Payman Maadi

Payman Maadi is a prominent actor born to Iranian parents in New York in 1970. When he was six, his family moved back to Iran. His acting roles include Steven Zaillian’s HBO series THE NIGHT OF, and films such as CAMP X-RAY, LAST KNIGHTS, and 13 HOURS: The SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI. He was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlinale for Asghar Farhadi’s compelling drama, A SEPARATION (2011) which itself won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Always fascinated by cinema, Payman has also directed, produced and written for numerous films, and has served as a jury member at Shanghai IFF and Thessalonika IFF.