Jonah Hauer-King

Hauer-King in 2017, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Jonah Andre Hauer-King

Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 30 May, 1995

Ethnicity:
*father – English, some Welsh
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish

Jonah Hauer-King is a British actor. He has had leading roles in the films Postcards from London, Ashes in the Snow, A Dog’s Way Home, The Song of Names, This Is the Night, and, as Prince Eric, in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid (2023), and on television’s Howards End, Little Women (2017), World on Fire, Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar, The Flatshare, and The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

He is the son of Debra Hauer, a theatre producer and therapist, and Jeremy King, a restaurateur. His sister is theatre, comedy, cabaret, and musical director Hannah Hauer-King. He was raised in his mother’s Jewish faith. He attended Eton College.

In an interview with a Cambridge magazine, Jonah said:

My mum is American, my dad is English, and I grew up in a North London Jewish family. There seem to be a few of us in Cambridge!

Jonah’s paternal grandfather was Charles King (the son of George Henry King and Louise Isobel Vyse). Louise was the daughter of George Joseph Vyse and Elizabeth Sarah Powell.

Jonah’s paternal grandmother was Molly/Mollie Chinn (the daughter of Samuel Chinn and Evangeline Howell). Samuel was the son of Henry Chinn and Alice Carnelly. Evangeline was the daughter of George Howell, who was born in Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales; and of Martha.

Jonah’s maternal grandfather was named Samuel David Hauer (the son of Morris Hauer and Anne). Samuel was a surgeon. He was born in Poland, and moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, c. 1929. He was in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII, and moved to California in 1950, where he was a founder of Temple Isaiah. Morris was born in Stashev, Poland, and was an Orthodox Jew.

Jonah’s maternal grandmother is Mildred Harris (the daughter of Louis/Lou Harris and Bessie Farb). Mildred was from a Toronto-based Polish Jewish family. Louis was the son of Lazar Samer/Sittsamer and Dina. Bessie was the daughter of Shimshon Farb.

Sources: https://www.wmagazine.com
https://www.pbs.org
https://squaremile.com
https://www.thejc.com

Interview with Jonah’s father at Jewish Book Week, 2019 – https://vimeo.com

Obituary of Jonah’s maternal grandfather, Samuel David Hauer – https://www.legacy.com

Obituary of Jonah’s maternal great-grandfather, Morris Hauer – http://newspapers.lib.sfu.ca

Genealogy of Jonah’s maternal grandmother, Mildred Harris – https://www.geni.com