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name: "Nazanin Boniadi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nazanin-boniadi"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 May 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T20:19:14.130415+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Nazanin Boniadi

Actor. Born 22 May 1980 in Tehran, Iran.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 May 1980, Tehran, Iran
- **Active:** 2008–2011
- **Also known as:** نازنین بنیادی, Nazanin Bonyadi, Назанин Бониади
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189102, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2258164/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/142213

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Homeland*](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) (78)

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## Biography

Nazanin Boniadi is a British actress. Born in Tehran, Iran, she was raised in London after her family relocated shortly after her birth. She studied biological sciences at the University of California, Irvine, before training in acting, including at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

She played Fara Sherazi in the series *Homeland* (2013–2014) and shared a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Other television roles include Nora in *How I Met Your Mother* (2011–2012) and appearances in *Grey's Anatomy* and *Suits*. Film credits include *Iron Man* (2008) and *Ben-Hur* (2016). She is also known for her work as a human rights activist focused on Iran.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Homeland* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Fara Sherazi — [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Iron Man* (2008), Fi1m 80, as Amira Ahmed — [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md)

## Also known for

- *Passengers* (2016), Wake-up Hologram (uncredited)
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), Nora
- *Suits* (2011), Lauren Pearl
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power* (2022), Bronwyn
- *Bombshell* (2019), Rudi Bakhtiar
- *The Next Three Days* (2010), Elaine
- *Zoolander 2* (2016), 'Old and Lame' Show Attendee
- *24* (2001), Blonde Woman

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