Max Riemelt
| Max Riemelt | |
|---|---|
 Riemelt in 2012 | |
| Born |
7 January 1984 East Berlin, East Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Max Riemelt (born in East Berlin, East Germany on 7 January 1984) is a German actor. He is known for playing Wolfgang Bogdanow in the television series Sense8.
Career
Riemelt started his career "by coincidence, because" he "had not really thought about getting involved in acting and had not joined any drama groups at school". He decided early on that he was not interested in the latter: "I have an aversion to drama schools because their methods seem suspect to me. The way they treat people is sometimes inhuman, they build people up and then break them. Some people can cope with this, but I don't want to risk that".[1]
He explains that he feels "much happier in front of a camera than acting on a stage. I am a minimalist as far as my approach to acting is concerned" and prefers working for cinema, although "I am prepared to work for television if it is an interesting project, there is a good script and the characters are good."
Similarly, he welcomes the chance every now and then to act in student films "because it gives me the chance to try out things and bring in my own ideas and often create quite different characters from the ones they had originally planned".[2]
He has starred in all of Dennis Gansel's feature films, starting with Mädchen, Mädchen.
Personal life
Riemelt was born in 1984 in Berlin and has lived there all of his life.[3] His parents, Gunnar and Judith Riemelt, are both graphic artists. His interests are football, kickboxing and rap music.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Eine Familie zum Küssen | Movie role | |
| 1998 | Zwei allein | Max | TV role |
| 1999 | Ein Weihnachtsmärchen — Wenn alle Herzen schmelzen | Lukas | Movie role |
| 2000 | Der Bär ist Ios | Tom | Movie role |
| 2000 | Brennendes Schweigen | Schappi | Movie role |
| 2001 | Mädchen, Mädchen | Flin | Movie role |
| 2001 | Mein Vater und andere Betrüger | Robertino | Movie role |
| 2002 | Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP | Timo | TV role, 1 episode |
| 2003 | Wolffs Revier | Harald Bernhard | TV role, 1 episode |
| 2003 | Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei | Marcel Freese | TV role, 1 episode |
| 2003 | In aller Freundschaft | Mirco Venske | TV role, 1 episode |
| 2003 | Lottoschein ins Glück | Björn Michels | Movie role |
| 2004 | Sextasy | Short film | |
| 2004 | Balko | Ingo Grabowski | TV role, 1 episode |
| 2004 | Neuland | Short film | |
| 2004 | Mädchen, Mädchen 2 – Loft oder Liebe | Flin | Movie role |
| 2004 | Before the Fall | Friedrich Weimer | Movie role |
| 2005 | Feinde | Deutscher Soldat | Short film |
| 2005 | Hallesche Kometen | Ingo | Movie role |
| 2005 | Videotagebuch von Dennis Gansel | Friedrich Weiemer / Himself | Short video |
| 2005 | Nachtasyl | Aljoscha | Movie role |
| 2006 | Der rote Kakadu | Siggi | Movie role |
| 2006 | Der Untergang der Pamir | Carl-Friedrich von Krempin | Movie role |
| 2006 | Der Kriminalist | Michael Büssig | TV role, 1 episode |
| 2007 | GG 19 — Eine Reise durch Deutschland in 19 Artikeln | Edgar | Movie role |
| 2007 | An die Grenze | Gefreiter Kerner | Movie role |
| 2007 | Möderischer Frieden | Charly | Movie role |
| 2008 | Die Zigarrenkiste | Tjark Evers | Short film |
| 2008 | Up! Up! To the Sky | Arnold | Movie role |
| 2008 | The Wave | Marco | Movie role |
| 2008 | Lauf um Dein Leben — Vom Junkie zum Ironman | Andreas Neidrig | Movie role |
| 2008 | Die Schattenboxer | Boxer | Short film |
| 2008 | Tausend Ozeane | Meikel | Movie role |
| 2009 | 13 Semester | Momo | Movie role |
| 2010 | Sehsüchte: Underworld | Young Man | Short film |
| 2010 | Im Angesicht des Verbrechens | Marek Gorsky | TV role, 10 episodes |
| 2010 | We Are the Night | Tom | Movie role |
| 2011 | Tage die bleiben | Lars | Movie role |
| 2011 | Der Staatsanwalt | Markus Pohl | TV role, 1 episode |
| 2011 | Schadmal — Der Tote im Berg | Thomas Hafner | Movie role |
| 2011 | Urban Explorer | Kris | Movie role |
| 2011 | Playoff | Thomas | Movie role |
| 2012 | The Fourth State | Dima | Movie role |
| 2012 | Auslandseinsatz | Daniel Gerber | Movie role |
| 2012 | Heiter bis Wolkig | Tim | Movie role |
| 2012 | The German Friend | Friedrich Burg | Movie role |
| 2012 | Du hast es versprochen | Marcus | Movie role |
| 2013 | Free Fall | Kay Engel | Movie role |
| 2013 | Der letzte Bulle | Dennis Paschmann | TV role, 1 episode |
| 2013 | Blutgeld | Ralf Seifert | Movie role |
| 2013 | Der zweite Mann | Adrian Davids | Movie role |
| 2014 | Elly Beinhorn — Alleinflug | Bernd Rosemeyer | Movie role |
| 2014 | Warsaw 44 | Johann Krauss | Movie role |
| 2014 | Auf das Leben! | Jonas | Movie role |
| 2015 | Lichtgestalten | Movie role | |
| 2015 | Freistatt | Bruder Krapp | Movie role |
| 2015 | Amnesia | Jo Gellert | Movie role |
| 2015 | Storno: Todsicher versichert | Rupert Halmer | Movie role |
| 2015 | Sense8 | Wolfgang Bogdanow | TV role, 12 episodes |
| 2017 | Berlin Syndrome | Andi | Movie role |
Awards
- 2004: Best Actor for Napola (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)[4]
- 2006: Best Young Actor for Der Rote Kakadu (Bavarian Film Awards)
References
- ↑ "Max Riemelt". renlifang.msra.cn. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "The Last Combat of Max Riemelt vs Jessica Schwarz". Lastcombat.com. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Max Riemelt". Tumblr. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Festival Photos". kviff.com. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Max Riemelt. |