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.
The Tasters
Ziegler
2025
About Luis
Jens
2025
Two to One
Robert
2024
Sleeping Dog
Mike Atlas · (6 episodes)
2023
Ernesto’s Island
Matthias
2023
Bonn
Wolfgang Berns · (6 episodes)
2023
Talking About the Weather
Marcel
2022
Ein Taxi zur Bescherung
Jan Olsmer
2022
The Matrix Resurrections
Sheperd
2021
The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea
Oliver
2021
Precious Ivie
Paul
2021
Der Schneegänger
Lutz Gehring
2020
Head Burst
Markus
2019
World on Fire
Schmidt · (7 episodes)
2019
My Mother's Girlfriend
Jan
2019
Berlin Syndrome
Andi Werner
2017
Icons of Light
Steffen
2016
Amnesia
Jo
2015
Sense8: Creating the World
Wolfgang Bogdanovic
2015
Sanctuary
Bruder Krapp
2015
Sense8
Wolfgang Bogdanow · (24 episodes)
2015
Storno: Todsicher versichert
Rupert
2015
To Life!
Jonas
2014
Warsaw 44
Johann Krauss
2014
Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight
Bernd Rosemeyer
2014
Blutgeld
Ralf Seifert
2013
Der zweite Mann
Adrian Davids
2013
Free Fall
Kay Engel
2013
Forgotten
Marcus
2012
Auslandseinsatz
Daniel Gerber
2012
The German Friend
Friedrich Burg
2012
Partly Sunny
Tim
2012
The Fourth State
Dima
2012
A Family of Three
Lars Dewenter
2012
Playoff
Thomas
2011
Urban Explorer
Dante / Kris
2011
Schandmal – Der Tote im Berg
Thomas Hafner
2011
We Are the Night
Tom Serner
2010
In the Face of Crime
Marek Gorsky · (10 episodes)
2010
Der letzte Bulle
Dennis Paschmann · (1 episode)
2010
13 Semester
'Momo'
2009
Thousand Oceans
Meikel
2008
Run for Your Life!
Andreas Niedrig
2008
The Wave
Marco
2008
Up! Up! To the sky
Arnold
2008
Snipers Valley
Charly
2007
An die Grenze
Gefreiter Kerner
2007
GG 19 – Deutschland in 19 Artikeln
Edgar (Polizist), Art. 2
2007
Der Kriminalist
Michael Büssig · (1 episode)
2006
Der Untergang der Pamir
Carl-Friedrich von Krempin
2006
The Red Cockatoo
Siggi
2006
Hallesche Kometen
Ingo
2006
Nachtasyl
Aljoscha
2005
Der Staatsanwalt
Markus Pohl · (1 episode)
2005
Before the Fall
Friedrich Weimer
2004
Girls on Top 2
Flin
2004
Lottoschein ins Glück
Björn Michels
2003
Mein Vater und andere Betrüger
Robertino
2001
Girls on Top
Flin
2001
Brennendes Schweigen
Schappi
2000
Bear on the Run
Tom
2000
Ein Weihnachtsmärchen – Wenn alle Herzen schmelzen
Lukas
1999
Eine Familie zum Küssen
1997
Etwas ganz Besonderes
Matze
Golem
The Angel Makers
ZIBB
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
German Television Award
Self · (1 episode)
1999
In aller Freundschaft
Mirco Venske · (1 episode)
1998
Zwei allein
Max · (12 episodes)
1998
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
Timo · (2 episodes)
1997
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Marcel Freese · (1 episode)
1996
Balko
Ingo Grabowski · (1 episode)
1995
Wolffs Revier
Harald Bernhard · (1 episode)
1992
Morgenmagazin
Self · (1 episode)
1992
DAS!
Self · (3 episodes)
1991
Bayerischer Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
1979
Kölner Treff
Self · (2 episodes)
1976
Scene of the Crime
Louis Bürger · (1 episode)
1970
Grimme Awards Ceremony
Self · (1 episode)
1964