Lia McHugh is an American actress. She is famous for playing the role of Sprite in the MCU film Eternals in 2021. She was born on 18 November 2005 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Full Name- Lia Ryan McHugh
Profession- Actress
Why Famous- For playing the Sprite role in Eternals
Date of Birth- 18 November 2005
Age- 19 years old
Lia McHugh Childhood pic
Birthplace/Hometown- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Lia McHugh Age is 19 years old. This year in November, she will turn 20.
Physical Appearance
Height- 4 feet 6 inches
Weight- 40kg approx.
Hair Color- Brownish-Blonde
Eye Color- Blue
Skin Color- Fair
Body Type- Slim
Family
Lia’s father’s name isMichael McHugh, who is by profession an actor and entrepreneur.Her mother, Lisa McHugh, is also an actress. She is one of five children—Flynn McHugh, Logan McHugh, Shea McHugh, Lia McHugh and Gavin McHugh. Gavin has suffered from physical disability since childhood—but he is also an actor who played the Christopher Diaz role in 9-1-1, a TV series.
Lia McHugh Family
Early Life and Educational Qualifications
She was born in Pittsburgh. She was raised in a theatrical family alongside her four siblings. At a very young age, she was highly active in the performing arts. Lia participated in school plays and local theatre productions—developed a passion towards acting very early.
She went to high school in Pittsburgh for her completion of early education. The info is not available about her pursuit of higher education.
Career
She began her career with the TV series—A Haunting—playing the role of Jacey. Then from 2017 to 2019, she featured in Hot Summer Nights (2017), Totem (2017), Along Came the Devil and many more. In 2021, she got her major breakthrough with the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals—playing the Sprite role. Her latest film was released back in 2023—Baby Blue—playing Laura Mills.
BTS of ETERNALS Film
Lia McHugh Movies and TV Shows
Lia McHugh Movies
Baby Blue (2023) – Laura Mills
Eternals (2021) – Sprite
A House on the Bayou (2021) – Anna Chambers
Songbird (2020) – Emma Griffin
The Lodge (2019) – Mia Hall
Along Came the Devil (2018) – Young Ashley
Totem (2017) – Abby
Hot Summer Nights (2017) – Summer Bird Sister
Lia McHugh TV Shows
Into the Dark – “They Come Knocking” (2019) – Maggie Singer
American Woman (2018) – Jessica Nolan
A Haunting – “Tunnel of Death” (2016) – Jacey
Lia McHugh Said On Playing Sprite in Marvel’s Eternals
In multiple interviews with Screen Rant, Schon! Magazine and Teen Vogue, Lia spoke about the complexities of her role as Sprite. The role was ancient and immortal who was trapped in the body of a child. She said-
She shared with Schön!“ Sprite is over 7,000 years old but still looks like a kid. That was challenging for me to channel, but I connected with the idea of feeling older than your age.”
In order to prepare for the role, she learned lines in ancient Babylonian. Further, she worked closely with director Chloe Zhao to get the natural emotions to this great character.
On the red carpet and in a joint interview with Kit Harginton, she revealed that filming in London for Eternals helped her to build close bonds with her co-stars.
In her Teen Vogue chat, she recalled the excitement of being the youngest among legendary stars. She even said everyone on the set made her comfortable.
Net Worth
Lia McHugh net worth is estimated to be around $1 million, as of 2025.
Awards
Nominee (2021): Las Vegas Film Critics Society – Sierra Award for Youth in Film – Female, for her role in Eternals
Controversies
There is no record of her links with any controversies. Overall, she maintains a clean public image.
