Portrait of Payman Maadi

Acting

Payman Maadi

Career

Active from 2001 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Separation
A Separation
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Payman Maadi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    1.9, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.6, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Iranian Drama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Iranian Cinema 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Psychological Mystery 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles ยท average score 64
Crime 101
Crime 101 (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sammy Kassem

Woman and Child
Woman and Child (2025)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hamid

Azaazil
Azaazil (2025)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show ยท as Major Behrouz Sharifi

Viper of Tehran
Viper of Tehran (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Arman Bayani

Hard Shell
Hard Shell (2024)
GoodWatch score 45

as Siamak

Aporia
Aporia (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jabir

Opponent
Opponent (2023)
GoodWatch score 79

as Iman

Leila's Brothers
Leila's Brothers (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

as Manouchehr

Hamid's Symphony
Hamid's Symphony (2022)

as Payman

Like a Fish on the Moon
Like a Fish on the Moon (2022)

Technical Advisor

Walnut Tree
Walnut Tree (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

as Qader

Night Shift
Night Shift (2020)
GoodWatch score 53

as Asomidin Tohirov

2010s

17 titles ยท average score 67
Suddenly a Tree
Suddenly a Tree (2019)
GoodWatch score 51

as Farhad

Law of Tehran
Law of Tehran (2019)
GoodWatch score 76

as Samad

Bomb: A Love Story
Bomb: A Love Story (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

as Iraj

Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

as Payman (voice)

The Night Of
The Night Of (2016)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Salim Khan

Life and a Day
Life and a Day (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

as Morteza

Westworld
Westworld (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Elliot

Camp X-Ray
Camp X-Ray (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ali

Melbourne
Melbourne (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

as Amir

The Snow on the Pines
The Snow on the Pines (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

A Separation
A Separation (2011)
GoodWatch score 91

as Nader

Mourning
Mourning (2011)
GoodWatch score 62

as Masoud (voice)

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 55
About Elly
About Elly (2009)
GoodWatch score 87

as Peyman

Wedding Dinner
Wedding Dinner (2006)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer

Cafe Setareh
Cafe Setareh (2006)
GoodWatch score 38

Writer

Coma
Coma (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

Thirst
Thirst (2003)

Writer

Swan Song
Swan Song (2001)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer, Costume Design