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. 레오니 베네슈(1991년생, Hamburg, Germany) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 9월 5일: 위험한 특종, Heldin, 티처스 라운지가 있으며, 그 외에도 Tatort, 더 크라운, SOKO Köln, Leute heute, 바빌론 베를린, Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden, 카운터파트, Der Kriminalist, Prisoner, Der Schwarm, 80일간의 세계 일주, Vienna Blood 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 Prisoner에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2027년 ZOMA에서 Elli Schreiber 역을 맡았다. 2026년 Prisoner에서 Nina Drâgus 역을 맡았다. 2025년 Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße에서 Natalie Hartung 역을 맡았다.