Jeanne Goursaud

Jeanne Goursaud (born 4 April 1996) is a German-French actress. She is known to international audiences for her roles in the Netflix series Barbarians (2020–2022) and the Paramount+ series The Chemistry of Death.

Early life Goursaud was born in Pinneberg district north of Hamburg in Schleswig-Holstein, to a German mother and a French father. She grew up in Halstenbek, where she and her sister would put on plays in their yard. She took drama classes at the TASK drama school.

Career In 2012, Goursaud had a modeling gig with the beauty brand Bebe Young Care. That same year, she made her television debut with guest appearances in episodes of Die Pfefferkörner (The Peppercorns) on KiKa and Neues aus Büttenwarder (News from Büttenwarder) on NDR Fernsehen.

Goursaud made her English-language debut in 2015 when she played the recurring character Emma in season 2 of the Australian children's series In Your Dreams on 7two. The following year, she made her feature film debut in Erwartungen. In 2017, she joined the cast of the RTL school-set comedy-drama Der Lehrer for its fifth season as Bibi, a role she would play until its seventh season in 2019. She also appeared in the web series Wishlist, the television film Zaun an Zaun, and the parody film Bullyparade: The Movie.

While living in Paris to hone her French-language skills, Goursaud was scouted for the 2018 Clint Eastwood film The 15:17 to Paris. She then starred as Jazz in Para – We Are King on Warner TV in 2021 and Jenny Krause in the British thriller The Chemistry of Death, an adaptation of the novel by Simon Beckett for Paramount+ in 2023.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2016 Erwartungen Vanessa 2017 Bullyparade: The Movie Babsirella Pestana Anna Short film Dieter Not Unhappy Girl 2018 The 15:17 to Paris Lea What Doesn't Kill Us Klassentreffen 1.0 Kellnerin - Club Cold Feet Nicole 2019 The Three Exclamation Marks Sabrina 2022 The Magic Flute Lady Azure 2025 Exterritorial Sara Wulf Main role

Television Year Title Role Notes 2012, 2016 The Peppercorns Lara Lehnert 2 episodes 2012 News from Büttenwarder Paula Bertram Episode: "Survival" 2014 Charlottes Welt - Geht nicht, gibt's nicht Geraldine Television film 2015 Die Mutter des Mörders Lea Gräf Television film In Your Dreams Emma 3 episodes (season 2) Woman Television film Alles was zählt Emma Schneider 2 episodes 2016 Die siebte Stunde Ravenée Television film 2017–2019 Der Lehrer Bibi 56 episodes (seasons 5–7) 2017 Zaun an Zaun Sofie Weidinger Television film 2017–2023 In Wahrheit Lisa Krohn Television film series 2017 Der Schweinehirt Prinzessin Victoria Television film 2017–2018 Wishlist Janina Novak Web series, 11 episodes 2018 Einstein Lina Episode: "Expansion" Großstadtrevier Janine Herder Episode: "Dra di net um" Blockbustaz Frau Bischoff Episode: "Geißbock" Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei Jessi Winkels Episode: "Harte Schule" Herzkino.Märchen Bianca Rothe Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot 2019 Hubert ohne Staller Rebecca Jungblut 17 episodes SOKO Wismar Amelie Haag Episode: "Die Rache der Ostseeschnäpel" 2020–2022 Barbarians Thusnelda Main role 2021 Der Bergdoktor Luisa Sturm Episode: "Bis nichts mehr bleibt" 2021–present Para – We Are King Jazz Main role 2023 The Chemistry of Death Jenny Krause Main role2023 Dear Child Lena Beck Breves apariciones (Lena hace 13 años)2023 Pax Massilia Alice Vidal Main role