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.

Most Known For

Crime 101

as Sammy Kassem

Westworld

as Elliot

The Night Of

as Salim Khan

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

as Amahl

6 Underground

as Murat Alimov

Last Knights

as Emperor

Camp X-Ray

as Ali

Viper of Tehran

as Arman Bayani

A Separation

as Nader

Suddenly a Tree

as Farhad

Opponent

as Iman

Azaazil

as Major Behrouz Sharifi

About Elly

as Peyman

Law of Tehran

as Samad

Woman and Child

as Hamid

Night Shift

as Asomidin Tohirov

Life and a Day

as Morteza

Mourning

as Masoud (voice)

Window Horses

as Payman (voice)

Leila's Brothers

as Manouchehr