Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 07/01/1984 (40 years old)
  • Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
  • twitter: maxriemelt
  • instagram: maxriemelt
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
Sleeping Dog
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 68%
role:
Mike Atlas
2023

Crime

Drama

Mystery

6.4
68%
The Matrix Resurrections
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Sheperd & 1 more
2021

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
64%
Head Burst
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 64%
role:
Markus
2019

Drama

7.1
64%
World on Fire
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 80%
role:
Schmidt
2019

Drama

War & Politics

7.4
80%
Berlin Syndrome
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Andi Werner
2017

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

6.3
60%
Amnesia
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 53%
role:
Jo
Not available
2015

Drama

6.1
53%
Not available
Sense8: Creating the World
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 79%
role:
Wolfgang Bogdanovic
Not available
2015

Documentary

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.5
79%
Not available
Sanctuary
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 75%
role:
Bruder Krapp
2015

Drama

7.2
75%
Sense8
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 78%
role:
Wolfgang Bogdanow
2015

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.2
78%
Warsaw 44
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 69%
role:
Johann
2014

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.6
69%
Free Fall
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 77%
role:
Kay Engel
2013

Drama

Romance

7.5
77%
Forgotten
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 57%
role:
Marcus
2012

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.8
57%
2012

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.6
62%
Playoff
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 47%
role:
Thomas
2012
5.4
47%
2012

Thriller

6.1
58%
2011

Horror

Thriller

5.2
53%
We Are the Night
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Tom Serner
2010

Drama

Horror

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
60%
In Face of the Crime
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 72%
role:
Marek Gorsky
2010

Crime

Drama

8.0
72%
13 Semester
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
'Momo'
2009

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.7
66%
The Wave
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 75%
role:
Marco
2008

Drama

Thriller

7.6
75%
Before the Fall
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Friedrich Weimer
2004

Drama

7.4
71%
2001

Comedy

5.3
50%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Max Riemelt are, for example, Sleeping Dog, The Matrix Resurrections and Head Burst.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best StreamFat ratings are World on Fire (7.7), The Wave (7.6) and Warsaw 44 (6.8).