darkness
★ 7.32013
MovieActionAdventure
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
Roman J. Israel, Esq.Roman J. Israel, Esq. · 2017
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
★ 6.32017
MovieDramaCrime
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.
Spiral: From the Book of SawSpiral: From the Book of Saw · 2021
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
★ 5.92021
MovieHorrorMystery
Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.
Trigger PointTrigger Point · 2021
Trigger Point
★ 6.22021
MovieActionThriller
Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.
Parts Per BillionParts Per Billion · 2014
Parts Per Billion
★ 4.42014
MovieScience Fiction
The interwoven stories of three couples which are forced to make life-altering decisions in the face of a disastrous war. Inspired and sometimes blinded by their love, Len, Mia, Andy, Esther, Anna and Erik are as flawed and beautiful as any of the billions who are facing this human-made biological disaster.
The Matthew Shepard StoryThe Matthew Shepard Story · 2002
The Matthew Shepard Story
★ 5.62002
MovieDramaTV Movie
In a senseless act of hatred, openly gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998. This critically-acclaimed, moving film recounts the final days of Matthew's killers' trial—and the weeks leading to Matthew's death—with unnerving detail. Stockard Channing delivers an unforgettable, Emmy® Award-winning performance as Matthew's grieving mother, Judy, in a story of a murder that moved a nation to action. Also starring Law & Order's Sam Waterston.
Love on the Danube: Love SongLove on the Danube: Love Song · 2024
Love on the Danube: Love Song
★ 6.42024
MovieTV MovieRomance
A daughter traveling with her widowed mother and a son traveling with his widower father meet on a cruise and decide that their musical parents would make the perfect couple try to engineer a romance only to falling in love themselves.
The Perfect PairingThe Perfect Pairing · 2022
The Perfect Pairing
★ 6.12022
MovieTV MovieRomance
A food and wine critic who hits her head and loses memory while accidentally visiting a winery she panned in the past, owned and operated by single dad Michael.

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The BorderThe Border · 2008
The Border
★ 6.02008
SeriesDramaAction & Adventure
The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The Executive in Charge of Production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by John Fawcett, Michael DeCarlo, Ken Girotti, Kelly Makin, Brett Sullivan and Philip Earnshaw. The first season had a total budget of 20 million dollars, with about 1.5 million dollars per episode. The series is set in Toronto and follows agents of the fictitious Immigration and Customs Security agency. ICS was created by the Government of Canada to deal with trans-border matters concerning Canadian national security including terrorism and smuggling. The cancellation of The Border was announced by the CBC after three seasons were aired.

Sergeant Layla Hourani