Payman Maadi

Born: 1970-07-30

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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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

as Amahl
Released: 2016-01-14

An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team...

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as Murat Alimov
Released: 2019-12-10

After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a...

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Last Knights

as Emperor
Released: 2015-04-03

When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour –...

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Aporia

as Jabir
Released: 2023-08-11

Since losing her husband, Sophie has struggled to manage grief, a full-time job, and parenting...

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Camp X-Ray

as Ali
Released: 2014-10-17

A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town...

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A Separation

as Nader
Released: 2011-02-15

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by...

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About Elly

as Peyman
Released: 2009-06-06

The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is...

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Law of Tehran

as Samad
Released: 2019-03-17

Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and...

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Night Shift

as Asomidin Tohirov
Released: 2020-05-21

Three officers are tasked with escorting an illegal immigrant to Charles de Gaulle airport,...

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Opponent

as Iman
Released: 2023-10-26

In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As...

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Leila's Brothers

as Manouchehr
Released: 2022-08-24

At the age of 40, Leila has spent her entire life caring for her parents and four brothers. A...

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Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming

as Payman
Released: 2016-06-13

Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran,...

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Life and a Day

as Morteza
Released: 2016-03-16

Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is...

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Mourning

as Masoud (voice)
Released: 2011-10-29

A violent quarrel breaks out between a couple at midnight. Being at a relative's house in the...

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Parfum

as uncredited
Released: 2023-01-08

A Los Angeles luxury real estate agent finds herself in crisis after making a strange discovery...

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Walnut Tree

as Qader
Released: 2020-02-01

Qader, a bricklayer from Sardasht in Kurdistan Iran whose wife is pregnant with her 4th child,...

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Suddenly a Tree

as Farhad
Released: 2019-02-01

Farhad tells the story of his life to a psychiatrist. In the time of the Iran-Iraq War, Farhad...

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Bomb: A Love Story

as Iraj
Released: 2018-02-20

It’s 1988 and, at the height of the Iran-Iraq War, Tehran is bombed relentlessly. The days that...

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Pig

as Payman Maadi
Released: 2018-04-19

A serial killer is going around killing Iran's most beloved filmmakers. Hasan, a blacklisted...

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From Iran, a Separation

as Self - Actor
Released: 2011-03-16

In March 2012, Iranian movie "A Separation" by Asghar Farhadi, won the Oscar Award for the Best...

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Tales

as Taxi Driver
Released: 2014-02-01

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Rakshan Banietemad ends her eight-year hiatus from feature...

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Melbourne

as uncredited
Released: 2014-02-07

Amir and Sara are a young couple on their way to Melbourne to continue their studies. However,...

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Hamid's Symphony

as uncredited
Released: 2022-03-07

A Film By Jafar Sadeghi

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Westworld

as Elliot
First aired: 2016-10-02

A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the...

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The Night Of

as Salim Khan
First aired: 2016-07-10

After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death...

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Viper Of Tehran

as Arman Bayani
First aired: 2024-03-06

The adventures of a movie director who gets involved in a murder case.

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