Payman Maadi
ActingAlso Known As
پیمان معادی, Payman Maādi, Payman Maadi, Peyman Moādi, Peyman Moadi
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
(31 total)
6 Underground
as Murat Alimov
A Separation
as Nader
Last Knights
as Emperor
Camp X-Ray
as Ali
About Elly
as Peyman
Law of Tehran
as Samad
Night Shift
as Asomidin Tohirov
Leila's Brothers
as Manouchehr
Crime 101
as Sammy Kassem
Aporia
as Jabir
Life and a Day
as Morteza
Pig
as Payman Maadi
Bomb: A Love Story
as Iraj
Tales
as Taxi Driver
Window Horses
as Payman (voice)
Opponent
as Iman
Walnut Tree
as Qader
From Iran, a Separation
as Self - Actor
TV Shows
(4 total)
Westworld
as Elliot
The Night Of
as Salim Khan
Viper of Tehran
as Arman Bayani
Azaazil
as Major Behrouz Sharifi