Acting
Paul Walter Hauser
EN, FR cinema · 58 credits
Born
15 October 1986 (age 40)
Birthplace
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Also known as Signet Ringer
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.
Known for
Filmography
A Chris Farley Story
A Chris Farley Story
as Chris Farley
The Very Best People
The Very Best People
Actor, Executive Producer
Deep Eddy
Deep Eddy
as Pug Browder
Tommy Karate
Tommy Karate
as Jim Hunt
The Official Mistress
as King Louis XVI
Garden City
Garden City
as Dan Day, Producer
Balls Up
as Elijah
Resident Evil
as Paul
Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 2026
as Paul Walter Hauser
PROGRESS Chapter 193: PROGRESS Las Vegas II
as Paul Walter Hauser
Maple Leaf Pro: Multiverse 2026
as Paul Walter Hauser
MLW Battle Riot VIII
as Paul Walter Hauser
Americana
as Lefty Ledbetter
The Naked Gun
as Ed Hocken Jr.
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
as Harvey Elder / Mole Man
The Luckiest Man in America
as Michael, Executive Producer
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
as Mike Batlan
AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour
as Paul Walter Hauser
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
as Self - 'Harvey Elder' / 'Mole Man'
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025
as Paul Walter Hauser
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
as Paul Walter Hauser
MLW SuperFight 6
as Paul Walter Hauser
Playdate
as Zach G
The Instigators
as Booch
Orion and the Dark
as Dark (voice)
Inside Out 2
as Embarrassment (voice)
Eric Bischoff's One Shot
2024
Eric Bischoff's One Shot
as Paul Walter Hauser
Old Dads
as Tracy
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
as Elmer (voice)
The Magic Of Passion
as Howard
Silk Road
as Curtis Clark Green
Cruella
as Horace
Queenpins
as Ken
Da 5 Bloods
as Simon
Eat Wheaties!
as James Fisk
Adam
as Trent
Songbird
as Dozer
Late Night
as Mancuso
Richard Jewell
as Richard Jewell
Beats
as Terrence
7 Days to Vegas
as Puppet Hank
Heirloom
as Ralph, Director, Writer, Producer
BlacKkKlansman
as Ivanhoe
Super Troopers 2
as Lonnie Laloush
I, Tonya
as Shawn
The Corridor Defended
as Local Yokel
A Midsummer's Nightmare
as Nick Bottoms
iSteve
as Pastey Jones
Demoted
as Bothered Salesman (uncredited)
Virginia
as Dale