
Actor
Paul Walter Hauser
Born 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.
Directed
Acting

Cruella
Horace · 2021

Cobra Kai
Raymond · 2018

BlacKkKlansman
Ivanhoe · 2018

Inside Out 2
Embarrassment (voice) · 2024

I, Tonya
Shawn · 2017

Community
Student #3 · 2009

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Richie · 2005

Richard Jewell
Richard Jewell · 2019

The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Harvey Elder / Mole Man · 2025

Black Bird
Larry Hall · 2022

Superstore
Vince · 2015

The Naked Gun
Ed Hocken Jr. · 2025

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tripp Knob · 2015

Da 5 Bloods
Simon · 2020

Late Night
Mancusco · 2019

Key & Peele
Overweight Guy · 2012

Orion and the Dark
Dark (voice) · 2024

The Night Shift
Oren Edwards · 2014

Songbird
Dozer · 2020

Queenpins
Ken · 2021

The Instigators
Booch · 2024

Playdate
Zach G · 2025

The Afterparty
Travis · 2022

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Mike Batlan · 2025
