From 2005 to 2009, Zadegan had roles in such television series as
The Bernie Mac Show,
Nip/Tuck,
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service,
The Unit,
How I Met Your Mother,
Big Shots,
Lost,
The Shield, and
CSI: Miami. In 2009, Zadegan appeared in the Persian language stage production of
From Satellite with Love "Az Mahvareh Ta Eshgh", touring in the U.S. and Europe. In 2009, Zadegan played 'The Leper' in
Rajiv Joseph's
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, which moved to Broadway in 2011. That same year, she portrayed the First Lady turned president, Dalia Hassan, in the FOX series
24. Zadegan appeared in the 2010 film
Elena Undone in the title role of Elena Winters for FilmMcQueen. That same year she also appeared opposite Michael Sheen and Samuel L. Jackson in the role of Jehan Younger in the Columbia TriStar psychological thriller
Unthinkable. Zadegan returned to television as resident villainess Isabel on the NBC series
The Event. She appeared as Scarlet Leon, the female lead, opposite Greg Kinnear in the 2014 American version of the comedy
Rake. Later in 2014 she rounded out the all female-lead cast for Bravo's first scripted series ''
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'' in the role of Delia Banai. The show went on to be the first ever to get a three-season pickup and ran for five seasons before premiering its final season in Spring 2018. In 2015, Zadegan continued to appear in other television series such as
Extant,
Legends and as the Queen of Iran opposite Michael Sheen for Showtime's critical success
Masters of Sex. Zadegan joined the cast of
NCIS: New Orleans in October 2018 playing the role of
Special Agent Hannah Khoury, the senior agent in the NCIS New Orleans office. Zadegan played the role of Ra-Sharir in the first two episodes of season 3 of
Documentary Now! for IFC in 2019. She voices the character of Viola in the 2019
virtual reality sci-fi feature film
Eleven Eleven, written by Australian screenwriter
Lucas Taylor. ==Filmography==