Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 30, 1970
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
42 titles
Payman Maadi
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.
Known For
Filmography
Crime 101
Sammy Kassem
Oh, What Happy Days!
Woman and Child
Hamid
Arenas
Azaazil
Major Behrouz Sharifi
Hard Shell
Siamak
Viper of Tehran
Arman Bayani
Opponent
Iman
Aporia
Jabir
Parfum
Leila's Brothers
Manouchehr
Like a Fish on the Moon
Technical Advisor
Hamid's Symphony
Payman
Night Shift
Asomidin Tohirov
Walnut Tree
Qader
6 Underground
Murat Alimov
Law of Tehran
Samad
Suddenly a Tree
Farhad
Pig
Payman Maadi
Bomb: A Love Story
Iraj
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Payman (voice)
Westworld
Elliot
The Night Of
Salim Khan
Life and a Day
Morteza
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Amahl
Last Knights
Emperor
Camp X-Ray
Ali
Melbourne
Amir
Il était une fois... Une séparation
Tales
Taxi Driver
The Snow on the Pines
Director
Mourning
Masoud (voice)
From Iran, a Separation
Self - Actor
A Separation
Nader
About Elly
Peyman
Cafe Setareh
Writer
Wedding Dinner
Writer
Coma
Writer
Thirst
Writer
Swan Song
Writer
Enemies
The Test