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 (35)
Crime 101
Azaazil
Arenas
Woman and Child
Oh, What Happy Days!
Viper of Tehran
Hard Shell
Opponent
Aporia
Parfum
Leila's Brothers
Hamid's Symphony
Walnut Tree
Night Shift
Law of Tehran
6 Underground
Suddenly a Tree
Bomb: A Love Story
Pig
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Westworld
The Night Of
Life and a Day
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Last Knights
Camp X-Ray
Tales
Melbourne
Il était une fois... Une séparation
From Iran, a Separation
A Separation
Mourning
About Elly- The Test
- Enemies