Paul Walter Hauser

Acting · Born 1986-10-15 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Biography

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

• Balls Up (2026)
• Resident Evil (2026)
• Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026 (2026)
• PROGRESS Chapter 193: PROGRESS Las Vegas II (2026)
• Maple Leaf Pro: Multiverse 2026 (2026)
• MLW Battle Riot VIII (2026)
• Jackass: Best and Last (2026)
• Americana (2025)
• The Naked Gun (2025)
• The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)
• The Luckiest Man in America (2025)
• Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)
• AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour (2025)
• Clint Eastwood : la légende (2025)
• Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere (2025)
• ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025 (2025)
• MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025 (2025)
• MLW SuperFight 6 (2025)
• Playdate (2025)
• The Instigators (2024)
• Eric Bischoff's One Shot (2024)
• Old Dads (2023)
• Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair (2022)
• The Magic Of Passion (2022)