Peyman Maadi (پیمان معادی) was born in 1970 in New York City to an Iranian couple. His father was a lawyer. Peyman Maadi's family moved back to Iran when he was 5 years old. He graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from Karaj Azad University. Maadi started his film career as a screenwriter in late 2000s. He is the writer of several famous Iranian films. Peyman Maadi 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 Fest.

پیمان مُعادی کارگردان، فیلمنامه‌نویس و بازیگر است. او برای نقش‌آفرینی در فیلم‌های «جدایی نادر از سیمین» و «دربارهٔ الی» به عنوان بازیگر صاحب سبک، شناخته شد. او خرس نقره‌ای بهترین بازیگر مرد جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم برلین ۲۰۱۱ را به‌همراه گروه بازیگران فیلم جدایی نادر از سیمین کسب کرد.