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