Thomas Plenert was born on 1 February 1951 in Nauen, Brandenburg, Germany. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Berlin Üzerindeki Gökyüzü (1987), Die Beunruhigung (1982) and Polizeiruf 110 (1971). He was married to Gudrun Steinbrück. He died on 15 July 2023 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.