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Cole Hauser

Biography

Cole Hauser is an American actor who left high school at sixteen to pursue acting and debuted on screen in School Ties (1992). He went on to appear in Dazed and Confused (1993) and played a campus neo-Nazi leader in Higher Learning (1995), then worked again with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on Good Will Hunting (1997). In 2000 he portrayed William J. Johns in Pitch Black and received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male for Tigerland (2000). His later film credits include Hart's War (2002), Tears of the Sun (2003), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Paparazzi (2004), The Cave (2005), A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and Transcendence (2014). On the small screen, he played Officer Randy Willitz on the police drama High Incident, Ethan Kelly on Rogue and Rip Wheeler on Yellowstone.

51years old

Turns 52 on March 22in 161 days

  • Born Santa Barbara
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • Also credited as Cole Kenneth Hauser

Movie Career

Films
35
Career span
31 years1992 to 2023

Genres

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  1. Early training

    Cole Hauser got into the short-listed circle of talent at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center, a summer camp in the Catskill Mountains. He then landed the leading part in Dark of the Moon, a stage play that brought him standing ovations.

  2. A change of course

    At 16 years old, Cole Hauser left high school in order to act, choosing to pursue acting rather than finish his schooling.

  3. First role

    Cole Hauser's first film role came in School Ties (1992), a movie that featured several rising young actors, among them Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell and Ben Affleck.

Cole Hauser movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Good Will Hunting1997 Dramaas Billy McBride

    IMDb rating 8.41.2M votes

  2. Pitch Black2000 Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras William J. Johns

    IMDb rating 7.0266K votes

  3. 2 Fast 2 Furious2003as Carter Verone

    IMDb rating 6.0330K votes

  4. Tears of the Sun2003as James 'Red' Atkins

    IMDb rating 6.6138K votes

  5. The Break-Up2006as Lupus Grobowski

    IMDb rating 5.8148K votes

  6. Olympus Has Fallen2013as Roma

    IMDb rating 6.5309K votes

  7. A Good Day to Die Hard2013as Collins

    IMDb rating 5.2224K votes

  8. The Cave2005as Jack McAllister

    IMDb rating 5.245K votes

Most often with

Antoine Fuqua directed two of these films, John Singleton two. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Cole Hauser's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.6 billion

21 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 35 films: 21 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 11 figure not found.

  • 21Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 11Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $305M19.2% of the total
  2. 2
    2 Fast 2 Furious2003as Carter Verone
    $236M14.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Good Will Hunting1997as Billy McBride
    $226M14.2% of the total
  4. 4
    The Break-Up2006as Lupus Grobowski
    $206M12.9% of the total
  5. 5
    $170M10.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Transcendence2014as Colonel Stevens
    $103M6.5% of the total
  7. 7
    Tears of the Sun2003as James 'Red' Atkins
    $87M5.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Pitch Black2000as William J. Johns
    $53M3.3% of the total
Higher Learning (1995), $38.3 millionThe Family That Preys (2008), $37.1 millionThe Cave (2005), $33.3 millionHart's War (2002), $32.3 millionWhite Oleander (2002), $21.7 millionPaparazzi (2004), $16.8 millionSchool Ties (1992), $14.7 millionDazed and Confused (1993), $8.3 millionThe Stone Angel (2007), $473,993Acts of Violence (2018), $386,790Like Dandelion Dust (2009), $352,810The Hi-Lo Country (1998), $166,000Tigerland (2000), $148,701

$204 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total