Payman Maadi

Payman was born in 1972 in New York City. His father was a lawyer. His family moved back to Iran when he was 5 years old. He graduated in Metallurgical Engineering. Maadi started his film career as a screenwriter in late 2000s with the successful movie Swan Song. He later wrote several renowned Iranian films He 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 Festival. He was seen in the indie drama Camp X-Ray, which was accepted into the U.S. Dramatic Competition section of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was released October 17, 2014. Moaadi also is appearing in the HBO television series Criminal Justice[ In 2014 he was a jury member at the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival.

Filmography: Song of the Swan, writer (2000), Thirst, costume designer (2002), Coma, writer (2004), Café Setaré, writer (2006), Wedding Dinner, writer (2006), Lipstick (short film); director, writer (2007), About Elly, actor (2009), Mourning, actor (2009), A Separation, actor (2011), The Snow on the Pines; director, writer (2013), Camp X-Ray, actor (2014), Melbourne, actor (2014), Tales, actor (2014), Last Knights, actor (2015)