Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt

Acting
Born 1984-01-07Berlin, Germany

Biography

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 (64)

The Matrix Resurrections
6.3

The Matrix Resurrections

2021Movie6.3
The Wave
7.5

The Wave

2008Movie7.5
Berlin Syndrome
6.0

Berlin Syndrome

2017Movie6.0
Free Fall
7.7

Free Fall

2013Movie7.7
Before the Fall
7.1

Before the Fall

2004Movie7.1
Icons of Light
5.0

Icons of Light

2016Movie5.0
Warsaw 44
6.7

Warsaw 44

2014Movie6.7
Snipers Valley
4.6

Snipers Valley

2007Movie4.6
We Are the Night
6.0

We Are the Night

2010Movie6.0
Girls on Top
5.2

Girls on Top

2001Movie5.2
The German Friend
5.4

The German Friend

2012Movie5.4
Herkunft

Herkunft

2027Movie
Urban Explorer
5.1

Urban Explorer

2011Movie5.1
Sense8: Creating the World
7.7

Sense8: Creating the World

2015Movie7.7
Two to One
6.3

Two to One

2024Movie6.3
The Tasters
6.6

The Tasters

2025Movie6.6
Lottoschein ins Glück
5.4

Lottoschein ins Glück

2003Movie5.4
Home Stories
6.3

Home Stories

2026Movie6.3
Head Burst
6.6

Head Burst

2019Movie6.6
Girls on Top 2
4.8

Girls on Top 2

2004Movie4.8
About Luis
6.5

About Luis

2025Movie6.5
Auslandseinsatz
5.7

Auslandseinsatz

2012Movie5.7
The Fourth State
6.0

The Fourth State

2012Movie6.0
Zeit der Wunder – Das Tafelsilber der Deutschen Einheit

Zeit der Wunder – Das Tafelsilber der Deutschen Einheit

Movie
Spurlos in Venedig
6.8

Spurlos in Venedig

2025Movie6.8
Sanctuary
7.2

Sanctuary

2015Movie7.2
Thousand Oceans
7.0

Thousand Oceans

2008Movie7.0
My Mother's Girlfriend
3.7

My Mother's Girlfriend

2019Movie3.7
Playoff
4.5

Playoff

2011Movie4.5
Free Fall – Who You Are
8.0

Free Fall – Who You Are

2026Movie8.0
The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea
5.3

The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea

2021Movie5.3
Der zweite Mann
3.0

Der zweite Mann

2013Movie3.0
13 Semester
6.3

13 Semester

2009Movie6.3
Up! Up! To the sky
3.5

Up! Up! To the sky

2008Movie3.5
Amnesia
5.5

Amnesia

2015Movie5.5
To Life!
5.2

To Life!

2014Movie5.2
Der Schneegänger
6.0

Der Schneegänger

2020Movie6.0
Partly Sunny
6.2

Partly Sunny

2012Movie6.2
(Feinde)
10.0

(Feinde)

2005Movie10.0
Talking About the Weather
6.6

Talking About the Weather

2022Movie6.6
The Red Cockatoo
5.5

The Red Cockatoo

2006Movie5.5
Ernesto's Island
6.3

Ernesto's Island

2023Movie6.3
Ein Taxi zur Bescherung
6.0

Ein Taxi zur Bescherung

2022Movie6.0
The Angel Makers

The Angel Makers

Movie
An die Grenze
4.8

An die Grenze

2007Movie4.8
Run for Your Life!
4.9

Run for Your Life!

2008Movie4.9
A Family of Three
5.0

A Family of Three

2012Movie5.0
Golem

Golem

Movie
Eine Familie zum Küssen
8.0

Eine Familie zum Küssen

1997Movie8.0
Storno: Todsicher versichert
7.0

Storno: Todsicher versichert

2015Movie7.0
Der Untergang der Pamir
7.6

Der Untergang der Pamir

2006Movie7.6
Forgotten
5.9

Forgotten

2012Movie5.9
Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg

Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg

2011Movie
Precious Ivie
5.3

Precious Ivie

2021Movie5.3
GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln
4.5

GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln

2007Movie4.5
Hallesche Kometen
5.7

Hallesche Kometen

2006Movie5.7
Bear on the Run
4.0

Bear on the Run

2000Movie4.0
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
5.4

Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight

2014Movie5.4
Blutgeld
4.8

Blutgeld

2013Movie4.8
Brennendes Schweigen
7.0

Brennendes Schweigen

2000Movie7.0
Nachtasyl
3.7

Nachtasyl

2005Movie3.7
Mein Vater und andere Betrüger
9.0

Mein Vater und andere Betrüger

2001Movie9.0
Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzen
3.7

Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzen

1999Movie3.7
Die Zigarrenkiste

Die Zigarrenkiste

2006Movie

TV Shows (22)

Scene of the Crime
6.2

Scene of the Crime

1970Series6.2
ZIBB
7.0

ZIBB

2003Series7.0
Morgenmagazin
5.3

Morgenmagazin

1992Series5.3
DAS!
4.7

DAS!

1991Series4.7
Kölner Treff
6.8

Kölner Treff

1976Series6.8
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
6.6

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

1996Series6.6
In aller Freundschaft
6.3

In aller Freundschaft

1998Series6.3
Sense8
7.7

Sense8

2015Series7.7
Der Staatsanwalt
5.4

Der Staatsanwalt

2005Series5.4
Wolffs Revier
3.7

Wolffs Revier

1992Series3.7
Der Kriminalist
4.5

Der Kriminalist

2006Series4.5
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
6.0

Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP

1997Series6.0
Grimme Award

Grimme Award

1964Series
Der letzte Bulle
7.3

Der letzte Bulle

2010Series7.3
Balko
6.2

Balko

1995Series6.2
Sleeping Dog
6.3

Sleeping Dog

2023Series6.3
German Television Award
8.0

German Television Award

1999Series8.0
World on Fire
7.5

World on Fire

2019Series7.5
Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

1979Series
Zwei allein

Zwei allein

1998Series
Bonn
7.8

Bonn

2023Series7.8
In the Face of Crime
6.8

In the Face of Crime

2010Series6.8