Jeff Wilbusch

Jeff Wilbusch (born November 14, 1987) is a German-Israeli actor. He has starred in numerous English and German film and television projects, including Park Chan-wook's miniseries The Little Drummer Girl, Unorthodox (2020), Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes (2021) and Netflix's Something Very Bad is Going to Happen (2026).

Early life and education Wilbusch was born on 14 November 1987 in Haifa, Israel, as the eldest of 14 children. He grew up in the Yiddish-speaking Hasidic Jewish Satmar community of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.

At the age of 13, Wilbusch relocated to the Netherlands.

He attended the University of Amsterdam obtaining a Masters degree in Economics in 2011. After finishing his graduate degree, Wilbusch moved to Munich and studied theatre at the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts until 2015.

Career While studying at the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts, Wilbusch starred in numerous productions staged at the Munich Kammerspiele, working with directors Johan Simons, Stephan Kimmig, and Martin Kušej.

In 2018, he played Anton Mesterbein in the BBC–AMC miniseries The Little Drummer Girl, directed by Park Chan-wook, and starred as Noah Weisz in the German–Luxembourgish series Bad Banks.

In 2020, he gained international recognition for his portrayal of Moishe Lefkovitch in the Netflix miniseries Unorthodox, directed by Maria Schrader. His performance earned him the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Television Film.

In 2021, he portrayed Uri Savir in the HBO television film Oslo, directed by Bartlett Sher and produced by Marc Platt and Steven Spielberg, among others. He also appeared as Gregor Grause in the German gothic horror feature Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes.

In 2022, Wilbusch appeared in the Netflix survival drama Keep Breathing and starred as Detective Avraham Avraham in the Peacock crime drama The Calling, directed by Barry Levinson and produced by David E. Kelley.

In 2026, he appeared as Julian "Jules" Cunningham in the Netflix horror series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, executive produced by the Duffer Brothers and Hilary Leavitt through their Upside Down Pictures deal with Netflix, with episodes directed by Weronika Tofilska.

Personal life Raised multilingual, Wilbusch speaks English, Dutch, German, Hebrew, and Yiddish fluently.

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