Jonah Hauer-King

Jonah Andre Hauer-King^[1] (born 30 May 1995) is an English actor. He began acting while studying at St John's College, Cambridge. 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), and World on Fire (2019–2023), and in the films The Last Photograph (2017) and A Dog's Way Home (2019).

Jonah Hauer-King
Hauer-King in 2024
Born	Jonah Andre Hauer-King (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 29) Islington, London, England
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States
Education	St John's College, Cambridge
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present

Early life and education

Hauer-King was raised in Canonbury, North London in architect Jan Kaplický's award-winning designed 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.^[2][3][4] Hauer-King has dual British-American citizenship^[5][6] and was raised Jewish.^[7][8]

Hauer-King attended The Hall School, Eton College and then St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a first class degree in theology and religious studies,^[9][7] juggling acting roles on stage and screen whilst he was there.^[9]

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,^[10][11] 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).^[12] 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.^[13][14] He has since been cast as the lead character Lali, in Sky's new adaptation of The Tattooist of Auschwitz.^[15]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	The Last Photograph	Luke Hammond
2018	Postcards from London	David
	Old Boys	Winchester
	Ashes in the Snow	Andrius Aras
2019	A Dog's Way Home	Lucas
	The Song of Names	Dovidl, aged 17–23
2021	This Is the Night	Christian Dedea
	Absence	Absence (voice)	Short film
2022	Safe Word	Boy
2023	The Little Mermaid	Prince Eric
TBA	Rich Flu	TBA	Post-production
	William Tell	TBA	Filming
	The Threesome	Connor	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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	TBA	Main role (series 15)

Discography

Year	Soundtrack	Song	Label	Notes
2017	Little Women	"God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen"	—	uncredited
2018	Postcards from London	"Lover (Muse)"	Davray Music Ltd.	also writer
		"My Funny Valentine"
2023	The Little Mermaid (2023 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	"Fathoms Below"	Walt Disney
		"Wild Uncharted Waters"

References

1. "Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King Take The BFF Test". BuzzFeed, YouTube. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
2. "Jeremy King: A lot of Londoners don't realise they're culture-hungry". Evening Standard. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
3. Wise, Louis (29 September 2019). "Jonah Hauer-King interview: meet the hero of the BBC war drama World on Fire". The Times. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
4. Law, Katie (23 September 2016). "Jeremy King, interview: People like us have to be the catalyst for Londoners becoming culture-hungry". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
5. The Eagle 2017 Archived 10 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine St John's College, University Cambridge. 2017.
6. "7 Surprising Things about Jonah Hauer-King". PBS. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
7. Bloom, Nate (12 December 2012). "Rachel Weisz up for Golden Globe! Philip Glass goes to Kennedy Center! Puppies!". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
8. "World On Fire | An interview with Jonah Hauer-King (Harry Chase)". Bradford Zone | TV Features. 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
9. "Student treads the boards alongside Kenneth Branagh". St. John, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
10. "Masterpiece Studio Podcast: Maya Hawke & Jonah Hauer-King". PBS. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
11. Wagner, Curt (11 May 2018). "Jonah Hauer-King: Man among 'Little Women'". tvshowpatrol.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
12. "New Actor Jonah Hauer-King is Bella's Beloved Human in 'A Dog's Way Home'". InqPOP!. 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
13. D'Alessandro, Anthony (12 November 2019). "'Little Mermaid': Jonah Hauer-King Wins Role Of Prince Eric". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
14. "'Little Mermaid' Live-Action Remake Finds Its Prince Eric in Jonah Hauer-King". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
15. "Sky, Peacock Set International Cast, Director for 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' Limited Series". Variety. 16 March 2023. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

External links

• Jonah Hauer-King at IMDb