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Paul Walter Hauser

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

2026
Resident Evil
Movie
2025
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

as Mike Batlan

Movie
2025
Americana

as Lefty Ledbetter

Movie
2025
The Naked Gun

as Ed Hocken Jr.

Movie
2025
The Fantastic 4: First Steps

as Harvey Elder / Mole Man

Movie
2025
Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere

as Self - 'Harvey Elder' / 'Mole Man'

Movie
2024
The Instigators

as Booch

Movie
2024
Inside Out 2

as Embarrassment (voice)

Movie
2021
Cruella

as Horace

Movie
2019
Richard Jewell

as Richard Jewell

Movie
2018
BlacKkKlansman

as Ivanhoe

Movie
2018
Cobra Kai

as Raymond 'Stingray' Porter

TV Show