Iranian–American actor and screenwriter

Payman Maadi, also known as Peyman Moadi (Persian: پیمان معادی) is an American-born Iranian actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for starring in the films A Separation (2011) and About Elly (2009) by director Asghar Farhadi and Last Knights (2015) and the independent drama film Camp X-Ray (2014). For his role in A Separation, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival (2011).

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Filmography
  • 2.1 Film
  • 2.2 Television
• 3 Awards and nominations
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Career

Maadi started his film career as a screenwriter with the film Swan Song in 2000. He later wrote several renowned Iranian films. 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, which was released to widespread critical acclaim.

Two years later, he received the Silver Bear award for Best Actor in Leading Role at the Berlin International Film Festival for his performance as Nader in Farhadi's A Separation (2011). He was seen in the indie drama Camp X-Ray, which was accepted into the U.S. Dramatic Compe*ion section of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was released October 17, 2014. Maadi also appeared in the HBO television series The Night Of.In 2014 he was a jury member at the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival.

He won the Crystal Simorgh for his role in Walnut Tree (2020) at the Fajr Film Festival.This film is about a father who has to bear the burden of his children's grief under the terrible shadow of war.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Official website
• Payman Maadi at IMDb
• Payman Maadi on Instagram
• Payman Maadi on Twitter