\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tYerin Ha<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Buckner\/Variety<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tFor 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<\/a><\/em>. She is set to support the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. She will be presenting and participating in pre-show events.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cBeing named The Actor Awards Ambassador is such an honor because this ceremony is about actors celebrating actors,\u201d Ha said via an official announcement<\/a>. \u201cThere 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.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tFun 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.<\/p>\n \n\tIn high school, she trained in South Korea <\/a>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<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tYerin Ha made her stage debut playing one of the \u201cBiguns\u201d Maurice in the Sydney Theatre Company\u2019s 2019 production of Lord of the Flies <\/em>at the Roslyn Packer Theatre. She did so alongside Alice in Wonderland <\/em>alum Mia Wasikowska and Eliza Scanlen.<\/p>\n \n\tIn 2025, starred in The Maids<\/em> in the Off-West End theatre, Donmar Warehouse.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tBRIDGERTON, from left: Yerin Ha, Luke Thompson<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tShe made her television debut in 2019 and later secured several starring roles in shows like Troppo, Halo, Bad Behaviour, The Survivors<\/em>, and, most notably, on season four of Bridgerton <\/em>as Sophie Bridgerton<\/a> (n\u00e9e Baek).<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWhat drew me to Sophie was that she immediately has obstacles\u2014something that she constantly has to overcome,\u201d Ha said to Tudum<\/a>. \u201cWhether it\u2019s this battle around social status or trying to hide her feelings from Benedict.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tSISSY, from left: Yerin Ha, Aisha Dee, Lucy Barrett, Hannah Barlow, Daniel Monks, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a9AMC\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tYerin Ha made her film debut in the 2022 film Sissy<\/em>, 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.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMy grandma\u2019s an actor and my parents met each other in acting school, so I\u2019ve always grown up with this knowledge of what theatre and screen are, so that\u2019s something I was always interested in,\u201d she revealed to Australian Vogue<\/a> when she first got into the business!<\/p>\n \n\tWhen you check out Yerin Ha\u2019s posts from 2021, you can see she was blonde for a bit! Blonde or black-haired, Ha knows how to rock them all!<\/p>\n \n\tLogie 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<\/em>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tYerin Ha<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristina Bumphrey\/Variety<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\u201cThe industry is really changing. It really started with\u00a0Crazy Rich Asians<\/em><\/a>, and I\u2019m going to bring it back there because I feel like that really shook Hollywood up,\u201d she said to Gamer<\/a>. \u201cBut 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.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tShe added, \u201cThat kind of storyline is what really hooked me. And I found that that was really important to tell, and we don\u2019t really get to see that many times. It\u2019s 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\u2019s also really important that younger generations see themselves be portrayed in a really fierce way.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDuring a Feb. 25 appearance on Capital Breakfast via People<\/a>, Yerin Ha revealed that during Bridgerton<\/a><\/em>, she got Folliculitis, an uncomfortable skin condition where an infected or inflamed hair follicle causes itchy bumps, while filming the bathtub sex scene.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThere\u2019s 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,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd 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.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tRELATED: 19 Period Pieces That Don\u2019t Just Feature White People<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tYou may or may not know this, but Yerin Ha is 5\u2032 1.\u2033<\/p>\n \n\tIn a previous interview with ScreenRant<\/a>, Ha revealed she \u201cwas a MapleStory gal,\u201d which is a Korean multiplayer role-playing game.<\/p>\n Before you go, click here<\/a> to see the best Netflix shows you should be watching right now.<\/em><\/strong> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.sheknows.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Korean-Australian actress Yerin Ha has not only captured our hearts on Bridgerton, but it seems she\u2019s also captured the hearts of those in charge of the Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards. 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<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\tYerin Ha Is the Actor Awards Ambassador\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tYerin Ha\u2019s Grandmother Is Famous\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tYerin Ha Has Studied in the Arts Since She Was a Teenager\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tYerin Ha Made Her Theater Debut in 2019\t<\/h2>\n
<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\tYerin Ha Has A Lot of Starring Roles Already (Including in Bridgerton<\/a><\/em>)\t<\/h2>\n
<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\tYerin Ha Made Her Film Debut in 2022\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tYerin Ha Has Always Wanted to Be An Actor\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tYerin Ha Has Experimented With Her Hair Before\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tYerin Ha Has Been Nominated for a Logie Award\t<\/h2>\n
<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\tYerin Ha Is An Advocate for Asian Representation on Screen\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tYerin Ha Got Folliculitis From Bridgerton<\/em>\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tYerin Ha Is a Bit Short\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tYerin Ha Is a Gamer\t<\/h2>\n
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