Thomas Borchert (born 20 July 1966 in Essen, Germany) is a German actor, singer, and songwriter.
In 1988, Borchert, with his rock band "Cakewalk", won a prize in a music festival sponsored by the German broadcasting network NDR.
His first professional role was as Rum Tum Tugger in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, in 1990-1991.
[1] The musical The Count of Monte Cristo, in which Thomas plays the title role, was written especially for him by composer Frank Wildhorn in 2009.
[2] Borchert won the 2002 German Musical Award for best actor for his performance in the title roles of Jekyll & Hyde.