Sheila Vand

Sheila Vand is an American actress and performance artist of Persian descent set to portray Nilaa, a bright and driven campaign manager of Senator John Donovan in 24: Legacy. Her casting was announced on.

Biography and career
Vand was born at April 27, 1985 in a suburb of Los Angeles, California. She grew up in Palo Alto, California. She is a second-generation Iranian-American. She went to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to study acting & directing and graduated there.

Vand appeared in some short videos. Her first television role is Life (with Sarah Clarke, Manny Perry, Michael Hilow and Norman Mora). She was a regular in the wed series Prom Queen. She appeared in guest starrring roles in NYC 22 and Cult. Vand was a series regular in the short lived NBC drama-thriller State of Affairs (with Anil Kumar, Reed Diamond, Tzi Ma, Michael Irby, Ray Siegle, Oliver Keller and Edward Fernandez). Two episodes of ''State of Affairs were directed by Nelson McCormick.

Vand's film appearances include Argo (with Tate Donovan, Bob Gunton, Rory Cochrane, Željko Ivanek and Keith Szarabajka) and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (with Cherry Jones). She is set to appeared in the upcoming film Aardvark (with Zachary Quinto).

24 credits

 * 24: Legacy
 * "Pilot"

Selected filmography
 Television appearances
 * Aardvark (2016)
 * Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
 * A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
 * Argo (2012)
 * Minority Report (2015)
 * State of Affairs (2014-2015)
 * Cult (2013)
 * NYC 22 (2012)
 * Prom Queen (2007-12)
 * Life (2007)