Eric — The Little Mermaid Character Profile

About Eric

Human prince who rescues and falls in love with Ariel.

Eric — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Sailing, Combat, Leadership, Empathy

• Strength: 8/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 7/10

Quick Facts about Eric

Eye Color

Blue

Hair Color

Black hair

Eric's Known Relations

• Melody — Child
• Ariel — Spouse
• Ariel — Significant person

Eric appears in 3 titles

• The Little Mermaid (1989) — character page
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) — character page
• The Little Mermaid (2023)

Character Facts

Played by

Jonah Hauer-King

Appears in

The Little Mermaid (2023)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Eric — Romantic Partner — Ariel (Halle Bailey)

  Their romance connects the human and merfolk worlds.

  Ariel rescues Eric from a shipwreck, and they later reunite, fall in love, and decide to travel together.

• Eric — Conflict Manipulator — Ursula (Melissa McCarthy)

  Ursula manipulates Eric's memory and romantic judgment.

  Ursula transforms into Vanessa and uses Ariel's voice to hypnotize Eric into believing she saved him.

• Eric — Family Adoptive Mother — The Queen (Noma Dumezweni)

  She is Eric's royal parent and represents his human family.

  Eric's character profile identifies The Queen as his adoptive mother and ruler of the human kingdom.

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• Ariel (Halle Bailey)
• Ursula (Melissa McCarthy)
• King Triton (Javier Bardem)
• Lashana (Martina Laird)
• The Queen (Noma Dumezweni)
• Hawkins (Christopher Fairbank)
• Sir Grimsby (Art Malik)
• Joshua (Jude Akuwudike)
• Mala (Karolina Conchet)
• Sebastian (Daveed Diggs)
• Flounder (Jacob Tremblay)
• Mulligan (John Dagleish)