Paul Walter Hauser
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Instigators
as Booch
2024
Behind the Lines
as Self
TBA
Americana
as Lefty Ledbetter
2025
Orion and the Dark
as Dark (voice)
2024
Old Dads
as Tracy
2023
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
as Self
2022
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
as Elmer (voice)
2022
Virginia
as Dale
2010
Inside Out 2
as Embarrassment (voice)
2024
Fruitcake
TBA
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
as Self
2020
A Chris Farley Story
as Chris Farley
TBA
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
Balls Up
as Elijah
2026
The Magic Of Passion
as Howard
2022
Demoted
as Bothered Salesman (uncredited)
2011
I, Tonya
as Shawn
2017
TV Appearances
Superstore
as Vince
2015
Calls
as Floyd (voice)
2021
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Richie
2005
Community
as Student #3
2009
Kingdom
as Keith
2014
The Afterparty
as Travis
2022
Black Bird
as Larry Hall
2022
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
Key & Peele
as Person at People Park #3
2012
Key & Peele
as Overweight Guy
2012
The Night Shift
as Oren Edwards
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015