The latest rom-com to join Netflix’s catalogue is Love Hard, and here’s who plays who in this story. Streaming platforms have gained a lot of force in recent years, in big part thanks to their original content, and Netflix in particular has become an important player. The streaming giant has been building an extensive catalogue of original content from a variety of genres, and one that is very popular with viewers is that of rom-coms, and Netflix has a lot to offer in that realm. Among its most recent additions is Love Hard, a rom-com that arrived just in time for the holiday season.

Directed by Hernán Jiménez and written by Danny Mackey and Rebecca Ewing, Love Hard follows a young woman living in Los Angeles who doesn’t have the best of luck when it comes to romantic relationships. However, through a dating app, she falls in love with who she believes is her perfect man, and she decides to surprise him for Christmas – but once there, she realizes that things are not what they seem online. As it turns out, she was catfished by her date’s best friend, who proposes a deal to her: he will set her and his friend up if she pretends to be his girlfriend for the holidays.

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Love Hard has the typical, well-known rom-com formula in a Christmas setting that makes it an entertaining option for the holiday season, and it also stars some familiar faces that you have surely seen in other projects, mostly on TV. Here’s the cast guide for Love Hard and where you’ve seen the actors before.

Nina Dobrev as Natalie Bauer

Nina Dobrev stars in Love Hard as Natalie Bauer, a dating column writer based in LA who has gone through all types of disastrous dates. One day, she meets who she believes is her perfect match on a dating app and decides to fly to the other side of the country to surprise him for Christmas – only to discover that she has been catfished. Nina Dobrev is best known for playing Mia Jones in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Elena Gilbert in The Vampire Diaries, but she has also appeared in movies like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Flatliners, Lucky Day, and starred in the short-lived sitcom Fam.

Jimmy O. Yang as Josh Lin

Love Hard Josh Lin

Jimmy O. Yang plays Josh, a young man who used his best friend’s photos on his dating profile as he wasn’t having any luck by using his own. Josh is the one who catfished Natalie, and to make up for what he did, he offers Natalie his help to set her up with Josh as he knows what he likes, but first, Natalie has to pose as his girlfriend for the holidays. Jimmy O. Yang played Jian-Yang in Silicon Valley and Doctor Chan Kaifang in Space Force, and he also appeared in the movies Patriots Day, Life of the Party, Crazy Rich Asians, and Like a Boss.

Darren Barnet as Tag

Love Hard Tag

Darren Barnet plays Tag, Josh’s best friend and the man Natalie fell in love with, even though he has no idea that that happened. Thanks to Josh, Tag starts going out with Natalie, but they have very different ideas of what a fun date is about and most of their favorite activities are not compatible. Darren Barnet played hot Seth in the TV series Turnt, Wilfred “Freddy” Malick in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Paxton Hall-Yoshida in Never Have I Ever, as well as Grant in the straight-to-DVD movie American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules.

Love Hard’s Supporting Cast & Characters

Love Hard supporting cast

James Saito as Bob Lin, Josh’s father: James Saito has a long list of acting credits to his name, most notably Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (as the voice of The Shredder), The Devil’s Advocate, Home Alone 3, Always Be My Maybe, Tigertail, and the TV series Eli Stone, One Life to Live, Altered Carbon, and Dash & Lily.

Rebecca Staab as Barb Lin, Josh’s mother: Rebecca Staab played Susan Storm in the infamous and unreleased 1994 Fantastic Four movie, Daphne Collins in the TV series Dark Shadows, Sherry Beck in Live Shot, Elizabeth Barrington in Port Charles, and Colleen DeKizer in Somewhere Between.

Harry Shum Jr. as Owen Lin, Josh’s brother: Harry Shum Jr.’s acting credits include the movies Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D, Crazy Rich Asians, and the TV series Greek, Glee (where he played Mike Chang), and Shadowhunters (as Magnus Bane).

Mikaela Hoover as Chelsea Lin, Owen’s wife: Mikaela Hoover’s most notable roles are Jackie in Happy Endings and Daytona in Anger Management, and she’s a frequent collaborator of James Gunn, having appeared in minor roles in Super, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Belko Experiment (which was written by Gunn), and The Suicide Squad.

Heather McMahan as Kerry, Natalie’s friend: Heather McMahan appeared in the TV movies Bride to Maybe and Merry Ex-Mas, as well as the TV series Zoe Ever After.

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