Yerin Ha
Ha in 2023
Born (1995-06-26) 26 June 1995 (age 28)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Alma materNational Institute of Dramatic Art
Years active2019–present

Yerin Ha (Korean: 하예린; born 26 June 1995) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in the Paramount+ series Halo (2022–present) and the Stan miniseries Bad Behaviour (2023). She was named a 2021 rising star by the Casting Guild of Australia (CGA).[1]

Early life

Ha was born in Sydney to Korean parents. Her grandmother also acts, and her parents met at drama school. At 15, in family tradition, Ha decided to pursue acting in South Korea,[2] successfully auditioned for Kaywon High School of Arts in Seoul, where she trained for three years.[3] She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (Acting),[3] majoring in Musical Theatre from Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2018.[3][4]

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.[5] She made her television debut with a recurring role in the American-French series Reef Break.[6]

In 2019, it was announced Ha had been cast in the Steven Spielberg-produced television adaptation of the video game Halo,[6] and she would play a new character Kwan Ha.[7] The series premiered on Paramount+ in 2022.[8] She was billed in the main cast of the ABC TV series Troppo as Ah Rah and made her feature film debut in Sissy,[6] the latter of which premiered at the 2022 South by Southwest (SXSW).[9] She starred in the Stan series Bad Behaviour,[6] a four-part adaptation of the novel of the same name by Rebecca Starford.[10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Reef Break Technie Jane Recurring role; 6 episodes
2022–present Halo Kwan Ha Main role
2022 Troppo Ah Rah Main role; 7 episodes
Sissy Tracey
2023 Bad Behaviour Alice Main role

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Lord of the Flies Maurice Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney

References

  1. ^ Knox, David (10 November 2021). "Casting Guild of Australia: Rising Stars of 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Yerin Ha's Halo". emmys.com. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "NIDA 2018 Alumni - Yerin Ha". NIDA. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ Nurick, Jen (7 November 2019). "Meet Yerin Ha, the Australian actress starring in Steven Spielberg-produced series Halo". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ^ Rosie Niven (7 August 2019). "REVIEW: Lord of the Flies at Sydney Theatre Company". theatretravels.org.
  6. ^ a b c d "Yerin Ha Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  7. ^ Groves, Don (18 April 2019). "Yerin Ha lands a breakthrough role in Spielberg-produced series". If. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Aussie actor's huge role in Spielberg series". Daily Telegraph. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.(subscription required)
  9. ^ "Action called on new crime series Troppo". ABC. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  10. ^ Frater, Patrick (23 March 2022). "All-Female Australian Series 'Bad Behaviour' Adds Jana McKinnon as Star". Variety. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

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