Actor
· Acting
Paul Walter Hauser
Born 1986-10-15
📍 Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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 73
Resident Evil
as Carl
2026
Maple Leaf Pro: Multiverse 2026
as Paul Walter Hauser
2026
PROGRESS Chapter 193: PROGRESS Las Vegas II
as Paul Walter Hauser
2026
Balls Up
as Elijah
2026
Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026
as Paul Walter Hauser
2026
The Pete Davidson Show
as Self - Guest
2026
Playdate
as Zach G
2025
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
as Mike Batlan
2025
The Chosen Adventures
as Sheep (voice)
2025
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025
as Paul Walter Hauser
2025
Americana
as Lefty Ledbetter
2025
The Naked Gun
as Ed Hocken Jr.
2025
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Harvey Elder / Mole Man
2025
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
as Self - 'Harvey Elder' / 'Mole Man'
2025
The Luckiest Man in America
as Michael
2025
AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour
as Paul Walter Hauser
2025
MLW SuperFight 6
as Paul Walter Hauser
2025
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
as Paul Walter Hauser
2025
The Instigators
as Booch
2024
Inside Out 2
as Embarrassment (voice)
2024
Orion and the Dark
as Dark (voice)
2024
Old Dads
as Tracy
2023
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
as Paul Walter Hauser (Commentary)
2023
Bupkis
as Hauser
2023
The Magic Of Passion
as Howard
2022
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
as Elmer (voice)
2022
Delia's Gone
as Bo
2022
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
as Self
2022
Black Bird
as Larry Hall
2022
Hey! (EW)
as Paul Walter Hauser
2022
The Afterparty
as Travis
2022
Queenpins
as Ken
2021
Cruella
as Horace
2021
Calls
as Floyd (voice)
2021
Silk Road
as Curtis Clark Green
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
2021
Songbird
as Dozer
2020
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
as Self
2020
Eat Wheaties!
as James Fisk
2020
Adam
as Trent
2020
Da 5 Bloods
as Simon
2020
Reno 911!
as Jeffy Renee Chisholm
2020
Richard Jewell
as Richard Jewell
2019
7 Days to Vegas
as Puppet Hank
2019
Heirloom
as Ralph
2019
Beats
as Terrence
2019
Late Night
as Mancusco
2019
BlacKkKlansman
as Ivanhoe
2018
Cobra Kai
as Raymond
2018
Cobra Kai
as Raymond 'Stingray' Porter
2018
Super Troopers 2
as Lonnie Laloush
2018
I, Tonya
as Shawn
2017
A Midsummer's Nightmare
as Nick Bottoms
2017
The Corridor Defended
as Local Yokel
2017
Superstore
as Vince
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Tripp Knob
2015
Kingdom
as Keith
2014
The Night Shift
as Oren Edwards
2014
iSteve
as Pastey Jones
2013
Key & Peele
as Person at People Park #3
2012
Key & Peele
as Overweight Guy
2012
Demoted
as Bothered Salesman (uncredited)
2011
Virginia
as Dale
2010
Community
as Student #3
2009
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Richie
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
CMT Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
2002
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
Behind the Lines
as Self