Leonie Benesch Actress

Showreel

Film + TV

2024 

Heldin

Cinema Director Petra Volpe Company Zodiac Pictures Distributor Tobis

Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße

Cinema Director Wolfgang Becker Company X Filme

2023 

Moresnet

TV Series Director Frank Van Passel Broadcaster Streamz and ZDFneo World Premiere Cannesseries 2024 Competition

September 5

Cinema Director Tim Fehlbaum Company BerghausWöbke Filmproduktion and Projected Picture Works Distributor Paramount and Constantin Film World Premiere Venice International Film Festival

2021 

The Teachers’ Lounge

Cinema Director Ilker Çatak Company if… Productions Distributor Sony Pictures Classics and Alamode World premiere Berlinale Panorama 2023

THE SWARM

TV Series Director Luke Watson, Barbara Eder, Philipp Stölzl Broadcaster ZDF, viaplay

2020 

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

TV Series Director Steve Barron, Charles Beeson, Brian Kelly Broadcaster ZDF, France 2, RAI

2019 

SPY CITY 

TV Series Director Miguel Alexandre Broadcaster ZDF 

DER ÜBERLÄUFER

TV Mini-series Director Florian Gallenberger Broadcaster ARD 

ZEIT DER GEHEIMNISSE 

TV Mini-series Director Samira Radsi Broadcaster Netflix 

BABYLON BERLIN, SEASON 3 

TV Series Director Henk Handloegten, Achim von Borries, Tom Tykwer Broadcaster Sky, ARD 

2018 

PERSIAN LESSONS 

Cinema Director Vadim Perelman Distributor Alamode, Memento Films 

DER CLUB DER SINGENDEN METZGER 

TV Mini-series Director Uli Edel Broadcaster ARD 

BABYLON BERLIN, SEASON 2 

TV Series Director Henk Handloegten, Achim von Borries, Tom Tykwer Broadcaster Sky, ARD 

2017 

BRECHT – EINE VORSTELLUNG 

TV Mini-series Director Heinrich Breloer Broadcaster ARD 

COUNTERPART 

TV Series Director Alik Sakharov Broadcaster Starz! 

HOWARDS END 

TV Series Director Hettie Macdonald Broadcaster BBC 

2016 

THE CROWN 

TV Series Director Stephen Daldry Broadcaster Netflix 

BABYLON BERLIN, SEASON 1 

TV Series Director Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, Henk Handloegten Broadcaster SKY, ARD 

2014 

8 SEKUNDEN – EIN AUGENBLICK DER UNENDLICHKEIT 

Cinema Director Ömer Faruk Sorak Distributor Warner 

2013 

DIE FRAUEN DER WIKINGER 

TV Doku-Fiction Director Judith Voelker Broadcaster arte 

DAS JERUSALEM SYNDROM 

TV Film Director Dror Zahavi Broadcaster ARD 

2012 

GEORGE

TV Film Director Joachim A. Lang Broadcaster SWR

DIE FLUT IST PÜNKTLICH 

TV Film Director Thomas Berger Broadcaster ZDF 

TATORT – FREUNDE BIS IN DEN TOD

TV Film Director Nicolai Rohde Broadcaster SWR 

BRÜDERLEIN, KOMM TANZ MIT MIR 

Short Director Nora Fingscheidt Distributor Aug&Ohr Medien

DER KRIMINALIST – BLAUES BLUT

TV Series Director Christian Görlitz Sender Broadcaster ZDF 

2011 

WAS UNS ZUSTEHT

Short Director Thomas André Szabó 

2010 

EINE FESTE BURG 

Short Director Markus Dietrich 

2009 

SATTE FARBEN VOR SCHWARZ 

Cinema Director Sophie Heldmann Distributor Beta Film, Farbfilm

PICCO 

Cinema Director Philip Koch Distributor Movienet

2008 

DAS WEISSE BAND / THE WHITE RIBBON

Cinema Director Michael Haneke Distributor X Verleih

Theater

2013-2016 

LULU

Guildhall School of Music and Drama Director Christian Burgess 

MEPHISTO 

Guildhall School of Music and Drama Director Wyn Jones 

RICHARD II 

Guildhall School of Music and Drama Director Ian Brown 

THE TROJAN WOMEN 

Guildhall School of Music and Drama Director Patsy Rodenburg 

INTO THE WOODS 

Guildhall School of Music and Drama Director Martin Connor 

SEPARATE TABLES 

Guildhall School of Music and Drama Director Wyn Jones 

LOVE FOR LOVE 

Guildhall School of Music and Drama Director Richard Goulding 

THE CHERRY ORCHARD 

Guildhall School of Music and Drama Director Christian Burgess 

MARINE PARADE 

Guildhall School of Music and Drama Director Jo McInnes 

THE MYSTERY PLAYS 

Guildhall School of Music and Drama Director Eliot Shrimpton 

Awards

2023-2024 

The Teachers’ Lounge

Academy Awards Oscars 2024 Nomination International Feature Film
Lux Publikumspreis 2024 Award Best Film
Goya Awards 2024 Award Best European Film
Palm Springs International Filmfestival 2024 Award FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress in an International Feature Film
German Film Award “Lola” 2023 Award Best Female Lead and the Golden Lola for Best Film
Berlinale 2023 Award Cicae Art Cinema Award
Berlinale 2023 Award Label Europa Cinema

European Shooting Star 2023

2018 

BABYLON BERLIN 

Deutscher Schauspielpreis Award Best Supporting Actress

2009-2010 

DAS WEISSE BAND / THE WHITE RIBBON

Deutscher Filmpreis 2010 Award Best Film in Gold
Golden Globes 2010 Award Best Foreign Language Film
Young Artist Award 2010 Award Best Actress
Bunte New Faces Award 2010 Award Best Actress
Festival de Cannes 2009 Award Palme d’Or
European Film Award 2009 Award Best Film 

Education

Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London

Languages

German

English

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