Max Riemelt (born 7 January 1984)[1] is a German actor, known internationally for playing Wolfgang Bogdanow in the Netflix series Sense8. In Germany, he is known for many years of television and cinema.
Max Riemelt | |
|---|---|
 Riemelt at the Berlinale 2017 | |
| Born | 7 January 1984 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | maxriemelt |
Career
editRiemelt'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 starred in all of Dennis Gansel's feature films from Mädchen, Mädchen until The Fourth State. In 2013, he starred in the romance, Free Fall, with Hanno Koffler, where he plays Kay, a police officer in training,[2] depicting a gay love story and has been compared to Brokeback Mountain.[2]
From 2015 to 2018, he starred in The Wachowskis' Netflix series Sense8, playing Wolfgang Bogdanow, a German safe cracker.[3] The first season received positive reviews from critics.[3]
He starred in the psychological thriller Berlin Syndrome alongside Australian actress Teresa Palmer, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017.[4] The film received generally favorable reviews, and both Palmer and Riemelt garnered praise for their performances.[5]
In 2020, he joined the cast of The Matrix Resurrections.
Personal life
editRiemelt has a daughter.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Lottoschein ins Glück | Björn Michels |
| 2004 | Mädchen, Mädchen 2 – Loft oder Liebe | Flin |
| Before the Fall | Friedrich Weimer | |
| 2005 | Hallesche Kometen | Ingo |
| Nachtasyl | Aljoscha | |
| 2006 | The Red Cockatoo | Siggi |
| Der Untergang der Pamir | Carl-Friedrich von Krempin | |
| 2007 | GG 19 – Eine Reise durch Deutschland in 19 Artikeln | Edgar |
| An die Grenze | Gefreiter Kerner | |
| Snipers Valley | Charly | |
| 2008 | Up! Up! To the Sky | Arnold |
| The Wave | Marco | |
| Run for Your Life! | Andreas Neidrig | |
| Tausend Ozeane | Meikel | |
| 2009 | 13 Semester | Momo |
| 2010 | We Are the Night | Tom |
| 2011 | A Family of Three | Lars |
| Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg | Thomas Hafner | |
| Urban Explorer | Kris | |
| Playoff | Thomas | |
| 2012 | The Fourth State | Dima |
| Foreign Deployment | Daniel Gerber | |
| Heiter bis Wolkig | Tim | |
| The German Friend | Friedrich Burg | |
| Forgotten | Marcus | |
| 2013 | Free Fall | Kay Engel |
| Blutgeld | Ralf Seifert | |
| Der zweite Mann | Adrian Davids | |
| 2014 | Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight | Bernd Rosemeyer |
| Warsaw 44 | Johann Krauss | |
| To Life! | Jonas | |
| 2015 | Lichtgestalten | |
| Sanctuary | Bruder Krapp | |
| Amnesia | Jo Gellert | |
| Storno: Todsicher versichert | Rupert Halmer | |
| 2017 | Berlin Syndrome | Andi |
| 2018 | Kopfplatzen | Markus |
| 2021 | The Matrix Resurrections | Shepherd |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Zwei allein | Max | |
| 2002 | Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP | Timo | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Wolffs Revier | Harald Bernhard | 1 episode |
| Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei | Marcel Freese | 1 episode | |
| In aller Freundschaft | Mirco Venske | 1 episode | |
| 2004 | Sextasy | Short film | |
| Balko | Ingo Grabowski | 1 episode | |
| Neuland | Short film | ||
| 2005 | Feinde | Deutscher Soldat | Short film |
| Videotagebuch von Dennis Gansel | Friedrich Weiemer / Himself | Short video | |
| 2006 | Der Kriminalist | Michael Büssig | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Die Zigarrenkiste | Tjark Evers | Short film |
| Die Schattenboxer | Boxer | Short film | |
| 2010 | Sehsüchte: Underworld | Young Man | Short film |
| Im Angesicht des Verbrechens | Marek Gorsky | 10 episodes | |
| 2011 | Der Staatsanwalt | Markus Pohl | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Der letzte Bulle | Dennis Paschmann | 1 episode |
| 2015–2018 | Sense8 | Wolfgang Bogdanow | Main character |
| 2019 | Die Freundin meiner Mutter[6] | Jan | TV film |
| Der Schneegänger | Lutz Gehring | TV film | |
| World on Fire | Schmidt | Miniseries | |
| 2023 | Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde | Wolfgang Berns | Miniseries |
Awards
edit- 2004: Best Actor for Before the Fall (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)[7]
- 2006: Best Young Actor for The Red Cockatoo (Bavarian Film Awards)
References
edit- ^ "Max Riemelt". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ a b Ashraf, Toby (4 March 2014). "Why Sexy Gay Love Story 'Free Fall' Is Not Just a German 'Brokeback Mountain'". Indie Wire. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ a b Stolworthy, Jacob (4 May 2017). "Sense8 season 2 actor Max Riemelt: 'The sex scenes are less pornographic, more like oil paintings'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Wixson, Heather (24 January 2017). "Sundance 2017 Interview: Teresa Palmer & Max Riemelt Talk Berlin Syndrome". Daily Dead. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Berlin Syndrome Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Die Freundin meiner Mutter – FilmMittwoch im Ersten – ARD | Das Erste". daserste.de.
- ^ "Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Festival Photos". kviff.com. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
Further reading
edit- Radish, Christina (5 May 2017). "'Sense8': Max Riemelt and Tina Desai on Season 2 and Their Characters' Dynamic". Collider.
- Meza, Ed (11 May 2016). "'Sense8' Star Max Riemelt Poised for Global Fame". Variety.
External links
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