Max Riemelt
Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt

Born: January 7, 1984 (42 years)
Berlin, Germany

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.

Movies as Actor (64)
Herkunft

Herkunft

Mar 4, 2027

Home Stories

Home Stories

as Matze

Jul 9, 2026

Free Fall – Who You Are

Free Fall – Who You Are

as Kay Engel

Jun 7, 2026

Spurlos in Venedig

Spurlos in Venedig

as Angelo (Gabriel Wendt)

Dec 6, 2025

The Tasters

The Tasters

as Ziegler

Mar 27, 2025

About Luis

About Luis

as Jens

Jan 23, 2025

Two to One

Two to One

as Robert

Jul 25, 2024

Ernesto's Island

Ernesto's Island

as Matthias

May 18, 2023

Talking About the Weather

Talking About the Weather

as Marcel

Sep 16, 2022

Ein Taxi zur Bescherung

Ein Taxi zur Bescherung

as Jan Olsmer

Aug 27, 2022

The Matrix Resurrections

The Matrix Resurrections

as Sheperd

Dec 16, 2021

The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea

The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea

as Oliver

Sep 30, 2021

Precious Ivie

Precious Ivie

as Paul

Sep 16, 2021

Der Schneegänger

Der Schneegänger

as Lutz Gehring

Mar 5, 2020

Head Burst

Head Burst

as Markus

Oct 17, 2019

My Mother's Girlfriend

My Mother's Girlfriend

as Jan

Mar 13, 2019

Berlin Syndrome

Berlin Syndrome

as Andi Werner

Apr 20, 2017

Icons of Light

Icons of Light

as Steffen

Jan 7, 2016

Amnesia

Amnesia

as Jo

Aug 19, 2015

Sense8: Creating the World

Sense8: Creating the World

as Wolfgang Bogdanovic

Aug 1, 2015

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

as Bruder Krapp

Jun 18, 2015

Storno: Todsicher versichert

Storno: Todsicher versichert

as Rupert

May 20, 2015

To Life!

To Life!

as Jonas

Nov 27, 2014

Warsaw 44

Warsaw 44

as Johann Krauss

Sep 19, 2014

Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight

Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight

as Bernd Rosemeyer

Mar 30, 2014

Blutgeld

Blutgeld

as Ralf Seifert

Oct 28, 2013

Der zweite Mann

Der zweite Mann

as Adrian Davids

Oct 25, 2013

Free Fall

Free Fall

as Kay Engel

May 27, 2013

Forgotten

Forgotten

as Marcus

Dec 20, 2012

Auslandseinsatz

Auslandseinsatz

as Daniel Gerber

Oct 18, 2012

The German Friend

The German Friend

as Friedrich Burg

Sep 18, 2012

Partly Sunny

Partly Sunny

as Tim

Sep 6, 2012

The Fourth State

The Fourth State

as Dima

Mar 8, 2012

A Family of Three

A Family of Three

as Lars Dewenter

Jan 10, 2012

Playoff

Playoff

as Thomas

Nov 24, 2011

Urban Explorer

Urban Explorer

as Dante / Kris

Sep 8, 2011

Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg

Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg

as Thomas Hafner

Mar 14, 2011

We Are the Night

We Are the Night

as Tom Serner

Oct 28, 2010

13 Semester

13 Semester

as 'Momo'

Oct 29, 2009

Thousand Oceans

Thousand Oceans

as Meikel

Oct 2, 2008

Run for Your Life!

Run for Your Life!

as Andreas Niedrig

Apr 24, 2008

The Wave

The Wave

as Marco

Mar 13, 2008

Up! Up! To the sky

Up! Up! To the sky

as Arnold

Jan 17, 2008

Snipers Valley

Snipers Valley

as Charly

Nov 10, 2007

An die Grenze

An die Grenze

as Gefreiter Kerner

Jul 27, 2007

GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln

GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln

as Edgar (Polizist), Art. 2

May 31, 2007

Die Zigarrenkiste

Die Zigarrenkiste

Dec 10, 2006

Der Untergang der Pamir

Der Untergang der Pamir

as Carl-Friedrich von Krempin

Oct 8, 2006

The Red Cockatoo

The Red Cockatoo

as Siggi

Feb 16, 2006

Hallesche Kometen

Hallesche Kometen

as Ingo

Jan 19, 2006

Nachtasyl

Nachtasyl

as Aljoscha

Oct 1, 2005

(Feinde)

(Feinde)

as Deutscher Soldat

Jan 13, 2005

Before the Fall

Before the Fall

as Friedrich Weimer

Jul 4, 2004

Girls on Top 2

Girls on Top 2

as Flin

Jun 17, 2004

Lottoschein ins Glück

Lottoschein ins Glück

as Björn Michels

Jun 13, 2003

Mein Vater und andere Betrüger

Mein Vater und andere Betrüger

as Robertino

Nov 9, 2001

Girls on Top

Girls on Top

as Flin

Mar 29, 2001

Brennendes Schweigen

Brennendes Schweigen

as Schappi

Dec 1, 2000

Bear on the Run

Bear on the Run

as Tom

Apr 6, 2000

Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzen

Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzen

as Lukas

Dec 15, 1999

Eine Familie zum Küssen

Eine Familie zum Küssen

Jan 1, 1997

Golem

Golem

The Angel Makers

The Angel Makers

Zeit der Wunder – Das Tafelsilber der Deutschen Einheit

Zeit der Wunder – Das Tafelsilber der Deutschen Einheit