[custom_adv] Paymān Maādi is an actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for starring in the films A Separation and About Elly by director Asghar Farhadi and Last Knights with Morgan Freeman and the independent drama film Camp X-Ray. [custom_adv] For his role in A Separation, as part of ensemble he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011.Maadi started his film career as a screenwriter with the film Swan Song in 2000. He later wrote several renowned films. [custom_adv] 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. [custom_adv] 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. [custom_adv] 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. [custom_adv] Dramatic Competition 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. [custom_adv] He won the Crystal Simorgh for his role in Walnut Tree at the Fajr Film Festival. [custom_adv] Payman Maadi, Actor: Jodaeiye Nader az Simin. Peyman Maadi was born in 1972 in New York City. His father was a lawyer.