Richard Claus was born in Kassel, Germany, and graduated from the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin in 1976, and went on to direct German films and telefilms. In 1986 he co-founded Delta Film Gmbh, a production company. He has been producing and distributing under Comet Film Gmbh since 1993. He is currently working on his next film under the Cometstone company, "The Little Vampire", based on the best-selling book series.