Payman Maadi
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
19 credits across 5 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Crime 101 | Sammy Kassem | Film |
| 2025 | Arenas | Film | |
| 2025 | Woman and Child | Hamid | Film |
| 2024 | Hard Shell | Siamak | Film |
| 2023 | Opponent | Iman | Film |
| 2019 | 6 Underground | Murat Alimov | Film |
| 2018 | Bomb: A Love Story | Iraj | Film |
| 2018 | Pig | Payman Maadi | Film |
| 2018 | Bomb: A Love Story | Director | Film |
| 2018 | Bomb: A Love Story | Writer | Film |
| 2018 | Bomb: A Love Story | Producer | Film |
| 2017 | Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming | Payman (voice) | Film |
| 2016 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | Amahl | Film |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Salim Khan | TV |
| 2015 | Last Knights | Emperor | Film |
| 2014 | Camp X-Ray | Ali | Film |
| 2011 | A Separation | Nader | Film |
| 2011 | Mourning | Masoud (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | About Elly | Peyman | Film |
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