Jonah Andre Hauer-King (born 30 May 1995) is a British-American actor. He is best known for playing Prince Eric in Disney's musical fantasy film The Little Mermaid (2023). He has appeared in the television series Howards End (2017), Little Women (2017), World on Fire (2019–2023), and Doctor Who (2025), and in the films The Last Photograph (2017), A Dog's Way Home (2019), I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025), and A House of Dynamite (2025).
Early life and education Hauer-King was raised in Canonbury, North London at Hauer-King House, the son of Debra Hauer, an American psychotherapist and former theatre producer originally from Walnut Creek, California, and Jeremy King, a prominent London restaurateur originally from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. Hauer-King has dual British and American citizenshipThe Eagle 2017 St John's College, University Cambridge. 2017. and was raised in his mother's Jewish faith. His mother's family were Polish Jewish immigrants, initially to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hauer-King attended The Hall School, Eton College and then St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a degree in theology and religious studies, juggling acting roles on stage and screen whilst he was there.
Career Hauer-King's first feature was a lead role in Danny Huston's The Last Photograph, which received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He played Laurie in the 2017 BBC version of Little Women, and starred as Andrius Aras in the film Ashes in the Snow (2018) opposite Bel Powley, Paul Wilcox in Howards End, and as David in Postcards from London (2018). He also starred as Lucas in the film A Dog's Way Home (2019). His other roles include The Song of Names and This Is the Night. He played Harry Chase in the BBC World War II drama World on Fire (2019–2023). Jonah also portrayed Max Mallowan in the 2019 film Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar. On 12 November 2019, it was announced that Hauer-King would play Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid which was released on 26 May 2023. He has since starred as the lead character Lali, in Sky's adaptation of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and as the character Milo Griffin in Sony Pictures's legacy sequel I Know What You Did Last Summer.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 2017 The Last Photograph Luke Hammond2018 Postcards from London David Old Boys Winchester Ashes in the Snow Andrius Aras2019 A Dog's Way Home Lucas The Song of Names Dovidl, aged 17–232021 This Is the Night Christian Dedea Absence Absence (voice) Short film 2022 Safe Word Boy 2023 The Little Mermaid Prince Eric2024 William Tell Rudenz A Beautiful Imperfection Giacomo Casanova Rich Flu Sebastian Snail Jr. 2025 The Threesome Connor BlakeI Know What You Did Last Summer Milo Griffin A House of Dynamite Lieutenant Commander Robert Reeves 2026 The Face of Horror Edward Post-production
Television Year Title Role NotesRef.2017 Howards End Paul Wilcox 2 episodes Little Women Theodore "Laurie" Laurence 3 episodes 2019–2023 World on Fire Harry Chase Main role 2019 Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Max Mallowan Television film 2022 The Flatshare Mo Main role 2024 The Tattooist of Auschwitz Lale Sokolov Main role 2025 Doctor Who Conrad Clark 3 episodes
Discography Year Soundtrack Song Label NotesRef. 2018 Postcards from London "Lover (Muse)" Davray Music Ltd. Also writer2023The Little Mermaid"Fathoms Below"Walt Disney "Wild Uncharted Waters"
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