# Jonah Hauer-King

Jonah Andre Hauer-King (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).

## 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. Hauer-King has dual British-American citizenship and was raised in his mother's Jewish faith.
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 been cast as the lead character Lali, in Sky's new adaptation of The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions 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 | |
| 2025 | Untitled I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel † | TBA | Filming |
| 2025 | 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) |
| 2025 | Prince Eric the Merman Builds castle In the African jungle | Prince Eric | Main role |

### 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 | The Little Mermaid (2023 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | "Wild Uncharted Waters" | Walt Disney | |