Paul Walter Hauser (born October 15, 1986) is an American comedian and character actor who broke out in the 2010s. He is most known for supporting roles in films like I, Tonya and BlacKkKlansman, and for his turn as the titular character in Richard Jewell.
In 2020, he reunited with KkKlansman director Spike Lee for Da 5 Bloods, and in 2021 with Tonya director Craig Gillespie for Cruella.
On the television side, he played major supporting roles in Kingdom (2014) and the second season of Cobra Kai.
Hauser debuted as a professional wrestler in November 2023 on the independent circuit, and has worked a handful of shows so far.
Filmography:
- Community (2010): Student #3
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010): Richie
- Kingdom (2014) (2014-17): Keith
- I, Tonya (2017): Shawn Eckhardt
- Super Troupers 2 (2018): Lonnie Laloush
- BlacKkKlansman (2018): Ivanhoe
- Late Night (2019): Eugene Mancuso
- Beats (2019): Terrence
- Richard Jewell (2019): Richard Jewell
- Cobra Kai (2019, 21-22): Raymond "Stingray"
- Adam 2020 (2020): Trent
- Da 5 Bloods (2020): Simon
- Eat Wheaties (2020): James Fisk
- Songbird (2020): Michael Dozer
- Reno 911! (2020): Jeffy Renee Chisholm
- Silk Road (2021): Curtis Clark Green
- Cruella (2021): Horace
- Queenpins (2021): Ken
- Blackbird (2022): Larry D. Hall
- The Afterparty (2023): Travis
- Orion and the Dark (2024): Dark (voice)
- Inside Out 2 (2024): Embarrassment (voice)
- Untitled Chris Farley Biopic: Chris Farley