Yerin Ha
Ha in 2022
Born (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 28)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2019–present
Relatives Son Sook (grandmother)
Korean name
Hangul
하예린
RR Ha Yerin
MR Ha Yerin

Yerin Ha (Korean: 하예린; born 16 January 1998) is an Australian actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Paramount+ series Halo (2022–2024), the Stan miniseries Bad Behaviour (2023), the Netflix series The Survivors (2025), and the period drama Bridgerton (2026) for its fourth series as Sophie Baek.

Life and career

1998–2018: Early life and education

Yerin Ha was born on 16 January 1998[1][2][3] in Sydney, Australia,[4][5] to South Korean parents who met while studying at drama school.[6] Her maternal grandmother is the Korean actress and politician Son Sook.[7] She attended Brigidine College until the end of year 9.[8]

Believing it would be difficult to pursue acting professionally in Australia where there were comparatively few Asian actors on television, on her parents' recommendation, she decided to train in South Korea,[4][6] and at the age of 15 successfully auditioned for Kaywon High School of Arts in Seoul, where she studied for three years.[9] She later returned to Australia and graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting,[9] majoring in Musical Theatre from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney.[9][10]

2019–2023: Career beginnings

She played Maurice alongside Mia Wasikowska and Eliza Scanlen in the Sydney Theatre Company's 2019 production of Lord of the Flies at the Roslyn Packer Theatre.[11] She made her television debut with a recurring role in the American-French series Reef Break.[12]

Also in 2019, it was announced that Ha had been cast in the Steven Spielberg-produced television adaptation of the video game Halo,[12] in which she would portray a new character, Kwan Ha.[13] The series premiered on Paramount+ in 2022.[14]

Ha was named a rising star by the Casting Guild of Australia in November 2021.[15] She was billed in the main cast of the ABC TV series Troppo as Ah Rah, and made her feature film debut in Sissy.[12] The latter premiered at the 2022 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival.[16]

Ha at the 63rd Logie Awards in 2023

In 2023, Ha starred in the Stan series Bad Behaviour,[12] a four-part adaptation of Rebecca Starford's novel of the same name.[17]

2024–present: International breakthrough and Bridgerton

Ha appeared in HBO's Dune prequel series, Dune: Prophecy, as Young Kasha; the series was released in November 2024.[18]

In August 2024, Ha was cast as Sophie Baek, the love interest of Benedict Bridgerton, in the fourth series of Bridgerton, based on An Offer from a Gentleman, the third novel in Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series.[19] To honor Ha's South Korean heritage, showrunner Jess Brownell altered the character's last name from Beckett, as it appears in the novel, to Baek.[3] In preparation for the role, Ha created a Spotify playlist that included the song "Into My Heart" (Korean: 그대가 이렇게 내 맘에) by Lee So-ra, as well as tracks by Benjamin Clementine and Billie Eilish.[20] The series premiered on the 29 January 2026.[21]

In 2025, Ha starred in the Netflix series The Survivors.[22]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Sissy Tracey [12]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Reef Break Technie Jane Recurring role [12]
2022 Troppo Ah Rah Main cast (season 1)
2022–2024 Halo Kwan Ha Main cast
2023 Bad Behaviour Alice Miniseries, main cast
2024 Dune: Prophecy Young Kasha Jinjo Recurring role [18]
2025 The Survivors Mia Chang Main cast [23]
2026 Bridgerton Sophie Bridgerton (née Baek) Main role (season 4); 8 episodes [24]

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes Ref.
2016 I Gotta Have You Fluir & Jesse Marantz [25]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Lord of the Flies Maurice Roslyn Packer Theatre [11]
2025 The Maids Donmar Warehouse [26]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2023 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Supporting Actress Bad Behaviour Nominated [27]
2026 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Supporting Performer in a Play The Maids Nominated [28]

References

  1. ^ Yee, Hannah-Rose (13 January 2026). ""We all want to be loved": Yerin Ha on the fantasy of 'Bridgerton' and calling Australia home". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2026. The soon-to-be 28-year-old—her birthday is two weeks before the Bridgerton premiere this month [...] Bridgerton season four streams on Netflix from January 29, with more episodes on February 26.
  2. ^ Rodgers, Daniel (14 January 2026). "'Bridgerton' Newcomer Yerin Ha On The Pressure Of Red-Carpet Scrutiny". British Vogue. Retrieved 19 January 2026. Plus, Ha has more pressing things to contend with, such as her 28th birthday later this week.
  3. ^ a b Boccucci, Claudia (29 January 2026). "Yerin Ha, chi è "il diamante" della quarta stagione di Bridgerton e qual è il segreto della sua glass skin coreana" [Yerin Ha, who is the "diamond" of Bridgerton season four and what's the secret to her Korean glass skin]. Corriere dell'Umbria (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b Choi, Song-hee (7 July 2022). "[인터뷰] 하예린, 파라마운트+ '헤일로'를 흔들다" [[Interview] Ha Ye-rin Rocks Paramount+'s 'Halo']. Aju Gyeongje (in Korean). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  5. ^ "하예린 Yerin Ha". Max Movie (in Korean). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Yerin Ha's Halo". emmys.com. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. ^ Bailey, Alyssa (16 August 2024). "All About Yerin Ha, the Korean-Australian Actress Just Cast as Bridgerton's Sophie Beckett". elle.com. Elle Magazine. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Local Student Yerin Ha Has Gone From Brigidine to Bridgerton!". kuringgailiving.com.au. 10 February 2026.
  9. ^ a b c "NIDA 2018 Alumni - Yerin Ha". NIDA. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. ^ Nurick, Jen (7 November 2019). "Meet Yerin Ha, the Australian actress starring in Steven Spielberg-produced series Halo". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  11. ^ a b Rosie Niven (7 August 2019). "REVIEW: Lord of the Flies at Sydney Theatre Company". theatretravels.org.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Yerin Ha Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  13. ^ Groves, Don (18 April 2019). "Yerin Ha lands a breakthrough role in Spielberg-produced series". If. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Aussie actor's huge role in Spielberg series". Daily Telegraph. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.(subscription required)
  15. ^ Knox, David (10 November 2021). "Casting Guild of Australia: Rising Stars of 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Action called on new crime series Troppo". ABC. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  17. ^ Frater, Patrick (23 March 2022). "All-Female Australian Series 'Bad Behaviour' Adds Jana McKinnon as Star". Variety. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  18. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (18 July 2024). "'Dune: Prophecy' Unveils Second Teaser Trailer: "Sacrifices Must Be Made" – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  19. ^ Otterson, Joe (16 August 2024). "'Bridgerton' Season 4 Casts Yerin Ha as Benedict's Love Interest Sophie Beckett (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Bridgerton's Yerin Ha Needs No Saving: "I Did Feel a Little Bit Invincible"". InStyle. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  21. ^ Tinubu, Aramide (29 January 2026). "'Bridgerton' Season 4 Part 1 Succeeds Despite Benedict and Sophie's Lackluster Romance: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  22. ^ Knox, David (31 January 2025). "Cast announced for The Survivors | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  23. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (9 May 2025). "Charlie Vickers, Yerin Ha Australian Mystery Series 'The Survivors' Sets Netflix Debut, Trailer Unveiled". Variety.
  24. ^ Romero, Ariana. "Watch Yerin Ha and Luke Thompson Perform a Dramatic Bridgerton Reading". Netflix Tudum.
  25. ^ Woo, Wing Hei (29 August 2024). "6 Things To Know About Yerin Ha". Vogue Hong Kong. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  26. ^ Jureidini, Ben (3 November 2025). "Divas on the verge of a mental breakdown and an eight-foot Labubu: Yerin Ha, Lydia Wilson and Phia Saban reveal why The Maids is the strangest, sexiest play in London". Tatler. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  27. ^ "Logie Awards (2023)". IMDb. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  28. ^ "WhatsOnStage (2026)". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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