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