Hettienne Park

Hettienne Park
Park in 2011
Born
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Rochester (BA)
William Esper Studio (GrDip)
OccupationsActress, writer
Years active2002–present

Hettienne Park is an American actress and writer, having played roles in Young Adult (2011), Bride Wars (2009), Blindspot (2018), The Outsider (2020), and The Last of Us (2025), with her most notable role being Beverly Katz on the psychological horror television series Hannibal (2013–2015).

Early life and education

Hettienne Park, who is of Korean heritage, was born in Boston and raised in Wayland, Massachusetts.

She received her Bachelor of Arts in religion and economics from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. Park studied acting for two years at the William Esper Studio in Manhattan, New York City.

Career

Park's first role as an actress was in a junior high school production of Cats. Her screen debut was in the 2007 movie Year of the Fish. Park was a recipient of the 68th Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway debuts for Theresa Rebeck's Seminar and The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures by Tony Kushner.

Park is known for supporting roles in such films as Bride Wars, Young Adult, and Don't Look Up. She starred as Special Agent Beverly Katz, a crime-scene investigator specializing in fiber analysis, in the television series Hannibal, alongside Mads Mikkelsen who plays Hannibal Lecter, and Hugh Dancy. Park starred as Tamika Collins in Stephen King's The Outsider on HBO. In 2025, she guest-starred as Elise Park in the second season of The Last of Us.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2007 Never Forever Ming Ming
Year of the Fish Hong Ji
2009 Bride Wars Marissa
2011 Young Adult Vicki
2018 Private Life Female Doctor
2021 Don't Look Up Dr. Jocelyn Calder
2025 Sorry, Baby Eleanor Winston
2026 Disclosure Day Serena

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Hack Chloe Episode: "Bad Choices"
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Annie Episode: "Weak"
2005 Law & Order Taka Furukawa Episode: "The Sixth Man"
2006 Numb3rs Student #1 Episode: "Backscatter"
2007–2009 Damages Female Associate 2 episodes
2008 Law & Order Tina Shen Episode: "Darkness"
2009 The Good Wife Shelly Delgado Episode: "Home"
Mercy Julie Shin Episode: "I'm Not That Kind of Girl"
2013–2014 Hannibal Beverly Katz 16 episodes
2017 The Blacklist Sasha Lau Episode: "The Harem (No. 102)"
2018 High Maintenance Harper Episode: "Namaste"
Blindspot Violet Park 4 episodes
2019 The OA Mrs. Vu 2 episodes
2020 Prodigal Son Leslie 2 episodes
The Outsider Tamika Collins Miniseries
9-1-1: Lone Star Beth Healy Episode: "Pilot"
2021 Gossip Girl Jodi Menzies 2 episodes
2024 The Girls on the Bus Felicity Walker Recurring
2025 The Last of Us Elise Park 2 episodes (season 2)
Black Rabbit Detective Ellen Seung Recurring
The Beast in Me Agent Erika Breton 7 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role
2005 The Warriors Additional Civilian
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV The Crowd of Liberty City

Theatre

Year Title Role
2004 The Warrior's Sister Bulad Khuray
2004 Twentyone Jodi
2011 The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures Sooze Moon Marcantonio
2011–2012 Seminar Izzy

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Theatre World Award Outstanding New York City Stage Debut Performance Seminar and The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures Won

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Seminar's Hettienne Park on Hitting the Theatrical Jackpot in Plays by Tony Kushner & Theresa Rebeck". broadway.com. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hettienne Park | About | Hannibal | NBC". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  3. ↑ "Resumé". Hettienne Park. Archived from the original on 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2012-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Retrieved 1/29/2012
  4. ↑ "William Esper Notable Alumni". esperstudio.com. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-03-14. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (6 June 2012). "Photo Coverage: 2012 Theatre World Awards- Inside the Ceremony!". broadwayworld.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14.
  6. 1 2 "Past Recipients". Theatre World Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hettienne Park". allmovie.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "'Hannibal' Adds Potential Love Interest for Hugh Dancy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 23 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  9. ↑ Willmore, Alison (2014-03-26). "'Hannibal' Actress Hettienne Park Addresses What Happened To Her Character On Last Week's Episode". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  10. ↑ Vary, Adam B. (March 5, 2025). "'The Last of Us' Adds Joe Pantoliano, Alanna Ubach, Ben Ahlers and More for Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Prodigal Son: Season 1, Episode 14 | Cast and Crew | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2026-06-13.