Paul Walter Hauser
Acting
Born: October 15, 1986 (age 40) · 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 (43)
Resident Evil
Paul
Inside Out 2
Embarrassment (voice)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Harvey Elder / Mole Man
Cruella
Horace
Playdate
Zach G
The Instigators
Booch
The Naked Gun
Ed Hocken Jr.
BlacKkKlansman
Ivanhoe
Balls Up
Elijah
Late Night
Mancuso
Richard Jewell
Richard Jewell
I, Tonya
Shawn
Songbird
Dozer
Orion and the Dark
Dark (voice)
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Mike Batlan
Da 5 Bloods
Simon
Super Troopers 2
Lonnie Laloush
Old Dads
Tracy
Queenpins
Ken
Silk Road
Curtis Clark Green
Americana
Lefty Ledbetter
Virginia
Dale
Beats
Terrence
Eat Wheaties!
James Fisk
The Luckiest Man in America
Michael
Adam
Trent
7 Days to Vegas
Puppet Hank
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
Elmer (voice)
Demoted
Bothered Salesman (uncredited)
The Magic Of Passion
Howard
The Corridor Defended
Local Yokel
AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour
Paul Walter Hauser
Maple Leaf Pro: Multiverse 2026
Paul Walter Hauser
MLW Battle Riot VIII
Paul Walter Hauser
Delia's Gone
Bo
Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026
Paul Walter Hauser
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
Paul Walter Hauser
A Midsummer's Nightmare
Nick Bottoms
PROGRESS Chapter 193: PROGRESS Las Vegas II
Paul Walter Hauser
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025
Paul Walter Hauser
iSteve
Pastey Jones
MLW SuperFight 6
Paul Walter Hauser
Heirloom
Ralph
TV Shows (19)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Richie · 1 eps
Cobra Kai
Raymond · 5 eps
Cobra Kai
Raymond 'Stingray' Porter · 10 eps
Superstore
Vince · 1 eps
Community
Student #3 · 1 eps
The Afterparty
Travis · 10 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
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Paul Walter Hauser · 1 eps
The Night Shift
Oren Edwards · 1 eps
Calls
Floyd (voice) · 1 eps
Kingdom
Keith · 26 eps
Hey! (EW)
Paul Walter Hauser · 1 eps
Reno 911!
Jeffy Renee Chisholm · 6 eps
Bupkis
Hauser · 1 eps
The Chosen Adventures
Sheep (voice) · 14 eps
Betas
Dashawn · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (14)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 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
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Jackass: Best and Last
Self
CMT Music Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Pete Davidson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
Self - 'Harvey Elder' / 'Mole Man'
Behind the Lines
Self
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
Self
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
Self
