Lia McHugh

Lia McHugh
Lia McHugh
	McHugh at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Lia Ryan McHugh; November 2005 (age 18); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2016–present

Lia Ryan McHugh (born November 18, 2005)^[1]^[2] is an American actress. She has roles in Totem (2017), The Lodge, and Into the Dark (both 2019). She portrayed Sprite in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Eternals (2021).

Early life

McHugh was born in November 2005^[1]^[2] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, into an acting family. She has three older siblings—Flynn, Logan and Shea—and a younger sibling, Gavin, who has cerebral palsy.^[3] Gavin is also an actor and plays Christopher Diaz in the drama series 9-1-1.^[4]

Career

McHugh has spent the majority of her career appearing in horror projects; A Haunting, Totem, Along Came the Devil, The Lodge, Into the Dark, and A House on the Bayou.^[5] She portrayed Sprite in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals, which was released in November 2021.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2017	Hot Summer Nights	Summer Bird Sister
2017	Totem	Abby
2018	Along Came the Devil	Young Ashley
2020	The Lodge	Mia Hall
2020	Songbird	Emma Griffins
2021	Eternals	Sprite
2021	A House on the Bayou	Anna
2023	Baby Blue	Laura Mills

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	A Haunting	Jacey	Documentary series; episode: "Tunnel of Death"
2018	American Woman	Jessica Nolan	Main role; 11 episodes
2019	Into the Dark	Maggie Singer	Episode: "They Come Knocking"