Necar Zadegan Explained

Necar Zadegan
Birth Date:1982 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Heidelberg, West Germany
Occupation:Actress, model
Years Active:2005–present
Credits:24
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Education:University of California, Santa Barbara

Necar Zadegan (Persian: نکار زادگان ; born June 20, 1982) is an American actress. Zadegan made her Broadway debut alongside Robin Williams in the Pulitzer Prize–nominated production Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo in 2011. She is known for playing First Lady (and then President) Dalia Hassan on the eighth season of 24.[1] She then played the leading roles of Delia Banai on Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce and Special Agent Hannah Khoury on .

Early life

Zadegan was born on June 20, 1982, in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany, and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.[2] She is of Iranian heritage.

Zadegan graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) with a BA degree in Literature. She spent a semester abroad at the Sorbonne University.[3] She speaks Persian, French, English, and German fluently.

Career

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 .

In 2009, Zadegan appeared in the Persian language stage production of From Satellite with Love "Az Mahvareh Ta Eshgh", touring in the U.S. and Europe.[4]

In 2009, Zadegan of 'The Leper' in Rajiv Joseph's Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, which moved to Broadway in 2011.[5] [6] The same year she portrayed the First Lady turned president, Dalia Hassan, in the FOX series “24”.[7]

Zadegan appeared in the 2010 film Elena Undone in the title role of Elena Winters for FilmMcQueen.[8] That same year she also appeared opposite Michael Sheen and Samuel L. Jackson in the role of Jehan Younger in the Columbia Tri Star psychological thriller Unthinkable.

Zadegan returned to television as resident villainess Isabel on the NBC series The Event. She then took on the series regular role 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 cast for Bravo's first scripted series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce in the role of Delia Banai. The show went on to be the first ever to get a three-season pickup and ran for five seasons before premiering its final season in Spring 2018.[11]

In 2015 Zadegan continued to appear in other television roles such as Extant, Legends and as the Queen of Iran opposite Michael Sheen for Showtime's critical success Masters of Sex.

Zadegan joined the cast of in 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 of season 3 of Documentary Now! for IFC in 2019.[13]

Her voice plays the character of Viola in the 2019 virtual reality sci-fi feature film Eleven Eleven, written by Australian screenwriter Lucas Taylor.[14]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Kerime Short film
2008In Another LifeMiraShort film
2010UnthinkableJehan Younger
2010When the Voices FadeNadiaShort film
2010Elena UndoneElena
2010TBAShort film
2011Joshua TreeAngelina
2011Meth Head Maia
2019 Eleven Eleven Viola (voice)Sci-fi VR film
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005The Bernie Mac ShowSales associate 1 episode
2006Nip/TuckNastran1 episode
2007NCISLt. Rihama Shaheen (uncredited)1 episode
2007The UnitPari1 episode
2007How I Met Your MotherGirl #2 1 episode ("Moving Day")
2007Big ShotsProstitute Pilot episode
2008LostTranslator1 episode ("Confirmed Dead")
2008The ShieldDr. Lucine 1 episode
2009Floored and LiftedCaroline 2 episodes
2010Salumeh Farooq 1 episode
201024Dalia HassanRecurring role, 20 episodes
2010OutlawPatty Friedman2 episodes
2010–11The EventIsabel5 episodes
2011A Gifted ManMadeline Fahn1 episode
2012Harry's LawSarita Radan1 episode
2012 Major CrimesRoma Strauss1 episode ("The Ecstasy and the Agony")
2012–13Emily Owens, M.D.Gina BandhariMain role
2013The FostersGretchen1 episode ("Clean")
2014Rake Scarlet LeonMain role
2014Legends Ana Paulanos2 episodes
2014–2018Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Delia BanaiMain role
2014–2015ExtantShayna Velez6 episodes
2015Masters of SexQueen of Iran1 episode ("Three's a Crowd")
2018–2019Dr. Ko3 episodes
2018Here and NowLayla Shokrani 10 episodes
2018–2021 Special Agent Hannah KhouryMain role (Seasons 5–7)
2019Documentary Now!Ra-Sharir2 episodes
2020Bjayzl1 episode
2021Mayor of KingstownAssistant D.A. Evelyn Foley3 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014The Elder Scrolls OnlineAdditional voices
2017 Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds Ourea Voice, DLC for the original game

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bennett, Eve. Gender in Post-9/11 American Apocalyptic TV: Representations of Masculinity and Femininity at the End of the World. 2019-01-10. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 978-1-5013-3109-1. 96. en.
  2. Web site: Martinez. Jose. April 2010. Necar Zadegan: A Force of Nature. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309184906/http://www.venicemag.com/news/index/view/203. March 9, 2012. April 25, 2021. Venice Magazine. Wayback Machine, Internet Archive.
  3. Web site: 2018. Special Agent Hannah Khoury, Necar Zadegan, Biography. CBS. Viacom CBS.
  4. http://www.parstimes.com/film/actor/necar_zadegan/ Interview with Necar Zadegan – Hollywood (September 25, 2009)
  5. Web site: Jones . Kenneth . Bengal Tiger, by Pulitzer Finalist Rajiv Joseph, Opens April 25 in Return to L.A. . Playbill.
  6. News: Isherwood . Charles . Ghostly Beast Burning Bright in Iraq . The New York Times . April 2011 .
  7. Book: Luther. Catherine A.. Diversity in U.S. Mass Media. Lepre. Carolyn Ringer. Carolyn Ringer Lepre. Clark. Naeemah. 2017-09-12. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-119-23405-0. 156. en.
  8. Web site: Harvey . Dennis . Elena Undone . Variety. July 2010 .
  9. Web site: Peikert . Mark . Necar Zadegan Talks High School, Theater, and 'Emily Owens, M.D.' . Backstage.
  10. Web site: Peikert . Mark . The Magical Casting Process for Fox's 'Rake' . Backstage.
  11. News: Kaplan . Ilana . Lisa Edelstein Says Goodbye to Her 'Girlfriends' . The New York Times . 8 June 2018 .
  12. Rice . Lynette . Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce star joining NCIS: New Orleans as a special agent . Entertainment Weekly.
  13. News: Stern . Marlow . Owen Wilson on Playing a Cocaine-Fueled Cult Leader in 'Documentary Now!' . Daily Beast. 20 February 2019 .
  14. Web site: Lucas Taylor . Troyeur . 29 June 2023.