The Little Mermaid and The Tattooist of Auschwitz star Jonah Hauer-King has bagged himself a role in the 15th series of . The casting coup was announced by actress Millie Gibson, who stars as Ruby Sunday on the One series, alongside The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa). Spilling the tea in an interview with Collider, she teased: "It's the rare case where you see the companion after The Doctor.

It's never been explored before, and I think it's such a beautiful and clever thing to do. "Can you imagine traveling the world with The Doctor and then seeing how they cope with it after when your life just goes back to normal? It was the weirdest feeling. But yeah, I'm joined by the beautiful Jonah Hauer-King on her journey.

"He's a very, very interesting character, and he makes the show even more magical. So, I'm very excited to see what he's like." Details of Jonah's character on the series have been kept under wraps as well as his connections to The Doctor and Ruby.

Jonah has been making a name for himself for the last decade in Hollywood, starting out his career with short films before going on to star in some big projects. He's best-known for his role as Prince Eric in the live-action remake of Disney's The Little Mermaid, in which he starred alongside actress Halle Bailey, who played Ariel. The movie was a box-office success, minting $569.

6 million against a budget of $240.2 million. The actor has also been making waves on the small screen too with a role in British comedy series, The Flats.