Nazanin Boniadi
Acting
Born: May 22, 1980
From: Tehran, Iran
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Nazanin Boniadi was born in Tehran, Iran, at the height of the Iranian Revolution; her parents relocated to London shortly thereafter. She performed violin and ballet as a young girl. She attended a private high school and later moved to the United States where she earned a bachelor's degree, with honors, in biological sciences from the University of California, Irvine. At UCI, she won the Chang Pin-Chun Undergraduate Research Award for molecular research involving cancer treatment and heart transplant rejection. She was also Assistant Editor-in-Chief of MedTimes, UCI's undergraduate medical newspaper. 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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Mosquito in the Ear | Daniela | 2026 | — |
| The Saviors | Jahan | 2026 | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening | Bronwyn | 2022 | 7.4 |
| The Voice of Dust and Ash | 2022 | 1.0 | |
| Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg TV | 2022 | 2.8 | |
| Hotel Mumbai | Zahra | 2019 | 7.529 |
| Bombshell | Rudi Bakhtiar | 2019 | 6.777 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self | 2019 | 6.4 |
| Tamron Hall TV | Self - Guest | 2019 | 4.9 |
| Counterpart TV | Clare | 2017 | 7.444 |
| Ben-Hur | Esther | 2016 | 5.774 |
| Zoolander 2 | 'Old and Lame' Show Attendee | 2016 | 4.927 |
| Passengers | Wake-up Hologram (uncredited) | 2016 | 6.952 |
| Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Self (archive footage) | 2015 | 7.575 |
| Shirin in Love | Shirin | 2014 | 3.9 |
| Desert Dancer | Parisa Ghaffarian | 2014 | 6.9 |
| Go On TV | Hannah | 2012 | 6.5 |
| Scandal TV | Adnan Salif | 2012 | 7.191 |
| A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night | The Girl | 2011 | 6.4 |
| Homeland TV | Fara Sherazi | 2011 | 7.587 |
| Suits TV | Lauren Pearl | 2011 | 8.216 |
| The Next Three Days | Elaine | 2010 | 7.086 |
| The Deep End TV | Heather Mosson | 2010 | 6.0 |
| Diplomacy | Persian Interpreter | 2009 | — |
| Iron Man | Amira Ahmed | 2008 | 7.657 |
| Shades of Ray | Farah | 2008 | 6.6 |
| Charlie Wilson's War | Afghan Refugee Woman (uncredited) | 2007 | 6.538 |
| General Hospital: Night Shift TV | Leyla Mir | 2007 | 7.3 |
| How I Met Your Mother TV | Nora | 2005 | 8.132 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV | Nurse Lauren | 2000 | 7.624 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1980 |
| From | Tehran, Iran |