
Payman Maadi
Actor
Born: July 30, 1970 (55 years old)
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography (29)
- A Separation (2011, ★ 7.9)
- Leila's Brothers (2022, ★ 7.6)
- From Iran, a Separation (2011, ★ 8.5)
- Opponent (2023, ★ 6.5)
- Camp X-Ray (2014, ★ 6.7)
- About Elly (2009, ★ 7.5)
- Life and a Day (2016, ★ 7.9)
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016, ★ 7.3)
- Melbourne (2014, ★ 6.3)
- Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017, ★ 6.7)
- Last Knights (2015, ★ 6.4)
- Bomb: A Love Story (2018, ★ 6.6)
- Law of Tehran (2019, ★ 7.2)
- The Night Of (2016, ★ 8)
- Viper of Tehran (2024, ★ 7.8)
- Westworld (2016, ★ 8)
- Aporia (2023, ★ 6.2)
- 6 Underground (2019, ★ 6.3)
- Walnut Tree (2020, ★ 7)
- Tales (2014, ★ 6.5)
- Crime 101 (2026, ★ 7)
- Suddenly a Tree (2019, ★ 4.6)
- Night Shift (2020, ★ 5.2)
- Pig (2018, ★ 5.8)
- Mourning (2011, ★ 5.5)
- Woman and Child (2025, ★ 5.4)
- Cafe Setareh (2006, ★ 4.9)
- The Snow on the Pines (2013, ★ 5.3)
- Coma (2004, ★ 5.6)