Lauren Versnick

Lauren Versnick is a Belgian actor, producer and model who plays surrealist performer Sheila Legge in This Is Not a Murder Mystery.

Biography

The Belgian whodunit gained a new 2026 showcase at Canneseries, with Versnick also discussing its history in the companion factual series.

She previously played Babs in Studio Tarara and Aurel in Het Duistere Hart.

Known for

This Is Not a Murder Mystery

She plays historical performance artist Sheila Legge.[1]

Career highlights

  1. Sheila

    She plays Sheila Legge

    Versnick portrays the artist whose death starts the surrealist country-house mystery.[1][2]

  2. Cannes 2026

    The series screened at Canneseries in 2026

    The festival scheduled a screening and discussion on 26 April.[5]

  3. Factual Companion

    She appears in the companion factual programme

    This Is Not Fiction lets cast and makers separate history from invention.[2][6]

  4. Studio Tarara

    Studio Tarara was an early acting role

    Versnick played Babs in the Belgian behind-the-scenes television drama.[7]

  5. International Series

    The production was built for European travel

    VRT, Panenka and international partners produced the English-language series.[1][6]

Good to know

Her earlier screen work includes Studio Tarara

The drama was selected for Canneseries in 2019.[7]

She worked behind the camera before acting

Versnick worked for production companies Geronimo and Shelter, including as a producer on Hoe zal ik het zeggen?, before her 2019 acting debut.[3][7]