Han Hyo-joo is a South Korean actress, who achieved humongous fame after appearing in the South Korean drama ‘Like Land and Sky’. Born and brought up in North Chungcheong, South Korea, she was a keen sports enthusiast in school. She later moved to Seoul for higher studies, and that was where she got attracted to the show business. However, her parents weren’t very supporting of her decision to move all alone to a big city like Seoul, and strictly asked her to take a safer career route. She managed to break into the film industry and made way for herself to become one of the most popular TV and film actresses in South Korea. She started small with roles in sitcom ‘Nonstop 5’ and the gangster comedy film ‘My Boss, My Teacher’. After initial struggles in getting good roles, she started gaining prominence with her role in the series ‘Like Land and Sky’. She then went on to appear in some critically and commercially acclaimed films like ‘Always’ and ‘Masquerade’. For her role in the series ‘Brilliant Legacy’, she has won many awards including the SBS Drama Awards and the ‘Outstanding Korean Actress’ award at the Seoul International Drama Awards.