Max Riemelt

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 both acting and directing.

Max Riemelt
Riemelt at the Berlinale 2017
Born (1984-01-07) 7 January 1984
East Berlin, East Germany
NationalityGermany
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

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 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 4.

Personal life

Riemelt has a daughter.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Lottoschein ins Glück Björn Michels Movie role
2004 Mädchen, Mädchen 2 – Loft oder Liebe Flin Movie role
2004 Before the Fall Friedrich Weimer Movie role
2005 Hallesche Kometen Ingo Movie role
2005 Nachtasyl Aljoscha Movie role
2006 Der rote Kakadu Siggi Movie role
2006 Der Untergang der Pamir Carl-Friedrich von Krempin Movie role
2007 GG 19 – Eine Reise durch Deutschland in 19 Artikeln Edgar Movie role
2007 An die Grenze Gefreiter Kerner Movie role
2007 Möderischer Frieden Charly Movie role
2008 Up! Up! To the Sky Arnold Movie role
2008 The Wave Marco Movie role
2008 Lauf um Dein Leben – Vom Junkie zum Ironman Andreas Neidrig Movie role
2008 Tausend Ozeane Meikel Movie role
2009 13 Semester Momo Movie role
2010 We Are the Night Tom Movie role
2011 Tage die bleiben Lars Movie role
2011 Schadmal – Der Tote im Berg Thomas Hafner Movie role
2011 Urban Explorer Kris Movie role
2011 Playoff Thomas Movie role
2012 The Fourth State Dima Movie role
2012 Auslandseinsatz Daniel Gerber Movie role
2012 Heiter bis Wolkig Tim Movie role
2012 The German Friend Friedrich Burg Movie role
2012 Du hast es versprochen Marcus Movie role
2013 Free Fall Kay Engel Movie role
2013 Blutgeld Ralf Seifert Movie role
2013 Der zweite Mann Adrian Davids Movie role
2014 Elly Beinhorn – Alleinflug Bernd Rosemeyer Movie role
2014 Warsaw 44 Johann Krauss Movie role
2014 Auf das Leben! Jonas Movie role
2015 Lichtgestalten Movie role
2015 Freistatt Bruder Krapp Movie role
2015 Amnesia Jo Gellert Movie role
2015 Storno: Todsicher versichert Rupert Halmer Movie role
2017 Berlin Syndrome Andi Movie role
2018 Kopfplatzen Markus Movie role

TV
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Zwei allein Max TV role
2002 Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP Timo TV role, 1 episode
2003 Wolffs Revier Harald Bernhard TV role, 1 episode
2003 Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei Marcel Freese TV role, 1 episode
2003 In aller Freundschaft Mirco Venske TV role, 1 episode
2004 Sextasy Short film
2004 Balko Ingo Grabowski TV role, 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 TV role, 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 TV role, 10 episodes
2011 Der Staatsanwalt Markus Pohl TV role, 1 episode
2013 Der letzte Bulle Dennis Paschmann TV role, 1 episode
2015–2018 Sense8 Wolfgang Bogdanow main
2019 Die Freundin meiner Mutter[7] Jan TV movie role
2019 Der Schneegänger Lutz Gehring TV movie role
2019 World on Fire Schmidt TV miniseries

Awards
  • 2004: Best Actor for Napola (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)[8]
  • 2006: Best Young Actor for Der Rote Kakadu (Bavarian Film Awards)

References
  1. "Max Riemelt". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  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. Stolworthy, Jacob (4 May 2017). "Sense8 season 2 actor Max Riemelt: 'The sex scenes are less pornographic, more like oil paintings'". The Independent. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. Wixson, Heather (24 January 2017). "Sundance 2017 Interview: Teresa Palmer & Max Riemelt Talk BERLIN SYNDROME". Daily Dead. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. "Berlin Syndrome Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. "'Sense 8' Stars Tina Desai & Max Riemelt On How Cast Deals With Racy Scenes". 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via YouTube.
  7. "Die Freundin meiner Mutter – FilmMittwoch im Ersten – ARD | Das Erste". daserste.de.
  8. "Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Festival Photos". kviff.com. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

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