Max Riemelt | |
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 Riemelt at the Berlinale 2017 | |
| Born | 7 January 1984 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | maxriemelt |
Max Riemelt (born 7 January 1984) is a German actor. He is known internationally for playing Wolfgang Bogdanow in the Netflix series Sense8 . In Germany, he is known for his many appearances on television and in films, including Before the Fall , Free Fall and the 2023 series Bonn . He has appeared in many productions directed by Dennis Gansel and Dominik Graf.
Max Riemelt was born on 7 January 1984 in Mitte, East Berlin, which was in East Germany until he was six years old, [1] and grew up in Berlin, Germany. [2]
Riemelt's career began in Germany in 1997 at the age of 13, in the TV productions Eine Familie zum Küssen and Praxis Bülowbogen . [1] The following year Riemelt played his first leading role in the ZDF Christmas series Zwei allein, directed by Matthias Steurer. He also had a cameo appearance in the video for the title song "Two of a Kind" by the Hamburg duo "R & B". [1]
He starred in all of Dennis Gansel's feature films from Mädchen, Mädchen (2004) until The Fourth State (2012).[ citation needed ] In 2004 gained wide attention in Germany for his role in Gansel's World War II drama Before the Fall . [2]
He starred in Dominik Graf's 2010 TV crime series In the Face of Crime (Im Angesicht des Verbrechens), and has collaborated numerous times with Graf as well as Dennis Gansel. [2]
In 2013, he starred in the romance Free Fall , with Hanno Koffler, where he plays Kay, a police officer in training. The film depicts a gay love story and has been compared to Brokeback Mountain . [3]
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. [4] [5] [2]
He starred in the 2017 psychological thriller Berlin Syndrome alongside Australian actress Teresa Palmer, which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. [6] [2] The film received generally favorable reviews, and both Palmer and Riemelt garnered praise for their performances. [7]
In 2020, he joined the cast of The Matrix Resurrections .[ citation needed ]
In 2023 he played a leading role Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde , a political drama set in post-war West Germany in 1954. [8] [9]
Riemelt completed his school career with a high school diploma and refused military service. Riemelt is the father of a daughter and lives in Berlin.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2003 | Lottoschein ins Glück | Björn Michels |
| 2004 | Mädchen, Mädchen 2 – Loft oder Liebe | Flin |
| Before the Fall | Friedrich Weimer | |
| 2005 | Hallesche Kometen | Ingo |
| Nachtasyl | Aljoscha | |
| 2006 | The Red Cockatoo | Siggi |
| Der Untergang der Pamir | Carl-Friedrich von Krempin | |
| 2007 | GG 19 – Eine Reise durch Deutschland in 19 Artikeln | Edgar |
| An die Grenze | Gefreiter Kerner | |
| Snipers Valley | Charly | |
| 2008 | Up! Up! To the Sky | Arnold |
| The Wave | Marco | |
| Run for Your Life! | Andreas Neidrig | |
| Tausend Ozeane | Meikel | |
| 2009 | 13 Semester | Momo |
| 2010 | We Are the Night | Tom |
| 2011 | A Family of Three | Lars |
| Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg | Thomas Hafner | |
| Urban Explorer | Kris | |
| Playoff | Thomas | |
| 2012 | The Fourth State | Dima |
| Foreign Deployment | Daniel Gerber | |
| Heiter bis Wolkig | Tim | |
| The German Friend | Friedrich Burg | |
| Forgotten | Marcus | |
| 2013 | Free Fall | Kay Engel |
| Blutgeld | Ralf Seifert | |
| Der zweite Mann | Adrian Davids | |
| 2014 | Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight | Bernd Rosemeyer |
| Warsaw 44 | Johann Krauss | |
| To Life! | Jonas | |
| 2015 | Lichtgestalten | |
| Sanctuary | Bruder Krapp | |
| Amnesia | Jo Gellert | |
| Storno: Todsicher versichert | Rupert Halmer | |
| 2017 | Berlin Syndrome | Andi |
| 2018 | Head Burst | Markus |
| 2021 | The Matrix Resurrections | Shepherd |
| 2025 | The Tasters | Albert Ziegler |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Zwei allein | Max | |
| 2002 | Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP | Timo | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Wolffs Revier | Harald Bernhard | 1 episode |
| Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police | Marcel Freese | 1 episode | |
| In aller Freundschaft | Mirco Venske | 1 episode | |
| 2004 | Sextasy | Short film | |
| Balko | Ingo Grabowski | 1 episode | |
| Neuland | Short film | ||
| 2005 | Feinde | Deutscher Soldat | Short film |
| Videotagebuch von Dennis Gansel | Friedrich Weiemer / Himself | Short video | |
| 2006 | Der Kriminalist | Michael Büssig | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Die Zigarrenkiste | Tjark Evers | Short film |
| Die Schattenboxer | Boxer | Short film | |
| 2010 | Sehsüchte: Underworld | Young Man | Short film |
| Im Angesicht des Verbrechens | Marek Gorsky | 10 episodes | |
| 2011 | Der Staatsanwalt | Markus Pohl | 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Last Cop | Dennis Paschmann | 1 episode |
| 2015–2018 | Sense8 | Wolfgang Bogdanow | Main character |
| 2019 | Die Freundin meiner Mutter [14] | Jan | TV film |
| Der Schneegänger | Lutz Gehring | TV film | |
| World on Fire | Schmidt | Miniseries | |
| 2023 | Bonn | Wolfgang Berns | Miniseries [8] [9] |
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