Jonah Hauer-King
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Born | Jonah Andre Hauer-King 30 May 1995 Islington, London, England |
Citizenship | United Kingdom United States |
Education | St John's College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2014–present |
Jonah Andre[1] Hauer-King (born 30 May 1995) is an English actor. He began acting while studying at St John's College, Cambridge. He is best known for playing Prince Eric in the live-action adaptation of 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
[edit]Hauer-King was raised in North London, 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 Jewish.[7][8] His maternal grandparents came to Northern California in 1950; his maternal grandmother was a 3rd generation Jewish Torontonian and his grandfather was a Polish Jew who emigrated from Pacanów to Toronto in 1928 at the age of 7.
Hauer-King attended The Hall School, Eton College and then St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a first class degree in theology and religious studies,[9][7] juggling acting roles on stage and screen whilst he was there.[9]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Films
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | The Maiden | AC | Short film |
Blue | Kool Klown | ||
2015 | Holding on for a Good Time | Johnnie | |
2016 | Regardez | Byron | |
Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer | Frank Rice | ||
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 | |
Absence | Absence (voice) | Short film | |
2022 | Safe Word | Boy | |
2023 | The Little Mermaid | Prince Eric | |
TBA | Rich Flu | N/A | Post-production |
A Beautiful Imperfection | N/A | ||
Fabio D'Andrea: One Small Step | Astronaut | ||
William Tell | TBA | Filming | |
The Threesome | Connor |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Howards End | Paul Wilcox | 2 episodes |
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 |
2024 | Cats & Dogs | Professor Charles Brody, Narrator | 100 episodes |
2025 | Doctor Who | TBA | Main role (series 15) |
Discography
[edit]Year | Soundtrack | Song | Label | Notes |
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2017 | Little Women | "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" | — | uncredited |
2018 | Postcards from London | "Lover (Muse)" | Davray Music Ltd. | also writer |
"My Funny Valentine" | ||||
2023 | The Little Mermaid (2023 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | "Fathoms Below" | Walt Disney | |
"Wild Uncharted Waters" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King Take The BFF Test". BuzzFeed, YouTube. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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value (help) - ^ "Jeremy King: A lot of Londoners don't realise they're culture-hungry". Evening Standard. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ Wise, Louis (29 September 2019). "Jonah Hauer-King interview: meet the hero of the BBC war drama World on Fire". The Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Law, Katie (23 September 2016). "Jeremy King, interview: People like us have to be the catalyst for Londoners becoming culture-hungry". Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ The Eagle 2017 Archived 10 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine St John's College, University Cambridge. 2017.
- ^ "7 Surprising Things about Jonah Hauer-King". PBS.
- ^ a b Bloom, Nate (12 December 2012). "Rachel Weisz up for Golden Globe! Philip Glass goes to Kennedy Center! Puppies!". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "World On Fire | An interview with Jonah Hauer-King (Harry Chase)". Bradford Zone | TV Features. 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Student treads the boards alongside Kenneth Branagh". St. John, Cambridge. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Masterpiece Studio Podcast: Maya Hawke & Jonah Hauer-King". PBS. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Wagner, Curt (11 May 2018). "Jonah Hauer-King: Man among 'Little Women'". tvshowpatrol.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "New Actor Jonah Hauer-King is Bella's Beloved Human in 'A Dog's Way Home'". InqPOP!. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (12 November 2019). "'Little Mermaid': Jonah Hauer-King Wins Role Of Prince Eric". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "'Little Mermaid' Live-Action Remake Finds Its Prince Eric in Jonah Hauer-King". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Sky, Peacock Set International Cast, Director for 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' Limited Series". Variety. 16 March 2023.