Max Riemelt
Max Riemelt | |
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 Riemelt at the Berlinale 2017 | |
| Born | 7 January 1984 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | maxriemelt |
Max Riemelt (born 7 January 1984) is a German actor. He is known internationally for playing Wolfgang Bogdanow in the Netflix series Sense8. In Germany, he is known for his many appearances on television and in films, including a leading role in the 2023 series Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde. He has appeared in many productions directed by Dennis Gansel and Dominik Graf.
Early life and education
[edit]Max Riemelt was born on 7 January 1984 in Mitte, East Berlin, which was in East Germany until he was six years old.[1] in 1983 or 1984 and grew up in Berlin, Germany.[2]
Career
[edit]Riemelt's career began in Germany in 1997 at the age of 13, in the TV productions Eine Familie zum Küssen and Praxis Bülowbogen.[1] The following year Riemelt played his first leading role in the ZDF Christmas series Zwei allein, directed by Matthias Steurer. He also had a cameo appearance in the video for the title song "Two of a Kind" by the Hamburg duo "R & B".[1]
He starred in all of Dennis Gansel's feature films from Mädchen, Mädchen (2004) until The Fourth State (2012).[citation needed] In 2004 gained wide attention in Germany for his role in Gansel's World War II drama Before the Fall.[2]
He starred in Dominik Graf's 2010 TV crime series In the Face of Crime (Im Angesicht des Verbrechens), and has collaborated numerous times with Graf as well as Dennis Gansel.[2]
In 2013, he starred in the romance Free Fall, with Hanno Koffler, where he plays Kay, a police officer in training. The depicts a gay love story and has been compared to Brokeback Mountain.[3]
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.[4] [5][2]
He starred in the 2017 psychological thriller Berlin Syndrome alongside Australian actress Teresa Palmer, which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[6][2] The film received generally favorable reviews, and both Palmer and Riemelt garnered praise for their performances.[7]
In 2020, he joined the cast of The Matrix Resurrections.[citation needed]
In 2023 he played a leading role Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde, a political drama set in post-war West Germany in 1954.[8][9]
Awards
[edit]- 2004: Best Actor, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, for Before the Fall[10]
- 2006: Best Newcomer Actor, Bavarian Film Awards, for The Red Cockatoo[11]
- 2006: Best Performance by an Actor in the Marrakech International Film Festival Awards, for his role in The Red Cockatoo[12][13]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[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 | Head Burst | 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[14] | Jan | TV film |
| Der Schneegänger | Lutz Gehring | TV film | |
| World on Fire | Schmidt | Miniseries | |
| 2023 | Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde | Wolfgang Berns | Miniseries[8][9] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Biography". Max Riemelt (in German). 3 July 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Meza, Ed (11 May 2016). "'Sense8' Star Max Riemelt Poised for Global Fame". Variety.
The 32-year-old Berlin native
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Radish, Christina (5 May 2017). "'Sense8': Max Riemelt and Tina Desai on Season 2 and Their Characters' Dynamic". Collider.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (17 August 2021). "Leonine Picks Up Distribution Rights To Odeon Fiction Spy Series 'Bonn'". Deadline. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ a b "High-end historical series Bonn now in post-production". Cineuropa. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Festival Photos". kviff.com. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ Blaney, Martin (14 January 2006). "Debut director is feted at the Bavarian Film Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "6th EDITION 2006". Marrakech International Film Festival. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Tartaglione-Vialatte, Nancy (2 March 2025). "The Red Cockatoo takes top prize at Marrakech". Screen. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Die Freundin meiner Mutter – FilmMittwoch im Ersten – ARD | Das Erste". daserste.de.
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