Jeff Wilbusch

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

Jeff Wilbusch
Wilbusch in 2018
Born
Iftach Wilbuschewitz

(1987-11-14) 14 November 1987
Haifa, Israel
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts
OccupationActor

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.[1][2][3] Yiddish is his native language, and he is the eldest of 14 siblings.[4][5]

When he was 13, he left the community and moved to Amsterdam to finish his education.[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]

Personal life

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

He lives in Berlin.[2]

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

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Einmal bitte alles Max
2019 Rate Your Date Josh
2020 Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes Gregor Grause Post-production

References
  1. Friedman, Gabe. "Netflix's 'Unorthodox' Is Yiddish, feminist and just what we need now - Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jta.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. Feldman, Deborah (28 March 2020). "In 'Unorthodox,' A Religious Woman Leaves Her Marriage And Her Past Behind". NPR. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. Marlene Melchior, writer & director (26 March 2020). Making Unorthodox (Video). Netflix.
  4. David, Keren (20 March 2020). "An unorthodox journey to Berlin". The JC.
  5. "Like His 'Unorthodox' Character, Jeff Wilbusch Was Raised Hasidic". Distractify. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. Hunstig, Maria (6 April 2020). "Unorthodox: why the new Netflix series is more authentic than others". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. "Jeff Wilbusch". Festival Séries Mania. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  8. "Jeff Wilbusch". Münchner Kammerspiele. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. James Poniewozik (25 March 2020). "Review: 'Unorthodox,' a Stunning Escape From Brooklyn - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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