Payman Maadi
Acting
Born 1970-07-30 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
Crime 101
2026 · Movie
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
2016 · Movie
6 Underground
2019 · Movie
A Separation
2011 · Movie
Last Knights
2015 · Movie
Camp X-Ray
2014 · Movie
About Elly
2009 · Movie
Life and a Day
2016 · Movie
Leila's Brothers
2022 · Movie
From Iran, a Separation
2011 · Movie
Law of Tehran
2019 · Movie
Aporia
2023 · Movie
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
2017 · Movie
Walnut Tree
2020 · Movie
Arenas
2025 · Movie
Bomb: A Love Story
2018 · Movie
Woman and Child
2025 · Movie
Tales
2014 · Movie
Opponent
2023 · Movie
Night Shift
2020 · Movie
Pig
2018 · Movie
Melbourne
2014 · Movie
Mourning
2011 · Movie
Suddenly a Tree
2019 · Movie
Hard Shell
2024 · Movie
Oh, What Happy Days!
2025 · Movie
Parfum
2023 · Movie
Hamid's Symphony
2022 · Movie
Il était une fois... Une séparation
2014 · Movie