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

A Separation
A Separation
Aporia
Aporia
Opponent
Opponent
Hamid's Symphony
Hamid's Symphony
Leila's Brothers
Leila's Brothers
Camp X-Ray
Camp X-Ray
Parfum
Parfum
Arenas
Arenas
Melbourne
Melbourne
About Elly
About Elly

Filmography

2026 Crime 101
as
2025 Woman and Child
as Hamid
2025 Arenas
as
2025 Azaazil
as Major Behrouz Sharifi
2024 Hard Shell
as
2024 Viper of Tehran
as Arman Bayani
2023 Opponent
as Iman
2023 Aporia
as Jabir
2023 Parfum
as
2022 Leila's Brothers
as Manouchehr
2022 Hamid's Symphony
as Payman
2020 Night Shift
as Asomidin Tohirov
2020 Walnut Tree
as Qader
2019 6 Underground
as Murat Alimov
2019 Law of Tehran
as Samad
2019 Suddenly a Tree
as Farhad
2018 Pig
as Payman Maadi
2018 Bomb: A Love Story
as Iraj
2017 Window Horses
as Payman
2016 Westworld
as Elliot