Max Riemelt
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. 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.
Filmography
Herkunft
Herkunft
Home Stories
as Matze
Home Stories
as Matze
Free Fall – Who You Are
as Kay Engel
Free Fall – Who You Are
as Kay Engel
Spurlos in Venedig
as Angelo (Gabriel Wendt)
Spurlos in Venedig
as Angelo (Gabriel Wendt)
The Tasters
as Ziegler
The Tasters
as Ziegler
About Luis
as Jens
About Luis
as Jens
Two to One
as Robert
Two to One
as Robert
Ernesto's Island
as Matthias
Ernesto's Island
as Matthias
Talking About the Weather
as Marcel
Talking About the Weather
as Marcel
Ein Taxi zur Bescherung
as Jan Olsmer
Ein Taxi zur Bescherung
as Jan Olsmer
The Matrix Resurrections
as Sheperd
The Matrix Resurrections
as Sheperd
The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea
as Oliver
The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea
as Oliver
Precious Ivie
as Paul
Precious Ivie
as Paul
Der Schneegänger
as Lutz Gehring
Der Schneegänger
as Lutz Gehring
Head Burst
as Markus
Head Burst
as Markus
My Mother's Girlfriend
as Jan
My Mother's Girlfriend
as Jan
Berlin Syndrome
as Andi Werner
Berlin Syndrome
as Andi Werner
Icons of Light
as Steffen
Icons of Light
as Steffen
Amnesia
as Jo
Amnesia
as Jo
Sense8: Creating the World
as Wolfgang Bogdanovic
Sense8: Creating the World
as Wolfgang Bogdanovic
Sanctuary
as Bruder Krapp
Sanctuary
as Bruder Krapp
Storno: Todsicher versichert
as Rupert
Storno: Todsicher versichert
as Rupert
To Life!
as Jonas
To Life!
as Jonas
Warsaw 44
as Johann Krauss
Warsaw 44
as Johann Krauss
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
as Bernd Rosemeyer
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
as Bernd Rosemeyer
Blutgeld
as Ralf Seifert
Blutgeld
as Ralf Seifert
Der zweite Mann
as Adrian Davids
Der zweite Mann
as Adrian Davids
Free Fall
as Kay Engel
Free Fall
as Kay Engel
Forgotten
as Marcus
Forgotten
as Marcus
Auslandseinsatz
as Daniel Gerber
Auslandseinsatz
as Daniel Gerber
The German Friend
as Friedrich Burg
The German Friend
as Friedrich Burg
Partly Sunny
as Tim
Partly Sunny
as Tim
The Fourth State
as Dima
The Fourth State
as Dima
A Family of Three
as Lars Dewenter
A Family of Three
as Lars Dewenter
Playoff
as Thomas
Playoff
as Thomas
Urban Explorer
as Dante / Kris
Urban Explorer
as Dante / Kris
Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg
as Thomas Hafner
Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg
as Thomas Hafner
We Are the Night
as Tom Serner
We Are the Night
as Tom Serner
13 Semester
as 'Momo'
13 Semester
as 'Momo'
Thousand Oceans
as Meikel
Thousand Oceans
as Meikel
Run for Your Life!
as Andreas Niedrig
Run for Your Life!
as Andreas Niedrig
The Wave
as Marco
The Wave
as Marco
Up! Up! To the sky
as Arnold
Up! Up! To the sky
as Arnold
Snipers Valley
as Charly
Snipers Valley
as Charly
An die Grenze
as Gefreiter Kerner
An die Grenze
as Gefreiter Kerner
GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln
as Edgar (Polizist), Art. 2
GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln
as Edgar (Polizist), Art. 2
Die Zigarrenkiste
Die Zigarrenkiste
Der Untergang der Pamir
as Carl-Friedrich von Krempin
Der Untergang der Pamir
as Carl-Friedrich von Krempin
The Red Cockatoo
as Siggi
The Red Cockatoo
as Siggi
Hallesche Kometen
as Ingo
Hallesche Kometen
as Ingo
Nachtasyl
as Aljoscha
Nachtasyl
as Aljoscha
(Feinde)
as Deutscher Soldat
(Feinde)
as Deutscher Soldat
Before the Fall
as Friedrich Weimer
Before the Fall
as Friedrich Weimer
Girls on Top 2
as Flin
Girls on Top 2
as Flin
Lottoschein ins Glück
as Björn Michels
Lottoschein ins Glück
as Björn Michels
Mein Vater und andere Betrüger
as Robertino
Mein Vater und andere Betrüger
as Robertino
Girls on Top
as Flin
Girls on Top
as Flin
Brennendes Schweigen
as Schappi
Brennendes Schweigen
as Schappi
Bear on the Run
as Tom
Bear on the Run
as Tom
Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzen
as Lukas
Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzen
as Lukas
Eine Familie zum Küssen
Eine Familie zum Küssen
Golem
Golem
The Angel Makers
The Angel Makers
Zeit der Wunder – Das Tafelsilber der Deutschen Einheit
Zeit der Wunder – Das Tafelsilber der Deutschen Einheit