Max Riemelt | |
|---|---|
 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 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.[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 |
