Payman Maadi

Birthday:: 07/30/1970
Place of birth:: New York City, New York, USA:
Biography:: 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.

Credits

	Crime 101 (2026) as Sammy Kassem
	آه چه روزهای خوشی بود (2025) as
	زن و بچه (2025) as Hamid
	Les Arènes (2025) as
	بی سر و صدا (2024) as Siamak
	Motståndaren (2023) as Iman
	Aporia (2023) as Jabir
	Parfum (2023) as
	برادران لیلا (2022) as Manouchehr
	سمفونی حمید (2022) as Payman
	Police (2020) as Asomidin Tohirov
	درخت گردو (2020) as Qader
	6 Underground (2019) as Murat Alimov
	متری شش و نیم (2019) as Samad
	ناگهان درخت (2019) as Farhad
	خوک (2018) as Payman Maadi
	بمب؛ یک عاشقانه (2018) as Iraj
	Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017) as Payman (voice)
	ابد و یک روز (2016) as Morteza
	13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) as Amahl
	Last Knights (2015) as Emperor
	Camp X-Ray (2014) as Ali
	ملبورن (2014) as Amir
	Il était une fois... Une séparation (2014) as
	قصه ها (2014) as Taxi Driver
	Soog (2011) as Masoud (voice)
	از ایران، یک جدایی (2011) as Self - Actor
	جدایی نادر از سیمین (2011) as Nader
	درباره الی‎‎ (2009) as Peyman
	Enemies () as
	The Test () as