Payman Maadi
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Peyman Maadi (پیمان معادی) (born 30 July 1970) is an American-born Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. Maadi begun his film career as a screenwriter with the film Swan Song (2001). He began his acting career in Asghar Farhadi's film About Elly (2009), continuing his working relationship with the director in the film A Separation (2011), which was released to widespread critical acclaim.
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
Last Knights (2015)
as Emperor
A Separation (2011)
as Nader
Camp X-Ray (2014)
as Ali
Leila's Brothers (2022)
as Manouchehr
About Elly (2009)
as Peyman
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017)
as Payman (voice)
Aporia (2023)
as Jabir
Law of Tehran (2019)
as Samad
Night Shift (2020)
as Asomidin Tohirov
Opponent (2023)
as Iman
The Test (—)
Actor
Life and a Day (2016)
as Morteza
Woman and Child (2025)
as Hamid
Parfum (2023)
Actor
Enemies (—)
Actor
Hard Shell (2024)
as Siamak
Pig (2018)
as Payman Maadi
Mourning (2011)
as Masoud (voice)
Suddenly a Tree (2019)
as Farhad
Walnut Tree (2020)
as Qader
Oh, What Happy Days! (2025)
Actor
Hamid's Symphony (2022)
as Payman
From Iran, a Separation (2011)
as Self - Actor
Melbourne (2014)
as Amir
Il était une fois... Une séparation (2014)
Actor
Bomb: A Love Story (2018)
as Iraj
Tales (2014)
as Taxi Driver