Jeff Wilbusch | |
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 Wilbusch in 2018 | |
| Born | Iftach Wilbuschewitz 14 November 1987 |
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| 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.
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]
In 2018, he played the role of Anton Mesterbein in the BBC - AMC miniseries The Little Drummer Girl , and Noah Weisz in the German-Luxembourgish 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 and Gregor Grause in Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes.[ citation needed ]
Wilbusch speaks five languages: English, Dutch, German, Hebrew, and Yiddish. [7]
He lives in Los Angeles.[ citation needed ]
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Einmal bitte alles | Max | |
| 2019 | Rate Your Date | Josh | |
| 2021 | Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes | Gregor Grause | Completed |
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources .(September 2020) |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2021 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Unorthodox | Won |
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