Payman Maadi
Acting • Born 1970-07-30
Biography
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.
Filmography
35 credits
A Separation
Movie • 2011
Nader
Aporia
Movie • 2023
Jabir
Opponent
Movie • 2023
Iman
Hamid's Symphony
Movie • 2022
Payman
Leila's Brothers
Movie • 2022
Manouchehr
Camp X-Ray
Movie • 2014
Ali
Parfum
Movie • 2023
Arenas
Movie • 2025
Melbourne
Movie • 2014
About Elly
Movie • 2009
Peyman
Life and a Day
Movie • 2016
Morteza
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Movie • 2017
Payman (voice)
From Iran, a Separation
Movie • 2011
Self - Actor
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Movie • 2016
Amahl
Last Knights
Movie • 2015
Emperor
Bomb: A Love Story
Movie • 2018
Iraj
Suddenly a Tree
Movie • 2019
Farhad
Law of Tehran
Movie • 2019
Samad
6 Underground
Movie • 2019
Murat Alimov
Night Shift
Movie • 2020
Asomidin Tohirov
Walnut Tree
Movie • 2020
Qader
Tales
Movie • 2014
Taxi Driver
Pig
Movie • 2018
Payman Maadi
The Test
Movie
Mourning
Movie • 2011
Masoud (voice)
Hard Shell
Movie • 2024
Siamak
Crime 101
Movie • 2026
Sammy Kassem
Woman and Child
Movie • 2025
Hamid
Enemies
Movie
Oh, What Happy Days!
Movie • 2025
Il était une fois... Une séparation
Movie • 2014
The Night Of
TV • 2016
Salim Khan
Viper of Tehran
TV • 2024
Arman Bayani
Westworld
TV • 2016
Elliot
Azaazil
TV • 2025
Major Behrouz Sharifi