Jeff Wilbusch

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Jeff Wilbusch
File:Jeff Wilbusch Berlinale 2018.jpg
Wilbusch in 2018
Born Iftach Wilbuschewitz
(1987-11-14) 14 November 1987 (age 37)
Haifa, Israel
Citizenship
  • Israel
  • Germany
Alma mater University of Amsterdam
Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts
Occupation Actor

Jeff Wilbusch (born Iftach Wilbuschewitz, 14 November 1987) is an Israeli-German[1] actor.

Early life and education

Wilbusch was born on 14 November 1987 in Haifa, Israel. He grew up in the Hasidic Jewish Satmar community of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.[2][3][4] Yiddish is his native language, and he is the eldest of 14 siblings.[5][6]

He studied economics, and, in 2011, obtained a master's degree in international economics from the University of Amsterdam.[7] After finishing his graduate degree, he moved to Munich and studied theatre at the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts until 2015.[8]

Career

In 2018, he played the role of Anton Mesterbein in the BBC - AMC miniseries The Little Drummer Girl, and Noah Weisz in the German-Luxembourgian television series Bad Banks. In 2020, he portrayed Moishe Lefkovitch in the German-American Netflix original miniseries Unorthodox.[9] In 2021, he portrayed Uri Savir in the HBO motion picture Oslo.

Personal life

Wilbusch speaks five languages: English, Dutch, German, Hebrew, and Yiddish.[7]

He lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Um Himmels Willen Ben de Vries 1 episode
2017 Lockdown: Tödliches Erwachen Georg Horn TV movie
2018 Bad Banks Noah Weisz Main cast
Hulu miniseries
2018 The Little Drummer Girl Anton Mesterbein 3 episodes
BBC One-AMC miniseries
2018 Der Staatsfeind Yousef Musi TV mini-series
2018 Polizeiruf 110 René "Renate" Helms 1 episode
2018 Die Kanzlei Bernd Riedel 1 episode
2019 Cologne P.D. Davide Sortino 1 episode
2019 Die Spezialisten - Im Namen der Opfer Trainer 1 episode
2019 Der Staatsanwalt Nikos Weber 1 episode
2020 Unorthodox Moishe Lefkovitch Main cast
Netflix miniseries
2020 Wild Republic Attila Pre-production
2021 Oslo Uri Savir TV movie
2022 Keep Breathing Danny Main cast
Netflix miniseries
2022 The Calling Det. Avraham Avraham Main cast
Peacock series

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Einmal bitte alles Max
2019 Rate Your Date Josh
2021 Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes Gregor Grause Completed

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2021 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Unorthodox Won

References

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