Max Riemelt | |
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 Riemelt at the Berlinale 2017 | |
| Born | 7 January 1984 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | maxriemelt |
Max Riemelt (born 7 January 1984) [1] is a German actor, known internationally for playing Wolfgang Bogdanow in the Netflix series Sense8 . In Germany, he is known for many years of television and cinema.
Riemelt's career began in Germany at the age of 13, in the TV productions Eine Familie zum Küssen and Praxis Bülowbogen . 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 starred in all of Dennis Gansel's feature films from Mädchen, Mädchen until The Fourth State . In 2013, he starred in the movie Free Fall with Hanno Koffler, in which he plays Kay Engel, a police officer in training. [2] The movie depicts a gay love story and has been compared to Brokeback Mountain . [2]
From 2015 to 2018, he starred in The Wachowskis' Netflix series Sense8 , playing Wolfgang Bogdanow, a German safe cracker. [3] The first season received positive reviews from critics. [3]
He starred in the psychological thriller Berlin Syndrome alongside Australian actress Teresa Palmer, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017. [4] The film received generally favorable reviews, and both Palmer and Riemelt garnered praise for their performances. [5]
In 2020, he joined the cast of The Matrix Resurrections .
Riemelt has a daughter.
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Lottoschein ins Glück | Björn Michels |
| 2004 | Mädchen, Mädchen 2 – Loft oder Liebe | Flin |
| 2004 | Before the Fall | Friedrich Weimer |
| 2005 | Hallesche Kometen | Ingo |
| 2005 | Nachtasyl | Aljoscha |
| 2006 | The Red Cockatoo | Siggi |
| 2006 | Der Untergang der Pamir | Carl-Friedrich von Krempin |
| 2007 | GG 19 – Eine Reise durch Deutschland in 19 Artikeln | Edgar |
| 2007 | An die Grenze | Gefreiter Kerner |
| 2007 | Snipers Valley | Charly |
| 2008 | Up! Up! To the Sky | Arnold |
| 2008 | The Wave | Marco |
| 2008 | Run for Your Life! | Andreas Neidrig |
| 2008 | Tausend Ozeane | Meikel |
| 2009 | 13 Semester | Momo |
| 2010 | We Are the Night | Tom |
| 2011 | A Family of Three | Lars |
| 2011 | Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg | Thomas Hafner |
| 2011 | Urban Explorer | Kris |
| 2011 | Playoff | Thomas |
| 2012 | The Fourth State | Dima |
| 2012 | Foreign Deployment | Daniel Gerber |
| 2012 | Heiter bis Wolkig | Tim |
| 2012 | The German Friend | Friedrich Burg |
| 2012 | Forgotten | Marcus |
| 2013 | Free Fall | Kay Engel |
| 2013 | Blutgeld | Ralf Seifert |
| 2013 | Der zweite Mann | Adrian Davids |
| 2014 | Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight | Bernd Rosemeyer |
| 2014 | Warsaw 44 | Johann Krauss |
| 2014 | To Life! | Jonas |
| 2015 | Lichtgestalten | |
| 2015 | Sanctuary | Bruder Krapp |
| 2015 | Amnesia | Jo Gellert |
| 2015 | Storno: Todsicher versichert | Rupert Halmer |
| 2017 | Berlin Syndrome | Andi |
| 2018 | Kopfplatzen | Markus |
| 2021 | The Matrix Resurrections | Shepherd |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Zwei allein | Max | |
| 2002 | Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP | Timo | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Wolffs Revier | Harald Bernhard | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei | Marcel Freese | 1 episode |
| 2003 | In aller Freundschaft | Mirco Venske | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Sextasy | Short film | |
| 2004 | Balko | Ingo Grabowski | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Neuland | Short film | |
| 2005 | Feinde | Deutscher Soldat | Short film |
| 2005 | Videotagebuch von Dennis Gansel | Friedrich Weiemer / Himself | Short video |
| 2006 | Der Kriminalist | Michael Büssig | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Die Zigarrenkiste | Tjark Evers | Short film |
| 2008 | Die Schattenboxer | Boxer | Short film |
| 2010 | Sehsüchte: Underworld | Young Man | Short film |
| 2010 | Im Angesicht des Verbrechens | Marek Gorsky | 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Der Staatsanwalt | Markus Pohl | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Der letzte Bulle | Dennis Paschmann | 1 episode |
| 2015–2018 | Sense8 | Wolfgang Bogdanow | Main character |
| 2019 | Die Freundin meiner Mutter [6] | Jan | TV movie |
| 2019 | Der Schneegänger | Lutz Gehring | TV movie |
| 2019 | World on Fire | Schmidt | Miniseries |
| 2023 | Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde | Wolfgang Berns | Miniseries |
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