Paul Walter Hauser

15 titles·Since 2017

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.

Frequently works with

Craig Gillespie

2 titles together

Filmography (15)

Resident Evil

2026 · Carl

Balls Up

2026 · Elijah

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

2025 · Mike Batlan

Americana

2025 · Lefty Ledbetter

The Naked Gun

2025 · Ed Hocken Jr.

The Luckiest Man in America

2025 · Michael

Orion and the Dark

2024 · Dark (voice)

Black Bird

2022 · Larry Hall

The Afterparty

2022 · Travis

Queenpins

2021 · Ken

Cruella

2021 · Horace

Silk Road

2021 · Curtis Clark Green

Richard Jewell

2019 · Richard Jewell

Beats

2019 · Terrence

I, Tonya

2017 · Shawn

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.