Weronika Tofilska (; born 1985) is a Polish director and screenwriter. She is best known for co-writing the romantic thriller film Love Lies Bleeding (2024) and for directing the first four episodes of the Netflix miniseries Baby Reindeer (2024), the latter of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Early life Tofilska was born in Katowice. She attended the in Katowice and in Sosnowiec. As a teenager, she volunteered at the New Horizons Film Festival. She bought her first camera, a Sony MiniDV camcorder, after watching Miloš Forman's Amadeus (1984) for the first time. She attended the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School before later graduating from the National Film and Television School in 2014.
Career In 2019, Tofilska worked as a second unit director on an episode of Gangs of London. In 2021, she directed two episodes of the crime drama television series The Irregulars. In 2022, she directed one episode of the fantasy drama series His Dark Materials.
In 2024, she co-wrote the romantic thriller film Love Lies Bleeding with Rose Glass, with whom she attended the National Film and Television School. That year, she also directed the first four episodes of the Netflix miniseries Baby Reindeer. For the series' fourth episode, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
Personal life Since graduating from the National Film and Television School, Tofilska has lived and worked in London.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer Notes 2010 Last Train Short film 2017 Love Life Short film 2024 Love Lies Bleeding Co-written with Rose Glass
Television Year Title Director Executive producer Notes 2021 The Irregulars 2 episodes Hanna 2 episodes 2022 His Dark Materials Episode: "No Way Out" 2024 Baby Reindeer 4 episodes 2026 Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen 4 episodes
Music videos Year Title Artist 2015 "Devotion" Woman's Hour 2016 "The Cure" Stevie Parker
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Astra TV Awards 2024 Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie Baby Reindeer British Academy Film Awards 2025 Outstanding British Film Love Lies Bleeding British Academy Television Awards 2025 Best Limited Drama Baby Reindeer British Academy Television Craft Awards 2025 Best Director: FictionBaby Reindeer British Independent Film Awards 2024 Best British Independent Film Love Lies Bleeding Best Screenplay Dorian Awards 2025 LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year Love Lies Bleeding Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Baby Reindeer San Diego Film Critics Society 2024 Best Original Screenplay Love Lies Bleeding
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