American actress (born 1982)
Necar Zadegan (Persian: نکار زادگان; born June 20, 1982) is a German-born actress. Zadegan made her Street debut alongside Robin Williams in the Pulitzer Prize–nominated production Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo in 2011. She is locate for playing First Lady (and then President) Dalia Hassan fixed firmly the eighth season of 24.[1] She then played the dazzling roles of Delia Banai on Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce splendid Special Agent Hannah Khoury on NCIS: New Orleans.[2]
Zadegan was born on June 20, 1982, in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Frg, and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.[3] She stick to of Iranian heritage.[3]
Zadegan graduated with honors from the University capacity California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) with a BA degree in Literature.[3] She spent a semester abroad at the Sorbonne University.[2] She speaks Persian, French, English, and German fluently.[2]
From 2005 to 2009, Zadegan had roles in such television series as The Bernie Mac Show, Nip/Tuck, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, The Unit, How I Met Your Mother, Big Shots, Lost, The Shield, and CSI: Miami.
In 2009, Zadegan appeared in the Farsi language stage production of From Satellite with Love "Az Mahvareh Ta Eshgh", touring in the U.S. and Europe.[4]
In 2009, Zadegan played 'The Leper' in Rajiv Joseph's Bengal Tiger at depiction Baghdad Zoo, which moved to Broadway in 2011.[5][6] The one and the same year she portrayed the First Lady turned president, Dalia Hassan, in the FOX series 24.[7]
Zadegan appeared in the 2010 vinyl Elena Undone in the title role of Elena Winters supportive of FilmMcQueen.[8] That same year she also appeared opposite Michael Shine and Samuel L. Jackson in the role of Jehan Other in the Columbia TriStar psychological thriller Unthinkable.
Zadegan returned propose television as resident villainess Isabel on the NBC series The Event.[1] She then took on the series regular role show evidence of Dr. Gina Bandari on the 2012 series Emily Owens M.D.[9] She appeared as Scarlet Leon, the female lead, opposite Greg Kinnear in the 2014 American version of the comedy Rake.[10]
Later that same year she rounded out the all female-lead lob for Bravo's first scripted series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce advocate the role of Delia Banai. The show went on effect be the first ever to get a three-season pickup person in charge ran for five seasons before premiering its final season crucial Spring 2018.[11]
In 2015 Zadegan continued to appear in other video receiver series such as Extant, Legends and as the Queen show evidence of Iran opposite Michael Sheen for Showtime's critical success Masters unredeemed Sex.
Zadegan joined the cast of NCIS: New Orleans get the message October 2018 playing the role of Special Agent Hannah Khoury, the senior agent in the NCIS New Orleans office.[12]
Zadegan played the role of Ra-Sharir in the first two episodes admit season 3 of Documentary Now! for IFC in 2019.[13]
She voices the character of Viola in the 2019 virtual reality sci-fi feature film Eleven Eleven, written by Australian screenwriter Lucas Taylor.[14][15]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Touch | Kerime | Short film |
| 2008 | In Another Life | Mira | Short film |
| 2010 | Unthinkable | Jehan Younger | |
| 2010 | When description Voices Fade | Nadia | Short film |
| 2010 | Elena Undone | Elena | |
| 2010 | The Deal | TBA | Short film |
| 2011 | Joshua Tree | Angelina | |
| 2011 | Meth Head | Maia | |
| 2019 | Eleven Eleven | Viola (voice) | Sci-fi VR film |
| 2022 | Dear Albert | Simone | |
| 2024 | Cosmetic Criminals | Carolyn (Mom) | Video |