Acting · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA · Born October 15, 1986
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.
MovieResident Evil
2026
as Carl
MovieJackass: Best and Last
2026
as Self
MovieMaple Leaf Pro: Multiverse 2026
2026
as Paul Walter Hauser
MoviePROGRESS Chapter 193: PROGRESS Las Vegas II
2026
as Paul Walter Hauser
MovieBalls Up
2026
as Elijah
MovieMLW Battle Riot VIII
2026
as Paul Walter Hauser
MovieOrange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026
2026
as Paul Walter Hauser
TVThe Pete Davidson Show
2026
as Self - Guest
MoviePlaydate
2025
as Zach G
MovieSpringsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
2025
as Mike Batlan
TVThe Chosen Adventures
2025
as Sheep (voice)
MovieROH Death Before Dishonor 2025
2025
as Paul Walter Hauser
MovieAmericana
2025
as Lefty Ledbetter
MovieThe Naked Gun
2025
as Ed Hocken Jr.
MovieThe Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
as Harvey Elder / Mole Man
MovieMarvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
2025
as Self - 'Harvey Elder' / 'Mole Man'
Clint Eastwood : la légende
2025
as Self
MovieThe Luckiest Man in America
2025
as Michael
MovieAEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour
2025
as Paul Walter Hauser
MovieMLW SuperFight 6
2025
as Paul Walter Hauser
MovieMLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
2025
as Paul Walter Hauser
Eric Bischoff's One Shot
2024
as Paul Walter Hauser
MovieThe Instigators
2024
as Booch
MovieInside Out 2
2024
as Embarrassment (voice)
MovieOrion and the Dark
2024
as Dark (voice)
MovieOld Dads
2023
as Tracy
TVAll Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
as Paul Walter Hauser (Commentary)
TVBupkis
2023
as Hauser
MovieThe Magic Of Passion
2022
as Howard
MovieAqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
2022
as Elmer (voice)
MovieDelia's Gone
2022
as Bo
MovieStarrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
2022
as Self
TVBlack Bird
2022
as Larry Hall
TVHey! (EW)
2022
as Paul Walter Hauser
TVThe Afterparty
2022
as Travis
MovieQueenpins
2021
as Ken
MovieCruella
2021
as Horace
TVCalls
2021
as Floyd (voice)
MovieSilk Road
2021
as Curtis Clark Green
TVCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
MovieSongbird
2020
as Dozer
MovieClint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
2020
as Self
MovieEat Wheaties!
2020
as James Fisk
MovieAdam
2020
as Trent
MovieDa 5 Bloods
2020
as Simon
TVReno 911!
2020
as Jeffy Renee Chisholm
MovieRichard Jewell
2019
as Richard Jewell
Movie7 Days to Vegas
2019
as Puppet Hank
MovieHeirloom
2019
as Ralph
MovieBeats
2019
as Terrence
MovieLate Night
2019
as Mancusco
MovieBlacKkKlansman
2018
as Ivanhoe
TVCobra Kai
2018
as Raymond
MovieSuper Troopers 2
2018
as Lonnie Laloush
MovieI, Tonya
2017
as Shawn
MovieA Midsummer's Nightmare
2017
as Nick Bottoms
MovieThe Corridor Defended
2017
as Local Yokel
TVSuperstore
2015
as Vince
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
TVUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Tripp Knob
TVKingdom
2014
as Keith
TVThe Night Shift
2014
as Oren Edwards
TVBetas
2013
as Dashawn
MovieiSteve
2013
as Pastey Jones
TVKey & Peele
2012
as Person at People Park #3
MovieDemoted
2011
as Bothered Salesman (uncredited)
MovieVirginia
2010
as Dale
TVCommunity
2009
as Student #3
TVIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Richie
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVCMT Music Awards
2002
as Self - Presenter
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MovieBehind the Lines
as Self
Fruitcake
A Chris Farley Story
as Chris Farley
The Very Best People
Deep Eddy
as Pug Browder
Tommy Karate
as Jim Hunt
MovieThe Official Mistress
as King Louis XVI
Turpentine
