Payman Maadi
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
A Separation
as Nader
2011
Aporia
as Jabir
2023
Opponent
as Iman
2023
Hamid's Symphony
as Payman
2022
Leila's Brothers
as Manouchehr
2022
Camp X-Ray
as Ali
2014
Parfum
2023
Arenas
2025
Melbourne
as Amir
2014
About Elly
as Peyman
2009
Life and a Day
as Morteza
2016
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
as Payman (voice)
2017
From Iran, a Separation
as Self - Actor
2011
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
as Amahl
2016
Last Knights
as Emperor
2015
Bomb: A Love Story
as Iraj
2018
Suddenly a Tree
as Farhad
2019
Law of Tehran
as Samad
2019
6 Underground
as Murat Alimov
2019
Night Shift
as Asomidin Tohirov
2020
