Jonah Hauer-King

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Jonah Hauer-King
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Born
Jonah Andre Hauer-King

(1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 29)
Islington, London, England
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
United States
Education St John's College, Cambridge
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Jonah Andre Hauer-King [1] (born 30 May 1995) is an English-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).

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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. [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 Lale, in Sky's new adaptation of The Tattooist of Auschwitz . [15]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
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
AbsenceAbsence (voice)Short film
2022Safe WordBoy
2023 The Little Mermaid Prince Eric
2024 William Tell Rudenz
A Beautiful Imperfection Giacomo Casanova
Rich Flu TBA
2025 Untitled I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel TBAFilming
TBA The Threesome ConnorPost-production
Untitled Kathryn Bigelow film TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Howards End Paul Wilcox2 episodes
Little Women Theodore "Laurie" Laurence3 episodes
2019–2023 World on Fire Harry ChaseMain role
2019 Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Max Mallowan Television film
2022 The Flatshare MoMain role
2024 The Tattooist of Auschwitz Lale Sokolov Main role
2025 Doctor Who TBAMain role (series 15)

Discography

YearSoundtrackSongLabelNotes
2018 Postcards from London "Lover (Muse)"Davray Music Ltd.also writer
2023 The Little Mermaid (2023 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "Fathoms Below" Walt Disney
"Wild Uncharted Waters"

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