
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

Camp X-Ray (2014)
as Ali

A Separation (2011)
as Nader
The Test (—)
Actor

Leila's Brothers (2022)
as Manouchehr

Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017)
as Payman (voice)

Woman and Child (2025)
as Hamid

Parfum (2023)
Actor

About Elly (2009)
as Peyman
Bonsai (—)
Actor

Hard Shell (2024)
as Siamak

Mourning (2011)
as Masoud (voice)

Suddenly a Tree (2019)
as Farhad

Law of Tehran (2019)
as Samad

Night Shift (2020)
as Asomidin Tohirov

Aporia (2023)
as Jabir

From Iran, a Separation (2011)
as Self - Actor

Melbourne (2014)
as Amir

Hamid's Symphony (2022)
as Payman

Pig (2018)
as Payman Maadi

Opponent (2023)
as Iman

Life and a Day (2016)
as Morteza

Walnut Tree (2020)
as Qader

Enemies (—)
Actor

Tales (2014)
as Taxi Driver

Oh, What Happy Days! (2025)
Actor

Bomb: A Love Story (2018)
as Iraj

Il était une fois... Une séparation (2014)
Actor





