Payman Maadi
Acting Born Jul 30, 1970 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Westworld (2016) as Elliot
- Crime 101 (2026) as Sammy Kassem
- The Night Of (2016) as Salim Khan
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) as Amahl
- 6 Underground (2019) as Murat Alimov
- Last Knights (2015) as Emperor
- A Separation (2011) as Nader
- Camp X-Ray (2014) as Ali
- Life and a Day (2016) as Morteza
- Azaazil (2025) as Major Behrouz Sharifi
- Viper of Tehran (2024) as Arman Bayani
- Woman and Child (2025) as Hamid
- About Elly (2009) as Peyman
- Night Shift (2020) as Asomidin Tohirov
- Leila's Brothers (2022) as Manouchehr
- Law of Tehran (2019) as Samad
- Aporia (2023) as Jabir
- Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017) as Payman (voice)
- Arenas (2025)
- Oh, What Happy Days! (2025)
- Opponent (2023) as Iman
- From Iran, a Separation (2011) as Self - Actor
- Pig (2018) as Payman Maadi
- Enemies