Jonah Hauer-King

Jonah Andre Hauer-King^[1] (born 30 May 1995) is a British-American 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 in his mother's Jewish faith.^[7][8]

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,^[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

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	The Last Photograph	Luke Hammond
2018	Postcards from London	David
2018	Old Boys	Winchester
2018	Ashes in the Snow	Andrius Aras
2019	A Dog's Way Home	Lucas
2019	The Song of Names	Dovidl, aged 17–23
2021	This Is the Night	Christian Dedea
2021	Absence	Absence (voice)	Short film
2022	Safe Word	Boy
2023	The Little Mermaid	Prince Eric
2024	William Tell	Rudenz
2024	A Beautiful Imperfection	Giacomo Casanova
2024	Rich Flu	TBA
2025	The Threesome †	Connor	Post-production
2025	Untitled I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel †	TBA	Filming
TBA	Untitled Kathryn Bigelow film †	TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Howards End	Paul Wilcox	2 episodes
2017	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
2018	Postcards from London	"Lover (Muse)"	Davray Music Ltd.	Also writer
2023	The Little Mermaid (2023 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	"Fathoms Below"	Walt Disney
2023		"Wild Uncharted Waters"