Thomas Repp was born on July 17, 1958 in Großheubach, Main, Hessen, West Germany. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002), Tanz mit dem Tod: Der Ufa-Star Sybille Schmitz (2000) and Hanna Schygulla: Erinnerungen an Lili Marleen (2003).