Biography

Jeff Wilbusch is an actor recognized for his Satellite Award-winning performance in Unorthodox (Netflix), directed by Maria Schrader. He has appeared in The Little Drummer Girl (BBC/AMC), directed by Park Chan-wook, and in the financial drama Bad Banks (ZDF/Arte). Wilbusch starred in Oslo (HBO), adapted from the Tony Award-winning play and directed by Bartlett Sher, produced by Steven Spielberg and Marc Platt, and in Netflix's survival thriller Keep Breathing.

He most recently played the lead role in The Calling (Peacock), directed by Barry Levinson and produced by David E. Kelley. Upcoming work includes the Netflix horror series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (executive produced by the Duffer Brothers, 2026).

Across his career, Wilbusch has collaborated with some of the most celebrated producers and directors of our time, including Steven Spielberg, Barry Levinson, and the Duffer Brothers. Raised in a large family and fluent in multiple languages, he now resides in Los Angeles, where he continues to build a career that bridges international cinema and global television.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jonas Schwarz

Jeff Wilbusch is a German/ American actor. Jeff is fluent in English, Dutch, German, Hebrew and Yiddish. He also speaks some Afrikaans, Arabic, Flemish, Russian and Spanish.

He is the eldest of fourteen siblings.