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Maximilian Wigger was born in Berlin in 1960. After finishing his actors training at the Fritz-Kirchhoff-Schule in Berlin, he has performed in productions at numerous theatres in Germany since the early eighties. To name a few: Botho Strauss's DER PARK/WITHIN THE GATES at the Schaubühne Berlin, directed by Peter Stein in 1985. DIE FRAU DES BÄCKERS/MADAME AURÉLIE at Hamburg's Thalia Theater, directed by Dieter Wedel the same year. From 1986-1988 Max Wigger played in various productions at the Deutsche Theater Göttingen, e.g. in Schiller's INTRIGUE AND LOVE, director Heinz Engels, the role Wurm. 1988-1989 he worked at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, playing the count Wetter vom Strahl in Kleist's KÄTHCHEN VON HEILBRONN, directed by Nicolas Brieger. In 1997 Max Wigger toured with the production TABULA RASA, and in 1999 he performed at Berlin's Komödie am Kurfürstendamm: in HARVEY, playing the role of Wilson under the direction of Jürgen Wölffer.

In 2004 he played the role of Proctor in a tour production of THE CRUCIBLE, Oberon in MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, and in THE VISIT. Max Wigger was member of the Saarländisches Staatstheater from 2005 to 2008, where he acted e.g. in WALLENSTEIN, MEN (Franz Wittenbrink), DIESES.KLEINE.LAND (Alfred Gulden), UA, BRASSED OFF (Mark Herman, Paul Allen), THE BEAVER COAT, ANTIGONE and DIE SCHMUTZIGEN HÄNDE. In 2009 he took part in the Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel, acting in FLOH IM OHR and HAMLET. He appeared on stage at the Theaterperipherie Frankfurt a.M. in Hebbel's MARIA MAGDALENA and in THE COUNTRY (Martin Crimp) Wallgraben Theater, Freiburg. From 2013 to 2017 he was ensemble member of the Theatre Ulm
. Lately he was in MARTIN LUTHER - DER ANSCHLAG, in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE and the musical EMIL UND DIE DETEKTIVE at the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele.

Max Wigger has been pursuing a successful career in both film and tv. His most important productions were: TREFFER, Bavaria Atelier GmbH/WDR, München 1984, director: Dominik Graf; KAMPF DER TIGER, ZDF/NDR, Berlin /CSSR 1987, director: Dieter Wedel; DIESE DROMBUSCHS, Trebitsch-TV-Produktion, Darmstadt 1990; CHRISTINE, Durniok-Film, Berlin 1992; TÖDLICHE WAHL, Gyula Trebitsch FP, Hamburg 1994, director: Peter Deutsch, SINGLES, Frankfurter Filmproduktion, Frankfurt 1996, director: Rainer Boldt/Klaus Gietinger, DER KINDERHASSER, CLT UFA, Berlin 1997, director: Maria-Theresia Wagner and the serial EIN STARKES TEAM, Ufa-Fernsehproduktion, Berlin 1995-1998, directors: Konrad Sabrautzky/Krystian Martinek/ Roland Steinke/Martin Weinhart, KÜSTENWACHE, 1999, director: Carl Lang, MEDICOPTER - DIE SEILBAHN, 1999, director: Thomas Nikel, PECH UND SCHWEFEL, 2000, director: Felix Dünnemann, INDIANER MÜSSEN FRÜH INS BETT, 2000, director: Christian Alex, DIE FALLERS, 2000, director: Adalbert Plica, and once more MEDICOPTER 117 - RACHE, 2001, director: Thomas Nikel, PECH UND SCHWEFEL, 2000, director: Felix Dünnemann, DIE FALLERS, 2000, director: Adalbert Plica, BERLIN - ABSCHNITT 40, 2002, director: Florian Kern, episodes of RITAS WELT director: Ulli Baumann and ALPHATEAM director: Matthias Tegel.