Payman Maadi
Acting
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
2026Crime 101
Sammy Kassem
2025Arenas
2025Woman and Child
Hamid
2025Oh, What Happy Days!
2024Hard Shell
Siamak
2023Aporia
Jabir
2023Opponent
Iman
2023Parfum
2022Hamid's Symphony
Payman
2022Leila's Brothers
Manouchehr
2020Night Shift
Asomidin Tohirov
2020Walnut Tree
Qader
2019Suddenly a Tree
Farhad
2019Law of Tehran
Samad
20196 Underground
Murat Alimov
2018Bomb: A Love Story
Iraj
2018Pig
Payman Maadi
2017Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Payman (voice)
2016Life and a Day
Morteza
201613 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Amahl
2015Last Knights
Emperor
2014Camp X-Ray
Ali
2014Melbourne
Amir
2014Tales
Taxi Driver
