Nazanin Boniadi is rapidly making her mark in both film and television. She co-starred as CIA analyst Fara Sherazi on seasons three and four of the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama Homeland (2011), for which she shared a 2015 SAG Award nomination in the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series category. Boniadi appeared in the 2016 MGM-Paramount remake of Ben-Hur. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, the film stars Ms. Boniadi in the female lead role of Esther opposite Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman and Toby Kebbell. She will next appear in a leading role opposite Armie Hammer and Dev Patel in Anthony Maras's Hotel Mumbai. Among her many television credits, Boniadi portrayed Nora, a relatively longstanding love interest to Neil Patrick Harris's Barney Stinson, in seasons six and seven of How I Met Your Mother (2005). She also appeared as the notorious Adnan Salif in season three of Shonda Rhimes' hit political drama Scandal (2012). She will next star alongside J.K. Simmons in the original Starz series Counterpart (2017), created by Justin Marks and Executive Produced by Morten Tyldum. On film, Boniadi appeared as Amira Ahmed in Jon Favreau's Iron Man (2008) and portrayed a young mother, Elaine, in Paul Haggis' The Next Three Days (2010). She also has several independent features to her credit. Born in Tehran at the height of the Iranian Revolution, Boniadi's parents relocated to London, England, shortly thereafter, where she was raised with an emphasis on education. While she was involved in theatre early in life, Boniadi later decided she wanted to become a physician. She moved to the United States at the age of 19 to attend the University of California, Irvine, where she received her Bachelor's Degree, with Honors (Dean's Academic Achievement and Service Award) in Biological Sciences, and won the "Chang Pin Chun" Undergraduate Research Award for her work in heart-transplant rejection and cancer research. Switching gears to pursue her first love, Boniadi then decided to study acting, which included training in Contemporary Drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London under the supervision of dramaturge Lloyd Trott. Boniadi is fluent in both English and Persian. She is a dedicated human rights activist. Boniadi served as a spokesperson for Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) 2009-2015, and continues to partner with the non-profit as an AIUSA Artist of Conscience. In 2014, she was selected for term membership by the Council on Foreign Relations.
Nazanin Homa is an actress and writer, known for The Dictator (2012), The CO-OP (2011) and Chatline (2019).
A native of Valencia, CA, Nazanin Mandi Pimentel is a natural- Born Performer; Singing at age 5, Modeling at age 10, performing the Mozart Requiem at Carnegie Hall and acting at age 15. Her beginnings in the world of entertainment whispered Greatness from an early age. Her evolution continues to be televised on hit shows, such as BET's "Twenties", CBS's "The Young and The Restless", Disney's "That's so Raven", E! Channel's "The Platinum Life" & currently a recurring role on BET's "Games People Play". With an inspiring array of print campaigns, that includes Savage x Fenty; Summer and Valentine's Day Campaign, Olay, Missguided, along with numerous editorials, interviews and films - "DreamCatcher" out March 2021 and "The Last Conception" out now on all streaming platforms. Her debut single "Forever Mood" premiered on Billboard in the summer of 2019 & in September 2020 she walked the official Savage X Fenty Show. Now a Certified Life Coach she hopes to bring ordinance and positivity to many for years to come.
Nazanin Nooshin Nour was born in Arlington, VA to Iranian immigrant parents. She is fluent in Farsi, and can read and write in Farsi as well. She graduated from George Mason University with a degree in Government & International Politics, a double major in Communications, and a minor in Media Criticism. She worked in corporate litigation for a few years before leaving her career behind to pursue acting and writing professionally. She had performed in school plays, and local community theater, throughout her childhood, and eventually moved to New York City to pursue a career in entertainment. She got her start on USA's miniseries, Political Animals, and continued on from there to Los Angeles, where she has worked in television and film. She trained in sketch writing, and improv, at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theaters in both New York City and Los Angeles. She has also co-written, and co-starred in, the horror short, All Of You, as well as Bad Status, a comedy about being deported. She was also a judge on the inaugural season of Persia's Got Talent, the Persian language spin-off of the Got Talent franchise.
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Nazarena Nóbile is an actress and writer, known for Summer Night (2019), Jaula de Negocios (2018) and Intolerance: No More (2019).