Payman Maadi
Acting
Peyman Maadi (پیمان معادی) was born in 1970 in New York City to an Iranian couple. His father was a lawyer. Peyman Maadi's family moved back to Iran when he was 5 years old. He graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from Karaj Azad University. Maadi started his film career as a screenwriter in late 2000s. He is the writer of several famous Iranian films. Peyman Maadi started his acting career in Asghar Farhadi's film About Elly (2009). Two years later, he received the Silver Bear award for Best Actor in Leading Role for his performance as Nader in Farhadi's A Separation (2011) from the Berlin International Film Fest.
Born: July 30, 1970 · New York City, New York, USA
Filmography (26)
Crime 101
2026
Viper of Tehran
2024
Opponent
2023
Aporia
2023
Leila's Brothers
2022
Night Shift
2020
Walnut Tree
2020
6 Underground
2019
Law of Tehran
2019
Pig
2018
Bomb: A Love Story
2018
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
2017
Westworld
2016
The Night Of
2016
Life and a Day
2016
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
2016
Last Knights
2015
Camp X-Ray
2014
Melbourne
2014
Tales
2014
The Snow on the Pines
2013
Mourning
2011
From Iran, a Separation
2011
A Separation
2011
About Elly
2009
Cafe Setareh
2006