Max Riemelt

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Max Riemelt
Max Riemelt Osterreichpremiere Heiter bis wolkig - Urania-Kino Wien 2012 b.jpg
Riemelt at the Berlinale 2017
Born (1984-01-07) 7 January 1984 (age 40)
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Children1
Website maxriemelt.com

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.

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Career

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 film Free Fall with Hanno Koffler, in which he plays Kay Engel, a police officer in training. [2] The film 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 .

Personal life

Riemelt has a daughter.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2003Lottoschein ins GlückBjörn Michels
2004 Mädchen, Mädchen 2 – Loft oder Liebe Flin
Before the Fall Friedrich Weimer
2005Hallesche KometenIngo
NachtasylAljoscha
2006 The Red Cockatoo  [ de ]Siggi
Der Untergang der Pamir  [ de ]Carl-Friedrich von Krempin
2007 GG 19 – Eine Reise durch Deutschland in 19 Artikeln  [ de ]Edgar
An die Grenze  [ de ]Gefreiter Kerner
Snipers Valley  [ fr ]Charly
2008Up! Up! To the SkyArnold
The Wave Marco
Run for Your Life!  [ de ]Andreas Neidrig
Tausend OzeaneMeikel
2009 13 Semester Momo
2010 We Are the Night Tom
2011 A Family of Three  [ de ]Lars
Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg  [ de ]Thomas Hafner
Urban Explorer Kris
PlayoffThomas
2012 The Fourth State Dima
Foreign Deployment  [ de ]Daniel Gerber
Heiter bis Wolkig Tim
The German Friend Friedrich Burg
Forgotten  [ de ]Marcus
2013 Free Fall Kay Engel
BlutgeldRalf Seifert
Der zweite MannAdrian Davids
2014 Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight  [ de ] Bernd Rosemeyer
Warsaw 44 Johann Krauss
To Life!  [ de ]Jonas
2015Lichtgestalten
Sanctuary Bruder Krapp
AmnesiaJo Gellert
Storno: Todsicher versichertRupert Halmer
2017 Berlin Syndrome Andi
2018 Kopfplatzen Markus
2021 The Matrix Resurrections Shepherd

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Zwei alleinMax
2002 Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP Timo1 episode
2003 Wolffs Revier Harald Bernhard1 episode
Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei Marcel Freese1 episode
In aller Freundschaft Mirco Venske1 episode
2004SextasyShort film
Balko Ingo Grabowski1 episode
NeulandShort film
2005FeindeDeutscher SoldatShort film
Videotagebuch von Dennis GanselFriedrich Weiemer / HimselfShort video
2006 Der Kriminalist Michael Büssig1 episode
2008Die Zigarrenkiste Tjark Evers Short film
Die SchattenboxerBoxerShort film
2010Sehsüchte: UnderworldYoung ManShort film
Im Angesicht des Verbrechens Marek Gorsky10 episodes
2011Der StaatsanwaltMarkus Pohl1 episode
2013 Der letzte Bulle Dennis Paschmann1 episode
2015–2018 Sense8 Wolfgang BogdanowMain character
2019Die Freundin meiner Mutter [6] JanTV film
Der SchneegängerLutz GehringTV film
World on Fire SchmidtMiniseries
2023 Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde  [ de ]Wolfgang BernsMiniseries

Awards

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References

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  2. 1 2 Ashraf, Toby (4 March 2014). "Why Sexy Gay Love Story 'Free Fall' Is Not Just a German 'Brokeback Mountain'". Indie Wire. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 Stolworthy, Jacob (4 May 2017). "Sense8 season 2 actor Max Riemelt: 'The sex scenes are less pornographic, more like oil paintings'" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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