Necar Zadegan
Necar Zadegan (Persian: نکار زادگان) (born 20 June 1982; age 43) is the actress who played Bjayzl in the Star Trek: Picard first season episode "Stardust City Rag".
She was born in Heidelberg, West Germany to Iranian parents and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. She graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a BA degree in Literature, and spent a semester at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. V
Career
In 2010, Zadegan played Dalia Hassan in the eighth season of 24, alongside Nazneen Contractor, who (despite being the same age) played the character's daughter, Kayla Hassan. Bob Gunton, Gregory Itzin, Scott Lawrence, Stephen Root, and Annie Wersching also appeared in that season, on which Brannon Braga and Manny Coto served as executive producers and showrunners. In 2012-13, Zadegan co-starred in Emily Owens, M.D. and Rake, the latter featuring Jeffrey Nordling, David Gautreaux, and Bill Cobbs in recurring roles. From 2018–21, she co-starred in NCIS: New Orleans, alongside Scott Bakula.
She also appeared in guest roles on shows such as Nip/Tuck (2006), Lost (2008, with Naveen Andrews and Terry O'Quinn, created by J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof), The Shield (2008, with Michael Jace and F.J. Rio), CSI: Miami (2010, with Jeff Kober), Major Crimes (2012, with Raymond Cruz), and three episodes of The Good Doctor (2018, with Tamlyn Tomita).