Actor
Max Riemelt
Born January 7, 1984 in Berlin, Germany61 films
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’.
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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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First watchFree Fall20137.7as Kay EngelA promising career with the police, a baby on the way... Marc's life seems to be right on track. Then he meets fellow policeman Kay and during their regular jogs Marc experiences a…View filmEssential films
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61 films as actor- TBAGolem
- TBAThe Angel Makers
- TBAZeit der Wunder – Das Tafelsilber der Deutschen Einheit
- 2027Herkunft
- 2026Home StoriesMatze
- 2026Free Fall – Who You AreKay Engel
- 2025Spurlos in VenedigAngelo (Gabriel Wendt)
- 2025The TastersZiegler
- 2025About LuisJens
- 2024Two to OneRobert
- 2023Ernesto's IslandMatthias
- 2022Talking About the WeatherMarcel
- 2022Ein Taxi zur BescherungJan Olsmer
- 2021The Matrix ResurrectionsSheperd
- 2021The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep SeaOliver
- 2021Precious IviePaul
- 2020Der SchneegängerLutz Gehring
- 2019Head BurstMarkus
- 2019My Mother's GirlfriendJan
- 2017Berlin SyndromeAndi Werner
- 2016Icons of LightSteffen
- 2015AmnesiaJo
- 2015SanctuaryBruder Krapp
- 2015Storno: Todsicher versichertRupert
- 2014To Life!Jonas
- 2014Warsaw 44Johann Krauss
- 2014Elly Beinhorn: Solo FlightBernd Rosemeyer
- 2013BlutgeldRalf Seifert
- 2013Der zweite MannAdrian Davids
- 2013Free FallKay Engel
- 2012ForgottenMarcus
- 2012AuslandseinsatzDaniel Gerber
- 2012The German FriendFriedrich Burg
- 2012Partly SunnyTim
- 2012The Fourth StateDima
- 2012A Family of ThreeLars Dewenter
- 2011PlayoffThomas
- 2011Urban ExplorerDante / Kris
- 2011Schandmal – Der Tote im BergThomas Hafner
- 2010We Are the NightTom Serner
- 200913 Semester'Momo'
- 2008Thousand OceansMeikel
- 2008The WaveMarco
- 2008Up! Up! To the skyArnold
- 2007Snipers ValleyCharly
- 2007An die GrenzeGefreiter Kerner
- 2006Die Zigarrenkiste
- 2006Der Untergang der PamirCarl-Friedrich von Krempin
- 2006The Red CockatooSiggi
- 2006Hallesche KometenIngo
- 2005NachtasylAljoscha
- 2005(Feinde)Deutscher Soldat
- 2004Before the FallFriedrich Weimer
- 2004Girls on Top 2Flin
- 2003Lottoschein ins GlückBjörn Michels
- 2001Mein Vater und andere BetrügerRobertino
- 2001Girls on TopFlin
- 2000Brennendes SchweigenSchappi
- 2000Bear on the RunTom
- 1999Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzenLukas
- 1997Eine Familie zum Küssen