Maximilian Mundt

Maximilian Mundt is a German actor, photographer, and filmmaker who was born in April 1996. He gained widespread international recognition primarily for his leading performance as Moritz Zimmerman in the German-language Netflix original series How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast).

Born in Hamburg, Mundt is the child of an East German nurse and a Hungarian car mechanic. He completed his secondary education at the Bondenwald Gymnasium, graduating in 2014. His early interest in the performing arts led him to join the youth performance group at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg in 2013 under the direction of Alina Gregor. Beginning in 2015, he expanded his involvement with the ensemble by serving as a dramaturgical consultant for the young theater group.

Mundt began his screen career with appearances in German television series, including Notruf Hafenkante, Die Pfefferkörner, Großstadtrevier, and Nord bei Nordwest. He secured his first lead role in a feature film with the 2015 Ruhrpott comedy Radio Heimat. Following this project, he appeared in director Ute Wieland's 2017 film Tiger Milk.

His career reached a major turning point in 2019 when he assumed the lead role in How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast). The series achieved significant success, bringing Mundt international notoriety. While working on the production set, he met Maximilian Schmidt, the real-life individual whose experiences inspired the central premise of the show.

In addition to his acting career, Mundt works behind the camera as a photographer and filmmaker. After having his visual work published across print and television mediums, he was awarded the German Youth Photography Award in 2015. He has also worked as a cameraman and director on multiple short films and began studying film at the Hamburg University of the Arts in 2016. In 2024, Mundt expanded his film portfolio by securing a role as one of the drivers in Neill Blomkamp's feature film Gran Turismo.

In his personal life, Mundt publicly came out as gay in February 2021 as part of the #actout initiative published in SZ magazine alongside several other LGBT members.