Paul Walter Hauser

Acting · Born 1986-10-15 in 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.

Filmography

• The Instigators as Booch
• Americana as Lefty Ledbetter
• Orion and the Dark as Dark (voice)
• Old Dads as Tracy
• Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair as Self
• Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm as Elmer (voice)
• Virginia as Dale
• Inside Out 2 as Embarrassment (voice)
• Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw as Self
• The Naked Gun as Ed Hocken Jr.