
Leonie Benesch (born April 22, 1991) is a German actress who has played roles in major productions including Babylon Berlin and The Crown, as well as Around the World in 80 Days. She is currently based in London. In 2009, Benesch played the role of Eva in the film The White Ribbon, which won the Golden Palm. Film critics singled out her performance as "a discovery". She received the American "Young Artist Award" for her work, as well as a "New Faces Award". In 2010, she performed in Philip Koch's drama Picco and in Sophie Heldman's film Colors in the Dark (Satte Farben vor Schwarz), where she worked alongside Senta Berger and Bruno Ganz. In 2017, Benesch performed in Babylon Berlin as Greta Overbeck, winning the "German Acting Prize". Benesch also performed in The Crown as the sister of Prince Philip, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark. In 2020, she was cast in the BBC miniseries Around the World in 80 Days, alongside David Tennant as Phileas Fogg and Ibrahim Koma as Passepartout. Benesch grew up in Tübingen, and attended the Freie Waldorfschule. She also attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She is of French and Transylvanian descent.

Scene of the Crime
TV • 1970

SOKO Köln
TV • 2003

The Crown
TV • 2016

Der Kriminalist
TV • 2006

Babylon Berlin
TV • 2017

Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden
TV • 2012

Counterpart
TV • 2017

The Swarm
TV • 2023

Vienna Blood
TV • 2019

Howards End
TV • 2017

Around the World in 80 Days
TV • 2021

The Turncoat
TV • 2020

Moresnet
TV • 2024

Spy City
TV • 2020

Late Shift
MOVIE • 2025

The White Ribbon
MOVIE • 2009

September 5
MOVIE • 2024

Brecht
TV • 2019