Who is Yerin Ha? All About the Bridgerton Star Who's the Actor Awards Ambassador
Korean-Australian actress Yerin Ha has not only captured our hearts on Bridgerton, but it seems she’s also captured the hearts of those in charge of the Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
In case you missed it, Ha was named Ambassador for The 32nd Annual Actor Awards, meaning she’s the face of the awards at the pre-show and while presenting. The beloved TV actress is set to appear in style on March 1 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall for the awards show, and we can’t wait to see her.
But there’s so much more to the Bridgerton star. Ahead of the Actor Awards tonight, here’s what we know about Yerin Ha.
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Yerin Ha Is a Capricorn
Yerin Ha is a Korean actress born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was born on Jan 16, 1998, making her both 28 years old and a Capricorn.
Yerin Ha Is the Actor Awards Ambassador
For the 2026 Actor Awards, Yerin Ha was named the Actor Award ambassador. She was selected as a role model and as the first East Asian actress to lead Bridgerton. She is set to support the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. She will be presenting and participating in pre-show events.
“Being named The Actor Awards Ambassador is such an honor because this ceremony is about actors celebrating actors,” Ha said via an official announcement. “There is something uniquely powerful about being recognized within your own community. As someone who cares so deeply about the craft and about collaboration, it means so much to represent the next generation of actors and be part of an event that uplifts storytelling.”
Yerin Ha’s Grandmother Is Famous
Fun fact: Yerin Ha is the granddaughter of actress and former politician Son Sook. She was the 6th Minister of Environment in Korea back in 1999, and is an acting legend.
Yerin Ha Has Studied in the Arts Since She Was a Teenager
In high school, she trained in South Korea and later auditioned for Kaywon High School of Arts at 15. (Other famous alumni include Cho Seung-woo and Choi Jung-yoon!) She then graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting, specifically in Musical Theatre, from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), according to their alumni page.
Yerin Ha Made Her Theater Debut in 2019
Yerin Ha made her stage debut playing one of the “Biguns” Maurice in the Sydney Theatre Company’s 2019 production of Lord of the Flies at the Roslyn Packer Theatre. She did so alongside Alice in Wonderland alum Mia Wasikowska and Eliza Scanlen.
In 2025, starred in The Maids in the Off-West End theatre, Donmar Warehouse.
Yerin Ha Has A Lot of Starring Roles Already (Including in Bridgerton)
She made her television debut in 2019 and later secured several starring roles in shows like Troppo, Halo, Bad Behaviour, The Survivors, and, most notably, on season four of Bridgerton as Sophie Bridgerton (née Baek).
“What drew me to Sophie was that she immediately has obstacles—something that she constantly has to overcome,” Ha said to Tudum. “Whether it’s this battle around social status or trying to hide her feelings from Benedict.”
Yerin Ha Made Her Film Debut in 2022
Yerin Ha made her film debut in the 2022 film Sissy, where she starred as the character Tracey. In the indie psychological horror, Tracey is a two-faced pal who meets a grizzly end amid a trip gone wrong.
Yerin Ha Has Always Wanted to Be An Actor
“My grandma’s an actor and my parents met each other in acting school, so I’ve always grown up with this knowledge of what theatre and screen are, so that’s something I was always interested in,” she revealed to Australian Vogue when she first got into the business!
Yerin Ha Has Experimented With Her Hair Before
When you check out Yerin Ha’s posts from 2021, you can see she was blonde for a bit! Blonde or black-haired, Ha knows how to rock them all!
Yerin Ha Has Been Nominated for a Logie Award
Logie Awards are an Australian awards show that honors the best shows and stars in Australian television. And back in 2023, Ha was nominated for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role in Bad Behaviour.
Yerin Ha Is An Advocate for Asian Representation on Screen
“The industry is really changing. It really started with Crazy Rich Asians, and I’m going to bring it back there because I feel like that really shook Hollywood up,” she said to Gamer. “But to see such a young, powerful Korean woman, just unapologetically speak her voice, speak her mind, try to do whatever it takes to get what she wants, but also trying to do it for the greater good for the people, understanding what sacrifices, understanding what a legacy is.”
She added, “That kind of storyline is what really hooked me. And I found that that was really important to tell, and we don’t really get to see that many times. It’s definitely changing. But growing up, I never saw those stories. I only saw Asian women playing stereotypes in convenience stores and all this kind of stuff. So for me it’s also really important that younger generations see themselves be portrayed in a really fierce way.”
Yerin Ha Got Folliculitis From Bridgerton
During a Feb. 25 appearance on Capital Breakfast via People, Yerin Ha revealed that during Bridgerton, she got Folliculitis, an uncomfortable skin condition where an infected or inflamed hair follicle causes itchy bumps, while filming the bathtub sex scene.
“There’s a scene where we are in a bathtub and basically I put baby powder all on me because I was told it would help dry my skin to put the intimacy wear on with my tape,” she said. “And then basically the next day after the bathtub, I got hives all over my body and got folliculitis and needed steroid cream! But I blame myself. because I think it was a combination of baby powder and the bath water.”
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Yerin Ha Is a Bit Short
You may or may not know this, but Yerin Ha is 5′ 1.″
Yerin Ha Is a Gamer
In a previous interview with ScreenRant, Ha revealed she “was a MapleStory gal,” which is a Korean multiplayer role-playing game.
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