We might not know when we’ll get to watch Bridgerton season four, but we officially know who will be starring in Bridgerton season four.

Weeks after confirming that Luke Thompson — aka Benedict Bridgerton, the second eldest child of the sprawling brood — will be the focal point when the period romance drama returns with new episodes, Netflix has revealed who will be playing his romantic lead: Australian actor Yerin Ha.

Ha will be playing Sophie Baek (originally Sophie Beckett in Julia Quinn’s books), a resourceful, “complicated” woman with a tragic past who meets Benedict at a masquerade ball thrown by matriarch Violet—which she sneaks into under disguise.

“What drew me to Sophie was that she immediately has obstacles—something that she constantly has to overcome,” Ha told Netflix’s Tudum. “Whether it’s this battle around social status or trying to hide her feelings from Benedict.”

Ha, who is Korean, also talked opened up about the decision to change Sophie’s name from the books. “A name is the first bit of identity that you share with the world, and that’s why changing a name can be so powerful,” she said. “To make Sophie’s name fit someone who looks like me is really empowering. All credit to Jess Brownell, our showrunner.

“It’s a really nice way for me to feel like the role is fit for me, rather than me having to fit a certain mold.”

Bridgerton season four will mark one of Ha’s first major roles, but you may be familiar with the actor. She previously starred in the Paramount+ video game adaptation Halo, and will also appear in the upcoming Dune spinoff series, Dune: Prophecy.

But as she told Tudum, Ha seems to be fitting right in with the big Bridgerton cast—though she said it was “nerve-wracking” to first join them. The actor shared that Claudia Jessie (Eloise Bridgerton) gifted her a crocheted bookmark, while other cast members, including Nicola Coughlan (Penelope) and Hannah Dodd (Francesca) all reached out before they met IRL. “I was stressing over nothing because everybody has truly welcomed me with open arms,” she said. “They were like, ‘Hey, reach out if you ever need anything.’ For someone just coming into the show, that means so much. It’s so sweet. I feel so fortunate and grateful to be part of such a family.”

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