Yerin Ha

Yerin Ha (; 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, 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 in Sydney, Australia, to South Korean parents who met while studying at drama school. She attended Brigidine College until the end of year 9.

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, and at the age of 15 successfully auditioned for Kaywon High School of Arts in Seoul, where she studied for three years.

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. She made her television debut with a recurring role in the American-French series Reef Break.

Also in 2019, it was announced that Ha had been cast in the Steven Spielberg-produced television adaptation of the video game Halo, The series premiered on Paramount+ in 2022.

Ha was named a rising star by the Casting Guild of Australia in November 2021. She was billed in the main cast of the ABC TV series Troppo as Ah Rah, and made her feature film debut in Sissy.

In 2023, Ha starred in the Stan series Bad Behaviour,

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.

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. 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. The series premiered on the 29 January 2026.

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

Filmography +Key Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Films YearTitleRoleNotesRef.2022SissyTracey 2026 Bridgerton Sophie Bridgerton (née Baek) Main role (season 4); 8 episodes

Music videos YearTitleArtistNotesRef.2016I Gotta Have YouFluir & Jesse Marantz

Stage Year Title Role NotesRef. 2019 Lord of the Flies Maurice Roslyn Packer Theatre 2026St. Ann's Warehouse

Awards and nominations