Paul Walter Hauser
Acting
Born: Oct 15, 1986
From: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Paul Walter Hauser (born October 15, 1986) is an American actor and wrestler. He is best known for portraying Stingray in the Netflix series Cobra Kai and providing the voice of Embarrassment in Pixar's Inside Out 2 (2024). He played supporting roles in the films Super Troopers 2 (2018), Beats (2019), Adam (2020), Cruella (2021) and Old Dads (2023). In 2019, Hauser had his breakout performance as the title character in Clint Eastwood's drama film Richard Jewell. Hauser starred as murderer Larry Hall in the 2022 miniseries Black Bird, for which he won a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. As an occasional professional wrestler, Hauser is signed to Major League Wrestling.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balls Up | Elijah | 2026 | 5.706 |
| Americana | Lefty Ledbetter | 2025 | 6.311 |
| The Naked Gun | Ed Hocken Jr. | 2025 | 6.364 |
| The Fantastic 4: First Steps | Harvey Elder / Mole Man | 2025 | 6.958 |
| The Luckiest Man in America | Michael | 2025 | 6.322 |
| Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere | Mike Batlan | 2025 | 6.723 |
| The Instigators | Booch | 2024 | 6.149 |
| Orion and the Dark | Dark (voice) | 2024 | 6.5 |
| Inside Out 2 | Embarrassment (voice) | 2024 | 7.544 |
| Old Dads | Tracy | 2023 | 6.211 |
| Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair | Self | 2022 | 7.0 |
| Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm | Elmer (voice) | 2022 | 6.296 |
| The Magic Of Passion | Howard | 2022 | 8.0 |
| Silk Road | Curtis Clark Green | 2021 | 6.263 |
| Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw | Self | 2020 | 7.5 |
| Da 5 Bloods | Simon | 2020 | 6.45 |
| Late Night | Mancusco | 2019 | 6.382 |
| Richard Jewell | Richard Jewell | 2019 | 7.417 |
| Beats | Terrence | 2019 | 6.647 |
| BlacKkKlansman | Ivanhoe | 2018 | 7.492 |
| Super Troopers 2 | Lonnie Laloush | 2018 | 5.866 |
| I, Tonya | Shawn | 2017 | 7.5 |
| The Corridor Defended | Local Yokel | 2017 | — |
| A Midsummer's Nightmare | Nick Bottoms | 2017 | 10.0 |
| iSteve | Pastey Jones | 2013 | 4.7 |
| Demoted | Bothered Salesman (uncredited) | 2011 | 4.764 |
| Virginia | Dale | 2010 | 5.2 |
| Behind the Lines | Self | — | |
| Fruitcake | — | ||
| A Chris Farley Story | Chris Farley | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1986 |
| From | Grand Rapids, Michigan, … |