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.
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Max Riemelt filmography
Home Stories
as Matze
Free Fall – Who You Are
as Kay Engel
The Tasters
as Ziegler
About Luis
as Jens
Spurlos in Venedig
as Angelo (Gabriel Wendt)
Two to One
as Robert
Ernesto's Island
as Matthias
Talking About the Weather
as Marcel
Ein Taxi zur Bescherung
as Jan Olsmer
Precious Ivie
as Paul
The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea
as Oliver
The Matrix Resurrections
as Sheperd
Der Schneegänger
as Lutz Gehring
My Mother's Girlfriend
as Jan
Head Burst
as Markus
Berlin Syndrome
as Andi Werner
Icons of Light
as Steffen
Sanctuary
as Bruder Krapp
Amnesia
as Jo
Storno: Todsicher versichert
as Rupert
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Who is Max Riemelt?+
Max Riemelt is an established German actor known for a career spanning over three decades in television and film, most notably recognized internationally as Wolfgang Bogdanow in the Netflix series Sense8.
What is Max Riemelt known for?+
He is widely recognized for his intense roles in acclaimed German films like the drama Free Fall and the thriller The Wave, as well as his award-winning performance in Before the Fall.
Which international projects is Max Riemelt associated with?+
He gained significant global recognition for his performance in the Wachowskis' series Sense8 and appeared in the major science-fiction film The Matrix Resurrections.
