Jeanne Goursaud
| Birthday | April 4, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Age | 30 Years (November, 2026) |
| Birth Place | Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Education | TASK drama school, Hamburg |
| Ethnicity | German-French |
Biography
Jeanne Goursaud is a German actress born on April 4, 1996, in Pinneberg, near Hamburg. She has German nationality and German-French heritage, with a German mother and a French father, and works in German, French and English-language productions.
Goursaud is best known internationally for playing Thusnelda in the Netflix historical drama Barbarians, which ran for two seasons in 2020 and 2022. In 2025 she took the lead role of Sara Wulf in the Netflix action thriller Exterritorial, which topped Netflix's global film charts after its release.
Goursaud is best known internationally for playing Thusnelda in the Netflix historical drama Barbarians, which ran for two seasons in 2020 and 2022. In 2025 she took the lead role of Sara Wulf in the Netflix action thriller Exterritorial, which topped Netflix's global film charts after its release.
Early Life
Goursaud grew up in the Pinneberg district of Schleswig-Holstein, north of Hamburg, She trained at the TASK acting school in Hamburg from 2008 to 2014 and has also studied the Ivana Chubbuck acting technique.
She began appearing on German television as a teenager, with early parts in the children's detective series Die Pfefferkörner and the comedy series Neues aus Büttenwarder in 2012. She later spent time in Paris to improve her French, and it was there that she was cast in a small role in Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 to Paris (2018).
She began appearing on German television as a teenager, with early parts in the children's detective series Die Pfefferkörner and the comedy series Neues aus Büttenwarder in 2012. She later spent time in Paris to improve her French, and it was there that she was cast in a small role in Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 to Paris (2018).
Career
Goursaud's early screen credits include the comedy film Bullyparade: The Movie (2017), the web series Wishlist (2017–2018), and the series Der Lehrer, in which she played the student Bibi in 56 episodes between 2017 and 2019. She also appeared in the family film Die Drei !!! (2019) as Sabrina and in the crime film series In Wahrheit.
Her international breakthrough came with Barbarians (Barbaren), a German Netflix series set during the Roman occupation of Germania. She played Thusnelda in both season 1 (October 2020) and season 2 (October 2022).
She has since taken leading roles in several European series, including Para – We Are King (from 2021), the thriller The Chemistry of Death (2023) and the French series Pax Massilia (2023), and appeared in the fantasy film The Magic Flute (2022). In April 2025 Netflix released Exterritorial, a German action thriller directed by Christian Zübert, in which Goursaud stars as Sara Wulf, a mother searching for her missing son inside a consulate. She speaks German, French and English.
Her international breakthrough came with Barbarians (Barbaren), a German Netflix series set during the Roman occupation of Germania. She played Thusnelda in both season 1 (October 2020) and season 2 (October 2022).
She has since taken leading roles in several European series, including Para – We Are King (from 2021), the thriller The Chemistry of Death (2023) and the French series Pax Massilia (2023), and appeared in the fantasy film The Magic Flute (2022). In April 2025 Netflix released Exterritorial, a German action thriller directed by Christian Zübert, in which Goursaud stars as Sara Wulf, a mother searching for her missing son inside a consulate. She speaks German, French and English.
Jeanne Goursaud: Quick Facts
How old is Jeanne Goursaud?
Jeanne Goursaud is 30 years old, born on April 4, 1996 in Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
What is Jeanne Goursaud's ethnicity?
Jeanne Goursaud's ethnicity is German-French.
What does Jeanne Goursaud do?
Jeanne Goursaud is known as an actress.
