Thomas Kitsche, born in 1989 in Halle an der Saale, studied acting at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Academy of Music and Theater in Leipzig. During his studies, he was a member of the acting studio at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. There he and his fellow students were awarded the Max Reinhardt Prize in 2012 for the production "Nichts. What is important in life".

His theater engagements have taken him to Theater Augsburg, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, Stadttheater Münster and Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf. He has been working as a freelance actor since 2015 and has appeared in productions for ARD, ZDF and the BBC, among others.

In addition to his work in front of the camera and on stage, he is also a lecturer in acting at the Folkwang University of the Arts and the Leipzig University of Music and Theater.