Paul Walter Hauser
October 15, 1986 (39 years old) in 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.
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- 2025 · Playdate as Zach G
- 2025 · Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere as Mike Batlan
- 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 · AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour as Paul Walter Hauser
- 2024 · The Instigators as Booch
- 2024 · Inside Out 2 as Embarrassment (voice)
- 2024 · Orion and the Dark as Dark (voice)
- 2023 · All Elite Wrestling: Collision as Paul Walter Hauser (Commentary)
- 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
- 2021 · Cruella as Horace
- 2021 · Calls as Floyd (voice)
- 2021 · Silk Road as Curtis Clark Green
- 2021 · Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- 2019 · 7 Days to Vegas as Puppet Hank
- 2019 · Heirloom as Ralph
- 2018 · BlacKkKlansman as Ivanhoe
- 2018 · Cobra Kai as Raymond
- 2018 · Cobra Kai as Raymond 'Stingray' Porter
- 2017 · I, Tonya as Shawn
- 2015 · 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
- 2014 · Kingdom as Keith
- 2014 · The Night Shift as Oren Edwards
- 2012 · Key & Peele as Overweight Guy
- 2012 · Key & Peele as Person at People Park #3
- 2009 · Community as Student #3
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Richie
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Behind the Lines as Self
- 2021 · Wahl Street as Self (uncredited)
- Future · Fruitcake as
- 2026 · Resident Evil as
- 2026 · Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026 as Paul Walter Hauser
- 2025 · The Chosen Adventures as Sheep (voice)
- 2025 · ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025 as Paul Walter Hauser
- 2025 · Americana as Lefty Ledbetter
- 2025 · Clint Eastwood : la légende as Self
- 2025 · The Luckiest Man in America as Michael
- 2025 · MLW SuperFight 6 as Paul Walter Hauser
- 2025 · MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025 as Paul Walter Hauser
- 2024 · Eric Bischoff's One Shot as Paul Walter Hauser
- 2023 · Old Dads as Tracy
- 2023 · Bupkis as Hauser
- 2022 · The Magic Of Passion as Howard
- 2022 · Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm as Elmer (voice)
- 2022 · Delia's Gone as Bo
- 2021 · Queenpins as Ken
- 2020 · 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
- 2019 · Richard Jewell as Richard Jewell
- 2019 · Beats as Terrence
- 2018 · Super Troopers 2 as Lonnie Laloush
- 2017 · A Midsummer's Nightmare as Nick Bottoms
- 2002 · CMT Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · Deep Eddy as Pug Browder
- Future · Balls Up as Elijah
- 2019 · Late Night as Mancusco
- 2017 · The Corridor Defended as Local Yokel
- 2013 · iSteve as Pastey Jones
- 2011 · Demoted as Bothered Salesman (uncredited)
- 2010 · Virginia as Dale
- Future · The Very Best People as
- Future · A Chris Farley Story as Chris Farley