Paul Walter Hauser
Acting
Born: October 15, 1986 (age 39) · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Cruella
2021
BlacKkKlansman
2018
Cobra Kai
2018
Inside Out 2
2024
I, Tonya
2017
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
Richard Jewell
2019
Community
2009
The Naked Gun
2025
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Da 5 Bloods
2020
Black Bird
2022
Photos (5)
Movies (42)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Harvey Elder / Mole Man
Inside Out 2
Embarrassment (voice)
Cruella
Horace
The Naked Gun
Ed Hocken Jr.
Playdate
Zach G
Balls Up
Elijah
BlacKkKlansman
Ivanhoe
Orion and the Dark
Dark (voice)
The Instigators
Booch
I, Tonya
Shawn
Richard Jewell
Richard Jewell
Old Dads
Tracy
Songbird
Dozer
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Mike Batlan
Americana
Lefty Ledbetter
Queenpins
Ken
Super Troopers 2
Lonnie Laloush
Late Night
Mancusco
Da 5 Bloods
Simon
Silk Road
Curtis Clark Green
The Luckiest Man in America
Michael
Beats
Terrence
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
Elmer (voice)
Adam
Trent
Eat Wheaties!
James Fisk
Demoted
Bothered Salesman (uncredited)
Delia's Gone
Bo
7 Days to Vegas
Puppet Hank
Virginia
Dale
MLW Battle Riot VIII
Paul Walter Hauser
Maple Leaf Pro: Multiverse 2026
Paul Walter Hauser
iSteve
Pastey Jones
Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026
Paul Walter Hauser
The Corridor Defended
Local Yokel
A Midsummer's Nightmare
Nick Bottoms
AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour
Paul Walter Hauser
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025
Paul Walter Hauser
The Magic Of Passion
Howard
MLW SuperFight 6
Paul Walter Hauser
Heirloom
Ralph
PROGRESS Chapter 193: PROGRESS Las Vegas II
Paul Walter Hauser
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
Paul Walter Hauser
TV Shows (19)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Richie · 1 eps
Cobra Kai
Raymond · 5 eps
Cobra Kai
Raymond 'Stingray' Porter · 10 eps
Community
Student #3 · 1 eps
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Paul Walter Hauser · 1 eps
Superstore
Vince · 1 eps
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tripp Knob · 2 eps
Key & Peele
Person at People Park #3 · 1 eps
Key & Peele
Overweight Guy · 1 eps
Black Bird
Larry Hall · 6 eps
The Afterparty
Travis · 10 eps
Kingdom
Keith · 26 eps
The Night Shift
Oren Edwards · 1 eps
Calls
Floyd (voice) · 1 eps
Hey! (EW)
Paul Walter Hauser · 1 eps
Bupkis
Hauser · 1 eps
Reno 911!
Jeffy Renee Chisholm · 6 eps
The Chosen Adventures
Sheep (voice) · 14 eps
Betas
Dashawn · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (13)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
Jackass: Best and Last
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
The Pete Davidson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
CMT Music Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
Self - 'Harvey Elder' / 'Mole Man'
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
Self
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
Self
