Max Riemelt
Born
January 7, 1984 (age 41)
Birthplace
Berlin, Germany

Max Riemelt

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

Spurlos in Venedig
Spurlos in Venedig
2025 ★ 7.8
Angelo (Gabriel Wendt)
The Tasters
The Tasters
2025 ★ 6.7
Ziegler
About Luis
About Luis
2025 ★ 5.8
Jens
Two to One
Two to One
2024 ★ 6.3
Robert
Ernesto’s Island
Ernesto’s Island
2023 ★ 8.0
Matthias
Talking About the Weather
Talking About the Weather
2022 ★ 6.4
Marcel
Ein Taxi zur Bescherung
Ein Taxi zur Bescherung
2022 ★ 6.0
Jan Olsmer
The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections
2021 ★ 6.4
Sheperd
The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea
The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea
2021 ★ 5.3
Oliver
Precious Ivie
Precious Ivie
2021 ★ 5.3
Paul
Der Schneegänger
Der Schneegänger
2020 ★ 6.0
Lutz Gehring
Head Burst
Head Burst
2019 ★ 6.5
Markus
My Mother's Girlfriend
My Mother's Girlfriend
2019 ★ 2.8
Jan
Berlin Syndrome
Berlin Syndrome
2017 ★ 6.0
Andi Werner
Icons of Light
Icons of Light
2016 ★ 5.5
Steffen
Amnesia
Amnesia
2015 ★ 5.4
Jo
Sense8: Creating the World
Sense8: Creating the World
2015 ★ 7.6
Wolfgang Bogdanovic
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
2015 ★ 7.3
Bruder Krapp
Storno: Todsicher versichert
Storno: Todsicher versichert
2015 ★ 7.0
Rupert
To Life!
To Life!
2014 ★ 5.2
Jonas
Warsaw 44
Warsaw 44
2014 ★ 6.8
Johann Krauss
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
2014 ★ 5.4
Bernd Rosemeyer
Blutgeld
Blutgeld
2013 ★ 4.8
Ralf Seifert
Der zweite Mann
Der zweite Mann
2013 ★ 3.0
Adrian Davids
Free Fall
Free Fall
2013 ★ 7.7
Kay Engel
Forgotten
Forgotten
2012 ★ 5.8
Marcus
Auslandseinsatz
Auslandseinsatz
2012 ★ 5.7
Daniel Gerber
The German Friend
The German Friend
2012 ★ 5.4
Friedrich Burg
Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
2012 ★ 6.3
Tim
The Fourth State
The Fourth State
2012 ★ 5.9
Dima
A Family of Three
A Family of Three
2012 ★ 5.0
Lars Dewenter
Playoff
Playoff
2011 ★ 4.5
Thomas
Urban Explorer
Urban Explorer
2011 ★ 5.1
Dante / Kris
Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg
Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg
2011
Thomas Hafner
We Are the Night
We Are the Night
2010 ★ 6.1
Tom Serner
13 Semester
13 Semester
2009 ★ 6.4
'Momo'
Thousand Oceans
Thousand Oceans
2008 ★ 7.0
Meikel
Run for Your Life!
Run for Your Life!
2008 ★ 5.0
Andreas Niedrig
The Wave
The Wave
2008 ★ 7.5
Marco
Up! Up! To the sky
Up! Up! To the sky
2008 ★ 3.5
Arnold
Snipers Valley
Snipers Valley
2007 ★ 4.6
Charly
An die Grenze
An die Grenze
2007 ★ 4.8
Gefreiter Kerner
GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln
GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln
2007 ★ 4.5
Edgar (Polizist), Art. 2
Die Zigarrenkiste
Die Zigarrenkiste
2006
Der Untergang der Pamir
Der Untergang der Pamir
2006 ★ 7.0
Carl-Friedrich von Krempin
The Red Cockatoo
The Red Cockatoo
2006 ★ 5.4
Siggi
Hallesche Kometen
Hallesche Kometen
2006 ★ 5.0
Ingo
Nachtasyl
Nachtasyl
2005 ★ 1.0
Aljoscha
Before the Fall
Before the Fall
2004 ★ 7.0
Friedrich Weimer
Girls on Top 2
Girls on Top 2
2004 ★ 4.8
Flin
Lottoschein ins Glück
Lottoschein ins Glück
2003 ★ 4.8
Björn Michels
Mein Vater und andere Betrüger
Mein Vater und andere Betrüger
2001
Robertino
Girls on Top
Girls on Top
2001 ★ 5.1
Flin
Brennendes Schweigen
Brennendes Schweigen
2000 ★ 6.0
Schappi
Bear on the Run
Bear on the Run
2000 ★ 4.0
Tom
Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzen
Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzen
1999 ★ 2.0
Lukas
Eine Familie zum Küssen
Eine Familie zum Küssen
1997
The Angel Makers
The Angel Makers
Etwas ganz Besonderes
Etwas ganz Besonderes
Matze
Golem
Golem

TV Series