Max Krause studied acting at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich. Before graduating, he performed in productions by Wera Mahne and Nurkan Erpulat. During and afterwards he worked with Alexander Giesche, Stefan Pucher, Ulrich Rasche and Susanne Kennedy. He has already worked with Trajal Harrell at the Münchner Kammerspiele and at the Schauspielhaus Bochum. He also plays in films by Sophie Kluge, Brigitte Maria Bertele, Pia Strietmann, Arthur Brux and Dustin Loose.