Necar Zadegan

Necar Zadegan began her television career with appearances in The Bernie Mac Show (2005), Nip/Tuck (2006), NCIS (2007), The Unit (2007), How I Met Your Mother (2007), Big Shots (2007), Lost (2008), The Shield (2008), and CSI: Miami (2010). Her early film credits included the short films The Touch (2007), as Kerime, and In Another Life (2008), as Mira, as well as Crossroads (2008), as Shada. She also appeared in the short film When the Voices Fade, as Nadia, and The Deal.

In 2009, Zadegan appeared in the Persian-language stage production From Satellite with Love (Az Mahvareh Ta Eshgh), which toured the United States and Europe. She also played the Leper in Rajiv Joseph's play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, which moved to Broadway in 2011. In 2010, she portrayed Dalia Hassan, the First Lady who becomes president, in the television series 24. She also appeared as Jehan Younger in the film Unthinkable (2010), alongside Michael Sheen and Samuel L. Jackson, and played Elena Winters in Elena Undone (2010).

Zadegan appeared as Salumeh Farooq in CSI: Miami (2010), Patty Friedman in Outlaw (2010), and Zarina Yasi in Undercovers (2010). She played Isabel in The Event (2010–2011) and Madeline Fahn in A Gifted Man (2011). Her film credits during this period included Joshua Tree (2011), as Angelina, Fit to be Tied (2011), as Vanessa, and Meth Head (2011), as Maia.

In 2012, Zadegan appeared in Harry's Law as Sarita Radan and Major Crimes as Roma Strauss. She also played Dr. Gina Bandari in the television series Emily Owens, M.D. (2012–2013). Her television credits in 2013 included Gretchen in The Fosters. In 2014, she portrayed Scarlet Leon in the television series Rake and Delia Banai in Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, which ran from 2014 to 2018. She also appeared as Ana Paulanos in Legends (2014) and Shayna Velez in Extant (2014–2015).

Zadegan appeared in Archer (2015) as Yasmin Fawaz and portrayed the Queen of Iran in Masters of Sex (2015). She played Dr. Ko in The Good Doctor (2018–2019) and Layla Shokrani in Here and Now (2018). In October 2018, she joined the cast of NCIS: New Orleans as Special Agent Hannah Khoury, appearing in the series through 2021. She also appeared as Ra-Sharir in two episodes of Documentary Now! (2019).

Zadegan voiced Viola in the virtual reality science-fiction film Eleven Eleven (2019). Her subsequent television credits included Bjayzl in Star Trek: Picard (2020), Assistant District Attorney Evelyn Foley in Mayor of Kingstown (2021–2025), and ADA Vivian Eckert in The Rookie (2025–present). She appeared as Defense Attorney Bonnie Kimura in Law & Order (2025) and played Nikki Reynard in the television series CIA (2026–present). Her additional film credits included Dear Albert (2022), as Simone, Warriors of Stone (2023), as Lila, Cosmetic Criminals (2024), as Carolyn (Mom), Inheritance (2024), as Erika Papp, and The Electric State (2024), as Farah Bedi. Her upcoming film credit includes Blind Owl, in which she plays the Medicine Woman. Her television credits also include FBI (2026) and the upcoming series Joseph of Egypt, as Zilapah, and All the World, as Ana.

Zadegan has also provided voice work for video games. Her credits include additional voices in The Elder Scrolls Online (2014), Ourea in Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds (2017), Ruby Roundhouse in the German version of Jumanji: The Video Game (2019), The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (2023), additional voices in Diablo IV (2023), voice work in The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road (2024), and Nawal Shafiq-Barclay in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024).