Yerin Ha (Korean: 하예린; born 26 June 1995) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in the Paramount+ series Halo (2022–2024) and the Stan miniseries Bad Behaviour (2023). She was named a 2021 rising star by the Casting Guild of Australia (CGA).
Early life and education
Ha was born in Sydney to Korean parents. Her grandmother is Korean actress and politican Son Sook, and her parents met at drama school. At 15, in family tradition, Ha decided to pursue acting in South Korea, successfully auditioned for Kaywon High School of Arts in Seoul, where she trained for three years.
She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting, majoring in Musical Theatre from Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2018.
Career
Ha played Maurice alongside Mia Wasikowska and Eliza Scanlen in the 2019 Sydney Theatre Company production of Lord of the Flies at the Roslyn Packer Theatre. She made her television debut with a recurring role in the American-French series Reef Break.
Ha in 2022
In 2019, it was announced Ha had been cast in the Steven Spielberg-produced television adaptation of the video game Halo, and she would play a new character Kwan Ha. The series premiered on Paramount+ in 2022. She was billed in the main cast of the ABC TV series Troppo as Ah Rah and made her feature film debut in Sissy, the latter of which premiered at the 2022 South by Southwest (SXSW). She starred in the Stan series Bad Behaviour, a four-part adaptation of the novel of the same name by Rebecca Starford.
In August 2024, she was cast as Sophie Beckett, the love interest of Benedict Bridgerton, in the fourth season of Bridgerton. The story will be based on the third book of the Bridgerton novel series, An Offer from a Gentlemen.
She is also set to appear in HBO's Dune prequel series, Dune: Prophecy, as Young Kasha, releasing in November 2024.
Filmography
Key
†
Denotes productions that have not yet been released
Films
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2022
Sissy
Tracey
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2019
Reef Break
Technie Jane
Recurring role; 6 episodes
2022–2024
Halo
Kwan Ha
Main role
2022
Troppo
Ah Rah
Main role (series 1; 7 episodes)
2023
Bad Behaviour
Alice
Main role
2024
Dune: Prophecy †
Young Kasha
Post-production
TBA
Bridgerton
Sophie Beckett
Main role (series 4)
Music videos
Year
Title
Artist
Notes
2016
I Gotta Have You
Fluir & Jesse Marantz
Stage
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2019
Lord of the Flies
Maurice
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney
Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
2023
Logie Awards
Most Outstanding Supporting Actress
Bad Behaviour
Nominated
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