12 Actors We'd Pick To Play Prince Eric in 'The Little Mermaid'
| 05/30/23
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The Little Mermaid is crushing at the box office (even if people have feelings about Ursula's beat) and Jonah Hauer-King is making both the girlies and the gays swoon in his role of Prince Eric, so no shade to him. And yet... we still can't help imagining what could have been should we have gotten our hands on that casting call for our forever crush...
If The Little Mermaid purists were upset over Ariel being Black, imagine if Tessa Thomspon were Prince Eric. Thor proved she's a swoon-worthy badass and Men in Black: International proved she looks good in a suit.
The model and activist has already been petitioning to make the role truly groundbreaking. And we must say, the resemblance is astonishing...
Melton's summer rom-com The Sun Is Also a Star showed us that he's leading man material, and who can resist that smile!
Those dimples! That charm! Curiel has already swept us off our feet as the loveable Papi in Pose, so we'd love to see him do the same to Ariel.
DC's first genderqueer, transmasculine superhero could certainly save Ariel's day.
Jackson and Halle Bailey are already co-stars on Grown-ish, so we're sure their chemistry would be great on the big screen.
After he captured our hearts in Now Apocalypse, we can't help but imagine how perfect Jogia would look in that white button up!
Batwoman's Rose has all the leading role swag we need to fall in love with her as Prince Eric.
Who wouldn't want Posey as their prince? And he already has the locks!
We already know he looks good shirtless! The Scuttle remix of "Old Town Road" on the soundtrack is a bonus.
Give Jacinto the leading man roles he deserves!
Yes, we put Tessa twice because that's how badly we want her to slay as Prince Eric!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!