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 Lovers — Ariel (Halle Bailey)

  Cross-world romance that drives the central narrative conflict.

• Eric — Conflict Enemy — Ursula (Melissa McCarthy)

  Hostile antagonist who targets him to secure her power.

• Eric — Alliance Ally — Sebastian (Daveed Diggs)

  Underwater ally working behind the scenes to aid the prince.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The Little Mermaid

More characters from The Little Mermaid

• 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)