On the occasion of the release of “The Little Mermaid”, a live remake of the famous Disney classic, a little focus on the interpreter of the charming Prince Eric, Jonah Hauer-King.
Remake in live action of the famous Disney classic released in 1990, The Little Mermaid by Rob Marshall is led by the young Halle Bailey in the skin of the title role. At his side, we find big names like Melissa McCarthy in Ursula and Javier Bardem in King Triton, but also the lesser known Jonah Hauer-King, who plays the irresistible Prince Eric.
Born to an American theater producer and therapist mother and a London restaurateur father, Jonah enrolled after high school at St John’s College in Cambridge where he obtained a degree in theology. At the same time and with his passion for comedy, he took part in various plays and passed several castings, for the big and the small screen.
After appearing in four short films, Jonah Hauer-King plays the son of Danny Huston in the drama The Last Photograph (2017) directed by the latter. Following this promising first attempt, the native of London appeared in the mini-series Howards End and The Four Daughters of Doctor March, then the English films Caravaggio and I, Old Boys and Ashes in the snow.
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In 2018, Jonah played Luca in the family film The Incredible Adventure of Bella: a medical student whose dog travels hundreds of miles to find him. We then see him in the drama The Unknown Prodigy and especially the mini-series World on Fire which takes place during the Second World War and in which he plays a regular character.
His notoriety growing rapidly, Jonah is chosen to slip into the skin of the young and handsome Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid. Directed by Rob Marshall, the film is a live-action remake of the Disney classic released in 1990. For the record, the role was first offered to singer Harry Styles (recently seen in Don’t Worry Darling) , who declined the offer.