Paul Walter Hauser
Acting
Born October 15, 1986 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
Balls Up
2026 · Elijah
Resident Evil
2026 · Carl
Jackass: Best and Last
2026 · Self
Americana
2025 · Lefty Ledbetter
The Naked Gun
2025 · Ed Hocken Jr.
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025 · Harvey Elder / Mole Man
The Luckiest Man in America
2025 · Michael
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
2025 · Mike Batlan
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
2025 · Self - 'Harvey Elder' / 'Mole Man'
Playdate
2025 · Zach G
The Instigators
2024 · Booch
Orion and the Dark
2024 · Dark (voice)
Inside Out 2
2024 · Embarrassment (voice)
Old Dads
2023 · Tracy
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
2022 · Elmer (voice)
Delia's Gone
2022 · Bo
Silk Road
2021 · Curtis Clark Green
Cruella
2021 · Horace
Queenpins
2021 · Ken
Da 5 Bloods
2020 · Simon
Eat Wheaties!
2020 · James Fisk
Adam
2020 · Trent
Songbird
2020 · Dozer
Late Night
2019 · Mancusco
Richard Jewell
2019 · Richard Jewell
Beats
2019 · Terrence
7 Days to Vegas
2019 · Puppet Hank
BlacKkKlansman
2018 · Ivanhoe
Super Troopers 2
2018 · Lonnie Laloush
I, Tonya
2017 · Shawn
iSteve
2013 · Pastey Jones
Demoted
2011 · Bothered Salesman (uncredited)
Virginia
2010 · Dale