Han built her filmography by starring in short films and indies. She drew notice in the sports drama As One (2012), for which she learned the Hamgyŏng dialect in her role as real-life North Korean table tennis athlete Yu Sun-bok. She played her first mainstream leading roles in the action thrillers Commitment (2013) and Haemoo (2014), and romantic film A Dramatic Night (2015). Han also starred in the critically acclaimed indie Worst Woman (2016) by Kim Jong-kwan.
Han extended her filmography to television, starring in sageuk Six Flying Dragons (2015-2016) and youth comedy Hello, My Twenties! (2016-2017).
In 2021, Han's Hollywood debut, Minari, was nominated for six categories at the 93rd Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Music, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actor.

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