Actor
Paul Walter Hauser
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.
Notable work
8Cruella (2021)
as Horace
7.5BlacKkKlansman (2018)
as Ivanhoe
8.2Cobra Kai (2018)
as Raymond and as Raymond 'Stingray' Porter
7.5Inside Out 2 (2024)
as Embarrassment (voice)
7.5I, Tonya (2017)
as Shawn
7The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)
as Harvey Elder / Mole Man
7.4Richard Jewell (2019)
as Richard Jewell
8Community (2009)
as Student #3
6.4The Naked Gun (2025)
as Ed Hocken Jr.
8.3It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
as Richie
6.4Da 5 Bloods (2020)
as Simon
8.1Black Bird (2022)
as Larry Hall
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