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Jeff Wilbusch

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Jeff Wilbusch
Wilbusch in 2018
Born
Iftach Wilbuschewitz

(1987-11-14) 14 November 1987 (age 37)
Haifa, Israel
Citizenship
  • Israel
  • Germany
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts
OccupationActor

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

Early life and education

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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

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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]

Personal life

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

He lives in Los Angeles.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Television

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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

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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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  1. ^ "Jeff Wilbusch - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ^ Friedman, Gabe (30 March 2020). "Netflix's 'Unorthodox' Is Yiddish, feminist and just what we need now - Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jta.org. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ^ Feldman, Deborah (28 March 2020). "In 'Unorthodox,' A Religious Woman Leaves Her Marriage And Her Past Behind". NPR. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ^ Marlene Melchior, writer & director (26 March 2020). Making Unorthodox (Video). Netflix.
  5. ^ David, Keren (20 March 2020). "An unorthodox journey to Berlin". The JC.
  6. ^ "Like His 'Unorthodox' Character, Jeff Wilbusch Was Raised Hasidic". Distractify. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Jeff Wilbusch". Festival Séries Mania. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Jeff Wilbusch". Münchner Kammerspiele. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. ^ James Poniewozik (25 March 2020). "Review: 'Unorthodox,' a Stunning Escape From Brooklyn - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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