In 2008 Boniadi starred as Amira Ahmed in the movie Iron Man. Since 2010 she has had a recurring role as Nora in the TV series How I Met Your Mother. Since 2013 she has starred as Fara Sherazi on the television series Homeland. In 2014 Nazanin also starred as Adnan Salif in the TV series Scandal. Boniadi was a keynote speaker at Congresswoman Eddie Bernie Johnson’s 13th annual A World of Women for World Peace conference. In 2004 she had a brief relationship with Tom Cruise as selected by the Church of Scientology. In 2008 she was nominated for an Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for her role in General Hospital.
