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