Jonah Hauer-King

Hauer-King was raised in the Hauer-King House in Canonbury, 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.[1][2][3] Hauer-King has dual British-American citizenship[4][5] and was raised Jewish.[6][7] 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 age 7.

Hauer-King attended Eton College and then St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a first class degree in theology and religious studies,[8][6] juggling acting roles on stage and screen whilst he was there.[8]

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,[9][10] 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).[11] His other roles include The Song of Names and This Is the Night. His most recent feature was playing Harry Chase in the BBC World War II drama World on Fire (2019). Hauer-King also appeared in the television film. In 2019, Mallowan was portrayed by Jonah in the 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.[12][13] He has since been cast as the lead character Lale, in Sky's new adaptation of The Tattooist of Auschwitz.[14]

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