Payman Maadi
Peyman Maadi (پیمان معادی) (born 30 July 1970) is an American-born Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. Maadi begun his film career as a screenwriter with the film Swan Song (2001). He began his acting career in Asghar Farhadi's film About Elly (2009), continuing his working relationship with the director in the film A Separation (2011), which was released to widespread critical acclaim.
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Movies (38)

Crime 101
2026 · Sammy Kassem

Oh, What Happy Days!
2025

Woman and Child
2025 · Hamid

Hard Shell
2024 · Siamak

Opponent
2023 · Iman

Aporia
2023 · Jabir

Parfum
2023

Leila's Brothers
2022 · Manouchehr

Like a Fish on the Moon
2022 · Technical Advisor

Hamid's Symphony
2022 · Payman

Night Shift
2020 · Asomidin Tohirov

Walnut Tree
2020 · Qader

Escuadrón 6
2019 · Murat Alimov

Law of Tehran
2019 · Samad

Suddenly a Tree
2019 · Farhad, Producer

Pig
2018 · Payman Maadi

Bomb: A Love Story
2018 · Iraj, Director, Writer, Producer

Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
2017 · Payman (voice)

Life and a Day
2016 · Morteza

13 Horas: Los soldados secretos de Bengasi
2016 · Amahl

El Último Caballero
2015 · Emperor

Atrapada En Guantánamo
2014 · Ali

Melbourne
2014 · Amir

Il était une fois... Une séparation
2014

Tales
2014 · Taxi Driver

The Snow on the Pines
2013 · Director, Writer

Mourning
2011 · Masoud (voice)

From Iran, a Separation
2011 · Self - Actor

A Separation
2011 · Nader

About Elly
2009 · Peyman

Cafe Setareh
2006 · Writer

Wedding Dinner
2006 · Writer

Coma
2004 · Writer

Thirst
2003 · Writer

Swan Song
2001 · Writer, Costume Design, Production Design
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