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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Westworld (2016) — Elliot
2. 6 Underground (2019) — Murat Alimov
3. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) — Amahl
4. A Separation (2011) — Nader
5. The Night Of (2016) — Salim Khan
6. Crime 101 (2026) — Sammy Kassem
7. Last Knights (2015) — Emperor
8. Camp X-Ray (2014) — Ali
9. About Elly (2009) — Peyman
10. Law of Tehran (2019) — Samad
11. Night Shift (2020) — Asomidin Tohirov
12. Leila's Brothers (2022) — Manouchehr
13. Aporia (2023) — Jabir
14. Life and a Day (2016) — Morteza
15. Melbourne (2014) — Amir
16. Pig (2018) — Payman Maadi
17. Bomb: A Love Story (2018) — Iraj
18. Tales (2014) — Taxi Driver
19. Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017) — Payman (voice)
20. Opponent (2023) — Iman
21. Walnut Tree (2020) — Qader
22. From Iran, a Separation (2011) — Self - Actor
23. Arenas (2025)
24. Mourning (2011) — Masoud (voice)
25. Viper of Tehran (2024) — Arman Bayani
26. Suddenly a Tree (2019) — Farhad
27. Woman and Child (2025) — Hamid
28. Hard Shell (2024) — Siamak
29. Azaazil (2025) — Major Behrouz Sharifi
30. Hamid's Symphony (2022) — Payman
31. Parfum (2023)
32. The Test
33. Enemies
34. Oh, What Happy Days! (2025)
35. Il était une fois... Une séparation (2014)

Directed

1. Bomb: A Love Story (2018) — Director
2. The Snow on the Pines (2013) — Director