Nazneen Contractor (born August 26, 1982) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Layla Hourani on CBC's The Border, Zara Hallam on Ransom and as Kayla Hassan on 24 in 2010.
She also guest-starred in the Letterkenny International Women’s Day special as Professor Tricia.
Contractor was born in Bombay to Parsi parents.
She and her family moved to Nigeria when she was 7 and finally settled in Toronto, where she spent the majority of her childhood and young adulthood.
[1] After the Canadian drama series The Border finished production in 2009, she moved to Los Angeles, U.S. and married British-born actor Carlo Rota on April 1, 2010.