My Take
Jonah Hauer-King is one of those actors who quietly builds a case for himself before most people realize it. He studied at Cambridge, which tells you something about the brain behind the charm, and he put in the work on prestige British television — Howards End, World on Fire — before Disney handed him the keys to Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid (2023). That's a role that could swallow a lesser actor whole, but he held his own opposite Halle Bailey with a warmth and genuine earnestness that made you root for the guy. He's not a scene-stealer; he's more of a steady, committed presence who makes the story work rather than himself. I think his best roles are still ahead of him.
Overview
Jonah Andre Hauer-King (born 30 May 1995) is a British-American actor. 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), World on Fire (2019–2023), and Doctor Who (2025), and in the films The Last Photograph (2017), A Dog's Way Home (2019), I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025), and A…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jonah Hauer-King
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョナ・ハウアー＝キング
- Reading
- じょな・はうあー＝きんぐ
- Born
- May 30, 1995 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- London Borough of Islington, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- St John's College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.