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.
Filmography
Crime 101
as Sammy Kassem
Crime 101
as Sammy Kassem
Oh, What Happy Days!
Oh, What Happy Days!
Woman and Child
as Hamid
Woman and Child
as Hamid
Hard Shell
as Siamak
Hard Shell
as Siamak
Opponent
as Iman
Opponent
as Iman
Aporia
as Jabir
Aporia
as Jabir
Parfum
Parfum
Leila's Brothers
as Manouchehr
Leila's Brothers
as Manouchehr
Hamid's Symphony
as Payman
Hamid's Symphony
as Payman
Night Shift
as Asomidin Tohirov
Night Shift
as Asomidin Tohirov
Walnut Tree
as Qader
Walnut Tree
as Qader
6 Underground
as Murat Alimov
6 Underground
as Murat Alimov
Law of Tehran
as Samad
Law of Tehran
as Samad
Suddenly a Tree
as Farhad
Suddenly a Tree
as Farhad
Pig
as Payman Maadi
Pig
as Payman Maadi
Bomb: A Love Story
as Iraj
Bomb: A Love Story
as Iraj
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
as Payman (voice)
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
as Payman (voice)
Life and a Day
as Morteza
Life and a Day
as Morteza
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
as Amahl
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
as Amahl
Last Knights
as Emperor
Last Knights
as Emperor
Camp X-Ray
as Ali
Camp X-Ray
as Ali
Melbourne
as Amir
Melbourne
as Amir
Il était une fois... Une séparation
Il était une fois... Une séparation
Tales
as Taxi Driver
Tales
as Taxi Driver
Mourning
as Masoud (voice)
Mourning
as Masoud (voice)
From Iran, a Separation
as Self - Actor
From Iran, a Separation
as Self - Actor
A Separation
as Nader
A Separation
as Nader
About Elly
as Peyman
About Elly
as Peyman
The Test
The Test
Enemies
Enemies