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Necar Zadegan

Necar Zadegan

Actor, also producer · Born June 20, 1982 (44) · Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Necar Zadegan (born June 20, 1982) is a German born Iranian-American actress and model. She 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 her role playing First Lady and later President Dalia Hassan on the eighth season of 24. Description above from the Wikipedia article Necar Zadegan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 20, 1982 (44)
From
Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 56% in 30 days

What are Necar Zadegan's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
20%
Morality
19%
Survival
11%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Warm
4
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Necar Zadegan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Necar Zadegan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

39 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • CIA(2026)

    Show 13 episodes · as DCOS Nikki Reynard

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Misty Green(2026)

    as Shabnam

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Electric State(2025)

    as Farah Bedi

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Inheritance(2025)

    as Erika Papp

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Cosmetic Criminals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Carolyn

  • Mayor of Kingstown(2021)

    Show 30 episodes · as Assistant D.A. Evelyn Foley

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Picard(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Bjayzl

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as ADA Vivian Eckert

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • FBI(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as DCOS Nikki Reynard · as Nikki Reynard

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Here and Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Layla Shokrani

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jordan Ko

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Documentary Now!(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ra-Sharir

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce(2014)

    Show 45 episodes · as Delia

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 60 episodes · as Hannah Khoury

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Legends(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ana Paulanos

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Extant(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Shayna Velez · as Velez

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Rake(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · as Scarlet Leon

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Masters of Sex(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen of Iran

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Fosters(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Gretchen

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Meth Head(2013)

    Producer · as Maia

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Emily Owens, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Gina Bandari

  • Harry's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarita Radan

  • The Event(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Isabel

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Elena Undone(2010)

    as Elena

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Unthinkable(2010)

    as Jehan Younger

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Archer(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Yasmin Fawaz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Big Shots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Prostitute

  • The Unit(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Pari

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Girl #2

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Translator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Rihama Shaheen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Nastran

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Salumeh Farooq

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Lucine

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Bernie Mac Show(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Sales Associate

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • 24(2001)

    Show 20 episodes · as Dalia Hassan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Bonnie Kimura

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Blind Owl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Joseph of Egypt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · as Zilapah

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 36 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Highest rated

Mayor of Kingstown (2021)

Midcredits 89th

Film career

19902026

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 38 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s6 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Necar Zadegan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th11

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor, producer

Meth Head (2013)

88th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

24 (2001)

Midcredits 94th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Necar Zadegan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Necar Zadegan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Necar Zadegan's MovieCove titles; Jane Clark shares the most, 2.