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Director
Paul Walter Hauser
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.8
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 1294982
IMDb ID: nm3236159
Known for: Acting
Born: October 15, 1986
Age: 39
Place of birth: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2026
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q26921822
Also known as
Signet Ringer
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Executive Producer (1)
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.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Paul Walter Hauser.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Paul Walter Hauser.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Paul Walter Hauser.
8.0
Cruella
as Horace
2021 Movie
7.5
Inside Out 2
as Embarrassment (voice)
2024 Movie
7.5
BlacKkKlansman
as Ivanhoe
2018 Movie
7.5
I, Tonya
as Shawn
2017 Movie
7.4
Richard Jewell
as Richard Jewell
2019 Movie
7.0
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Harvey Elder / Mole Man
2025 Movie
6.8
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
as Mike Batlan
2025 Movie
6.7
Beats
as Terrence
2019 Movie
6.5
Orion and the Dark
as Dark (voice)
2024 Movie
6.5
Queenpins
as Ken
2021 Movie
6.5
Da 5 Bloods
as Simon
2020 Movie
6.4
The Naked Gun
as Ed Hocken Jr.
2025 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Paul Walter Hauser.
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Richie • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Cobra Kai
as Raymond • 5 eps
2018 Series
8.1
Black Bird
as Larry Hall • 6 eps
2022 Series
8.0
Community
as Student #3 • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.6
Key & Peele
as Person at People Park #3 • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.5
Superstore
as Vince • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
The Night Shift
as Oren Edwards • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.2
The Afterparty
as Travis • 10 eps
2022 Series
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Tripp Knob • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Calls
as Floyd (voice) • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.9
Kingdom
as Keith • 26 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Paul Walter Hauser.
7.0
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Harvey Elder / Mole Man
2025 Movie
6.4
The Naked Gun
as Ed Hocken Jr.
2025 Movie
7.5
Inside Out 2
as Embarrassment (voice)
2024 Movie
6.0
Playdate
as Zach G
2025 Movie
8.0
Cruella
as Horace
2021 Movie
7.5
BlacKkKlansman
as Ivanhoe
2018 Movie
6.8
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
as Mike Batlan
2025 Movie
7.5
I, Tonya
as Shawn
2017 Movie
6.2
Songbird
as Dozer
2020 Movie
Sep 9
Resident Evil
2026 Movie
6.5
Orion and the Dark
as Dark (voice)
2024 Movie
6.4
Late Night
as Mancusco
2019 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Paul Walter Hauser.
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Richie • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Cobra Kai
as Raymond • 5 eps
2018 Series
8.0
Community
as Student #3 • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.2
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Superstore
as Vince • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1988 Series
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Tripp Knob • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.6
Key & Peele
as Person at People Park #3 • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.1
Black Bird
as Larry Hall • 6 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Paul Walter Hauser.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Paul Walter Hauser.
Sep 9
Resident Evil
2026 Movie
Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026
as Paul Walter Hauser
2026 Movie
6.0
Playdate
as Zach G
2025 Movie
6.8
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
as Mike Batlan
2025 Movie
8.0
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025
as Paul Walter Hauser
2025 Movie
6.2
Americana
as Lefty Ledbetter
2025 Movie
6.4
The Naked Gun
as Ed Hocken Jr.
2025 Movie
7.0
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Harvey Elder / Mole Man
2025 Movie
6.1
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
as Self - 'Harvey Elder' / 'Mole Man'
2025 Movie
Clint Eastwood : la légende
as Self
2025 Movie
6.3
The Luckiest Man in America
as Michael
2025 Movie
7.0
AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour
as Paul Walter Hauser
2025 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Paul Walter Hauser.
7.7
The Chosen Adventures
as Sheep (voice) • 14 eps
2025 Series
7.7
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
as Paul Walter Hauser (Commentary) • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.2
Bupkis
as Hauser • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.1
Black Bird
as Larry Hall • 6 eps
2022 Series
Hey! (EW)
as Paul Walter Hauser • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.2
The Afterparty
as Travis • 10 eps
2022 Series
5.7
Wahl Street
as Self (uncredited) • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.0
Calls
as Floyd (voice) • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.0
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.4
Reno 911!
as Jeffy Renee Chisholm • 6 eps
2020 Series
8.2
Cobra Kai
as Raymond • 5 eps
2018 Series
7.5
Superstore
as Vince • 1 eps
2015 Series