Max Riemelt
Biography
Max Riemelt is a German actor born in East Berlin, East Germany on 7 January 1984. He began his acting career in Germany at the age of 13 in TV productions. Riemelt has appeared in various films, including Before the Fall, The Wave, and Free Fall. He has also acted in television series, notably playing Wolfgang Bogdanow in Sense8. Riemelt has received recognition for his performances, winning the best actor award at the 2004 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for his role in 'Napola' and the best young actor award at the 2006 Bavarian Film Awards for 'Der Rote Kakadu'.
Career overview
Max Riemelt is a German actor born on January 7, 1984, in Berlin, Germany. He began his acting career in Germany at the age of 13, appearing in TV productions such as Eine Familie zum Küssen and Praxis Bülowbogen. The following year, Riemelt played his first leading role in the ZDF Christmas series Zwei.
Riemelt's career has included a wide range of film and television roles. He is internationally known for his portrayal of Wolfgang Bogdanow in the television series Sense8. In addition to his work in television, Riemelt has appeared in several films, including Before the Fall, The Wave, and Free Fall. He has also received recognition for his performances, including a best actor award at the 2004 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for his role in Napola and a best young actor award at the 2006 Bavarian Film Awards for his role in Der Rote Kakadu.
Riemelt has accumulated a significant number of credits throughout his career, with over 80 known credits listed. His versatility and range have allowed him to take on a variety of roles in both film and television, solidifying his position as a respected and accomplished actor in the German film industry.
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- Herkunft (2027)
- Free Fall – Who You Are (2026) as Kay Engel
- Home Stories (2026) as Matze
- The Tasters (2025) as Ziegler
- Spurlos in Venedig (2025) as Angelo (Gabriel Wendt)
- About Luis (2025) as Jens
- Two to One (2024) as Robert
- Sleeping Dog (2023) as Mike Atlas
- Bonn (2023) as Wolfgang Berns
- Ernesto's Island (2023) as Matthias
- Talking About the Weather (2022) as Marcel
- Ein Taxi zur Bescherung (2022) as Jan Olsmer
- The Matrix Resurrections (2021) as Sheperd
- The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea (2021) as Oliver
- Precious Ivie (2021) as Paul
- Der Schneegänger (2020) as Lutz Gehring
- World on Fire (2019) as Schmidt
- Head Burst (2019) as Markus
- My Mother's Girlfriend (2019) as Jan
- Berlin Syndrome (2017) as Andi Werner
- Icons of Light (2016) as Steffen
- Sense8 (2015) as Wolfgang Bogdanow
- Sanctuary (2015) as Bruder Krapp
- Sense8: Creating the World (2015) as Wolfgang Bogdanovic
- Amnesia (2015) as Jo
- Storno: Todsicher versichert (2015) as Rupert
- Warsaw 44 (2014) as Johann Krauss
- To Life! (2014) as Jonas
- Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight (2014) as Bernd Rosemeyer
- Free Fall (2013) as Kay Engel
- Blutgeld (2013) as Ralf Seifert
- Der zweite Mann (2013) as Adrian Davids
- The German Friend (2012) as Friedrich Burg
- The Fourth State (2012) as Dima
- Auslandseinsatz (2012) as Daniel Gerber
- Forgotten (2012) as Marcus
- Partly Sunny (2012) as Tim
- A Family of Three (2012) as Lars Dewenter
- Urban Explorer (2011) as Dante / Kris
- Playoff (2011) as Thomas
- Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg (2011) as Thomas Hafner
- Der letzte Bulle (2010) as Dennis Paschmann
- In the Face of Crime (2010) as Marek Gorsky
- We Are the Night (2010) as Tom Serner
- 13 Semester (2009) as 'Momo'
- The Wave (2008) as Marco
- Thousand Oceans (2008) as Meikel
- Up! Up! To the sky (2008) as Arnold
- Run for Your Life! (2008) as Andreas Niedrig
- Snipers Valley (2007) as Charly
- An die Grenze (2007) as Gefreiter Kerner
- GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln (2007) as Edgar (Polizist), Art. 2
- Der Kriminalist (2006) as Michael Büssig
- The Red Cockatoo (2006) as Siggi
- Der Untergang der Pamir (2006) as Carl-Friedrich von Krempin
- Die Zigarrenkiste (2006)
- Hallesche Kometen (2006) as Ingo
- Der Staatsanwalt (2005) as Markus Pohl
- (Feinde) (2005) as Deutscher Soldat
- Nachtasyl (2005) as Aljoscha
- Before the Fall (2004) as Friedrich Weimer
- Girls on Top 2 (2004) as Flin
- ZIBB (2003) as Self
- Lottoschein ins Glück (2003) as Björn Michels
- Girls on Top (2001) as Flin
- Mein Vater und andere Betrüger (2001) as Robertino
- Bear on the Run (2000) as Tom
- Brennendes Schweigen (2000) as Schappi
- German Television Award (1999) as Self
- Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzen (1999) as Lukas
- In aller Freundschaft (1998) as Mirco Venske
- Zwei allein (1998) as Max
- Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP (1997) as Timo
- Eine Familie zum Küssen (1997)
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police (1996) as Marcel Freese
- Balko (1995) as Ingo Grabowski
- Morgenmagazin (1992) as Self
- Wolffs Revier (1992) as Harald Bernhard
- DAS! (1991) as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
- Kölner Treff (1976) as Self
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Louis Bürger
- Grimme Award (1964) as Self
- The Angel Makers
- Zeit der Wunder – Das Tafelsilber der Deutschen Einheit
- Golem