
Payman Maadi
Acting
Born 1970-07-30 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography

Crime 101
Feb 11, 2026

Oh, What Happy Days!
Nov 15, 2025

Woman and Child
Jul 23, 2025

Arenas
May 7, 2025

Hard Shell
Oct 17, 2024

Opponent
Oct 26, 2023

Aporia
Aug 11, 2023

Parfum
Jan 8, 2023

Leila's Brothers
Aug 24, 2022

Hamid's Symphony
Mar 7, 2022

Night Shift
May 21, 2020

Walnut Tree
Feb 1, 2020

6 Underground
Dec 10, 2019

Law of Tehran
Mar 17, 2019

Suddenly a Tree
Feb 1, 2019

Pig
Apr 19, 2018

Bomb: A Love Story
Feb 20, 2018

Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Mar 10, 2017

Life and a Day
Mar 16, 2016

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Jan 14, 2016

Last Knights
Apr 3, 2015

Camp X-Ray
Oct 17, 2014

Melbourne
Feb 7, 2014

Il était une fois... Une séparation
Feb 5, 2014

Tales
Feb 1, 2014

Mourning
Oct 29, 2011

From Iran, a Separation
Mar 16, 2011

A Separation
Feb 15, 2011

About Elly
Jun 6, 2009