Max Riemelt plays Wolfgang Bogdanow and is one of the main characters in the Netflix original Sense8, season one. He lives in Berlin and is a locksmith and safe-cracker, who has unresolved issues with his late father and participates in organized crime. He loves spending time with his best friend Felix, his partner in crime. The two battle Wolfgang’s cousin, Steiner, at the beginning of the series. The two successfully steal “Steiner’s” diamonds and try to cash in.

Backstory: Wolfgang Bogdanow was born in East Berlin where he lived with his abusive father. He meets his best friend, Felix, in detention. Felix defends him from bullies and they become lifelong friends, bonding over classic films. After Wolfgang’s father passes away he is raised by his uncle.Max Riemelt was born on January 7th, 1984 in East Berlin, Germany and started acting in 1997 on a film called Praxis Bülowbogen. He has starred in all of Dennis Gansel’s feature films.The movie Free Fall came out May 23rd, 2013 and stars German actors Max Riemelt and Hanno Koffler. The movie is about Marc who has a promising career on the police force and is expecting a baby. He falls in love with another man on the police force named Kay. He is torn between his family and his feelings for Kay, and sees his world careening more and more out of control. He has to make a hard decision about his life realizing he has never been happier with his life with Marc.