Paul Walter Hauser

Personal Info

Birthday

October 15, 1986

(39 years old)

Place of Birth

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

Signet Ringer

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.

Known For

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

Playdate

Inside Out 2

Cobra Kai

The Naked Gun

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Community

Superstore

Filmography

2025
Playdate
as Zach G
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
as Mike Batlan
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2025
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
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere
as Self - 'Harvey Elder' / 'Mole Man'
Clint Eastwood : la légende
as Self
The Luckiest Man in America
as Michael
AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour
as Paul Walter Hauser
MLW SuperFight 6
as Paul Walter Hauser
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
as Paul Walter Hauser
2024
Eric Bischoff's One Shot
as Paul Walter Hauser
The Instigators
as Booch
Inside Out 2
as Embarrassment (voice)
Orion and the Dark
as Dark (voice)
2023
Old Dads
as Tracy
2022
The Magic Of Passion
as Howard
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
as Elmer (voice)
Delia's Gone
as Bo
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
as Self
2021
Queenpins
as Ken
Cruella
as Horace
Silk Road
as Curtis Clark Green
2020
Songbird
as Dozer
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
as Self
Eat Wheaties!
as James Fisk
Adam
as Trent
Da 5 Bloods
as Simon
2019
Richard Jewell
as Richard Jewell
7 Days to Vegas
as Puppet Hank
Heirloom
as Ralph
Beats
as Terrence
Late Night
as Mancusco
2018
BlacKkKlansman
as Ivanhoe
Super Troopers 2
as Lonnie Laloush
2017
I, Tonya
as Shawn
A Midsummer's Nightmare
as Nick Bottoms
The Corridor Defended
as Local Yokel
2013
iSteve
as Pastey Jones
2011
Demoted
as Bothered Salesman (uncredited)
2010
Virginia
as Dale