# Mia Tomlinson
**Mia Tomlinson** (born 1995) is a British actress, writer, and director based in London, known for playing the adult Judy Warren in the 2025 horror film *The Conjuring: Last Rites* and the pirate [Anne Bonny](https://www.edgepedia.org/anne-bonny) in Netflix's docuseries *The Lost Pirate Kingdom*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12011449/) • [2](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html) Before acting full-time, she worked in film production, preparing treatments and imagery for directors.[3](https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/mia-tomlinson-role-she-waited-120000737.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995, London, England, UK[4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/mia-tomlinson/) |
| Breakthrough role | Adult Judy Warren in *The Conjuring: Last Rites* (2025), her feature film debut; the film earned almost $500 million globally[2](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html) |
| Earlier lead roles | Lena in *The Beast Must Die* (BritBox, 2020–2021, 5 episodes); Anne Bonny in *The Lost Pirate Kingdom* (Netflix, 2021, 6 episodes)[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/291354/mia-tomlinson) • [2](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html) |
| Theater | Joan Rivers in Roy Smiles' *The Funny Girls* at the New Wimbledon Theatre[2](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html) |
| Writing and directing | *Je Vis Je Meurs*, a French-language short film she wrote, directed, and starred in[6](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/in-conversation-with/in-conversation-with-mia-tomlinson) |
| Representation | Julian Belfrage Associates; signed with UTA after *Last Rites*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12011449/) • [2](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html) |
| Upcoming | Series regular Laura Quinn in Prime Video's horror thriller *Stillwater*[7](https://magiccityfsc.com/article/lauren-cohan-mark-o-brien-mia-tomlinson-join-prime-video-s-stillwater-what-to-expect) |
## Television roles
Tomlinson's first major role came in 2021 with Netflix's historical docuseries *The Lost Pirate Kingdom*, about the rise and fall of the early-18th-century pirate republic in [Nassau, Bahamas](https://www.edgepedia.org/nassau-bahamas); she played the famed pirate Anne Bonny across six episodes.[2](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html) In the five-part BritBox thriller *The Beast Must Die*, adapted from the novel by Nicholas Blake, she had a supporting lead as Lena, appearing alongside [Cush Jumbo](https://www.edgepedia.org/cush-jumbo), Jared Harris, and [Geraldine James](https://www.edgepedia.org/geraldine-james).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12011449/) • [2](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html) She later guest-starred as Alice Williams in three episodes of *Out There* (2025).[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/291354/mia-tomlinson)
## The Conjuring: Last Rites
*The Conjuring: Last Rites*, directed by Michael Chaves and released by [Warner Bros. Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/warner-bros-pictures) on September 5, 2025, marked Tomlinson's feature film debut and her breakthrough. She portrayed the adult Judy Warren, daughter of the paranormal investigators [Ed and Lorraine Warren](https://www.edgepedia.org/ed-and-lorraine-warren) played by [Patrick Wilson](https://www.edgepedia.org/patrick-wilson) and Vera Farmiga, in the ninth and final installment of the franchise.[2](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html) During the audition process she was also heavily considered for the role of young Lorraine, but she turned down a return audition for that part to be considered only for Judy; Chaves later told her that conviction was why she got the job.[8](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/celebrity/mia-tomlinson-the-conjuring-last-rites)
She prepared for Judy by deliberately limiting her research into the real [Smurl haunting](https://www.edgepedia.org/smurl-haunting), watching only two talk-show interviews from the perspective of what Judy herself would have seen.[8](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/celebrity/mia-tomlinson-the-conjuring-last-rites) Press coverage of the film identified her as its breakout performer, and she signed with UTA in its wake.[8](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/celebrity/mia-tomlinson-the-conjuring-last-rites) • [2](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html)
## Short films and directing
Tomlinson writes, directs, and stars in independent projects alongside her acting work. She starred in *Bandits*, a short film by director Nick Alexander that earned Gold at the Cannes Young Director's Awards, and appeared in the 2024 short *The Mediator* as Olivia.[2](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12011449/) Her own short *Je Vis Je Meurs* is in French, a language she has said she would like to act in professionally.[6](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/in-conversation-with/in-conversation-with-mia-tomlinson) She has described an early immersion in editing and graphic design, using Photoshop and Premiere on her father's photography computer.[6](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/in-conversation-with/in-conversation-with-mia-tomlinson)
## Theater
On stage, Tomlinson portrayed comedian [Joan Rivers](https://www.edgepedia.org/joan-rivers) in Roy Smiles' *The Funny Girls* at the New Wimbledon Theatre, performing opposite Rosanna Harris.[2](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html)
## Upcoming work
Tomlinson has been cast as a series regular, Laura Quinn, in *Stillwater*, an eight-episode Prime Video horror thriller adapting the Skybound graphic novel by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K. Pérez; she plays the younger sister of [Lauren Cohan](https://www.edgepedia.org/lauren-cohan)'s character and reunites with Ben Hardy, her *Last Rites* co-star, who leads the series.[7](https://magiccityfsc.com/article/lauren-cohan-mark-o-brien-mia-tomlinson-join-prime-video-s-stillwater-what-to-expect)
## References
1. [Mia Tomlinson – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12011449/)
2. ['The Conjuring: Last Rites' Breakout Mia Tomlinson Signs With UTA, Yahoo/Variety](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/conjuring-last-rites-breakout-mia-160247526.html)
3. [Mia Tomlinson on the Role She Waited Years For, Elle via AOL](https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/mia-tomlinson-role-she-waited-120000737.html)
4. [Mia Tomlinson – TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/mia-tomlinson/)
5. [Mia Tomlinson – TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/291354/mia-tomlinson)
6. [In Conversation With Mia Tomlinson – Numéro Netherlands](https://www.numeronetherlands.com/in-conversation-with/in-conversation-with-mia-tomlinson)
7. [Lauren Cohan, Mark O'Brien & Mia Tomlinson Join Prime Video's 'Stillwater'](https://magiccityfsc.com/article/lauren-cohan-mark-o-brien-mia-tomlinson-join-prime-video-s-stillwater-what-to-expect)
8. [The Conjuring: Last Rites Breakout Mia Tomlinson Is Scary Good – Who What Wear](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/celebrity/mia-tomlinson-the-conjuring-last-rites)
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