Jonah Hauer-King

Jonah Andre Hauer-King is a British and American actor. He is best known for playing Prince Eric in Disney's musical fantasy film The Little Mermaid. He has appeared in the television series Howards End, Little Women, World on Fire, and Doctor Who, and in the films The Last Photograph, A Dog's Way Home, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and A House of Dynamite.

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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 and American citizenship 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 opposite Bel Powley, Paul Wilcox in Howards End, and as David in Postcards from London. He also starred as Lucas in the film A Dog's Way Home. 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. 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.