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Max Riemelt
Actor

Max Riemelt

7 Jan 1984Born
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Berlin, GermanyBirthplace

Biography

Max Riemelt (born in East Berlin, East Germany on 7 January 1984) is a German actor. Internationally, he is best known for playing Wolfgang Bogdanow in the television series Sense8. He is also well-known for acting in movies such as Before the Fall (2004), The Wave (2008) and Free Fall (2013). At the 2004 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, he won the best actor award for ‘Napola’ and in the 2006 Bavarian Film Awards, he won the best young actor award for ‘Der Rote Kakadu’.

Riemelt's career began in Germany at the age of 13, in the TV productions Eine Familie zum Küssen and Praxis Bülowbogen.

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The following year Riemelt played his first leading role in the ZDF Christmas series Zwei allein (director: Matthias Steurer): the Waisenkind "Max Loser". In the video for the title song "Two of a Kind" by the Hamburg duo "R & B", Riemelt has a cameo appearance. He has starred in all of Dennis Gansel's feature films, starting with Mädchen, Mädchen. In 2013, he starred in the movie Free Fall with Hanno Koffler, in which he plays Kay Engel, a police officer in training. The movie depicts a gay love story and has been compared to Brokeback Mountain.

From 2015 to 2018, he starred in The Wachowskis' Netflix series Sense8, playing Wolfgang Bogdanow, a German safe cracker. The first season received positive reviews from critics. In 2020, he joined the cast of The Matrix 4.

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Filmography

  1. TBAGolemFilm
  2. TBAThe Angel MakersFilm
  3. TBAZeit der Wunder – Das Tafelsilber der Deutschen EinheitFilm
  4. 2027HerkunftFilm
  5. 2026The Grim OnesSeries: Ben Sandmann (6 episodes)
  6. 2026Home StoriesFilm: Matze
  7. 2026Free Fall – Who You AreFilm: Kay Engel
  8. 2025Spurlos in VenedigFilm: Angelo (Gabriel Wendt)
  9. 2025The TastersFilm: Ziegler
  10. 2025About LuisFilm: Jens
  11. 2024Two to OneFilm: Robert
  12. 2023Sleeping DogSeries: Mike Atlas (6 episodes)
  13. 2023Ernesto's IslandFilm: Matthias
  14. 2023BonnSeries: Wolfgang Berns (6 episodes)
  15. 2022Talking About the WeatherFilm: Marcel
  16. 2022Ein Taxi zur BescherungFilm: Jan Olsmer
  17. 2021The Matrix ResurrectionsFilm: Sheperd
  18. 2021The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep SeaFilm: Oliver
  19. 2021Precious IvieFilm: Paul
  20. 2020Der SchneegängerFilm: Lutz Gehring
  21. 2019Head BurstFilm: Markus
  22. 2019World on FireSeries: Schmidt (7 episodes)
  23. 2019My Mother's GirlfriendFilm: Jan
  24. 2017Berlin SyndromeFilm: Andi Werner
  25. 2016Icons of LightFilm: Steffen
  26. 2015AmnesiaFilm: Jo
  27. 2015Sense8: Creating the WorldFilm: Wolfgang Bogdanovic
  28. 2015SanctuaryFilm: Bruder Krapp
  29. 2015Sense8Series: Wolfgang Bogdanow (24 episodes)
  30. 2015Storno: Todsicher versichertFilm: Rupert
  31. 2014To Life!Film: Jonas
  32. 2014Warsaw 44Film: Johann Krauss
  33. 2014Elly Beinhorn: Solo FlightFilm: Bernd Rosemeyer
  34. 2013BlutgeldFilm: Ralf Seifert
  35. 2013Der zweite MannFilm: Adrian Davids
  36. 2013Free FallFilm: Kay Engel
  37. 2012ForgottenFilm: Marcus
  38. 2012AuslandseinsatzFilm: Daniel Gerber
  39. 2012The German FriendFilm: Friedrich Burg
  40. 2012Partly SunnyFilm: Tim
  41. 2012The Fourth StateFilm: Dima
  42. 2012A Family of ThreeFilm: Lars Dewenter
  43. 2011PlayoffFilm: Thomas
  44. 2011Urban ExplorerFilm: Dante / Kris
  45. 2011Schandmal – Der Tote im BergFilm: Thomas Hafner
  46. 2010We Are the NightFilm: Tom Serner
  47. 2010In the Face of CrimeSeries: Marek Gorsky (10 episodes)
  48. 2010Der letzte BulleSeries: Dennis Paschmann (1 episode)
  49. 200913 SemesterFilm: 'Momo'
  50. 2008Thousand OceansFilm: Meikel
  51. 2008Run for Your Life!Film: Andreas Niedrig
  52. 2008The WaveFilm: Marco
  53. 2008Up! Up! To the skyFilm: Arnold
  54. 2007Snipers ValleyFilm: Charly
  55. 2007An die GrenzeFilm: Gefreiter Kerner
  56. 2007GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 ArtikelnFilm: Edgar (Polizist), Art. 2
  57. 2006Die ZigarrenkisteFilm
  58. 2006Der KriminalistSeries: Michael Büssig (1 episode)
  59. 2006Der Untergang der PamirFilm: Carl-Friedrich von Krempin
  60. 2006The Red CockatooFilm: Siggi
  61. 2006Hallesche KometenFilm: Ingo
  62. 2005NachtasylFilm: Aljoscha
  63. 2005(Feinde)Film: Deutscher Soldat
  64. 2005Der StaatsanwaltSeries: Markus Pohl (1 episode)
  65. 2004Before the FallFilm: Friedrich Weimer
  66. 2004Girls on Top 2Film: Flin
  67. 2003Lottoschein ins GlückFilm: Björn Michels
  68. 2001Mein Vater und andere BetrügerFilm: Robertino
  69. 2001Girls on TopFilm: Flin
  70. 2000Brennendes SchweigenFilm: Schappi
  71. 2000Bear on the RunFilm: Tom
  72. 1999Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzenFilm: Lukas
  73. 1998In All FriendshipSeries: Mirco Venske (1 episode)
  74. 1998Zwei alleinSeries: Max (12 episodes)
  75. 1997Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OPSeries: Timo (2 episodes)
  76. 1997Eine Familie zum KüssenFilm
  77. 1996Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway PoliceSeries: Marcel Freese (1 episode)
  78. 1995BalkoSeries: Ingo Grabowski (1 episode)
  79. 1992Wolffs RevierSeries: Harald Bernhard (1 episode)
  80. 1970Scene of the CrimeSeries: Louis Bürger (1 episode)

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