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Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

25 movies on Netflix

Biography

Paul Walter Hauser is an American actor and professional wrestler raised in Saginaw, Michigan. His first film work was as an extra in Virginia (2010), which led Dustin Lance Black to write him a larger part. Early roles came in I, Tonya (2017) and BlacKkKlansman (2018), with television parts in Kingdom and Cobra Kai as Stingray. He starred as the title character in Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell (2019), his breakout. Later films included Songbird (2020) and Cruella (2021). His portrayal of murderer Larry Hall in the 2022 miniseries Black Bird won him Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards. He voiced Embarrassment in Inside Out 2 (2024) and a lead in Orion and the Dark (2024). In 2025 he appeared in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere as Mike Batlan, a recording engineer and guitar tech, and in The Fantastic Four: First Steps as Harvey Elder, also called Mole Man. He has also wrestled professionally and signed with Major League Wrestling.

39years old

Turns 40 on October 15in 2 days

  • Born Grand Rapids
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films
25
Career span
16 years2010 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Hauser got his start as an extra in Virginia. After he praised director Dustin Lance Black's speech for winning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2009 for Milk, Black wrote him a bigger part in the movie.

  2. First role

    Hauser made his professional wrestling debut in November 2023, at Pro Wrestling REVOLVER in Los Angeles, where he defeated Matthew Palmer.

  3. A first

    Hauser won his first wrestling title on April 17, 2025, capturing the PROGRESS Wrestling Proteus Title in a five way match over champion Simon Miller, Adam Priest, Charles Crowley and Effy.

  4. A change of course

    Hauser began a career as a rapper in 2022, using the name Signet Ringer. That year, on July 8, he put out his first EP, Murder for Higher.

Paul Walter 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. Cruella2021 Comedy, Crime, Familyas Horace

    IMDb rating 7.3302K votes

  2. Richard Jewell2019 Biography, Crime, Dramaas Richard Jewell

    IMDb rating 7.5109K votes

  3. I, Tonya2017as Shawn

    IMDb rating 7.5264K votes

  4. The Naked Gun2025as Ed Hocken Jr.

    IMDb rating 6.3135K votes

  5. The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025as Harvey Elder / Mole Man

    IMDb rating 6.8291K votes

  6. BlacKkKlansman2018as Ivanhoe

    IMDb rating 7.5318K votes

  7. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere2025as Mike Batlan

    IMDb rating 6.629K votes

  8. Orion and the Dark2024as Darkvoice

    IMDb rating 6.320K votes

Most often with

Craig Gillespie directed two of these films, Spike Lee two. Nine actors appear in two 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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Emma Thompson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Emma ThompsonAlan Tudyk, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Alan TudykTony Hale, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tony HaleIsiah Whitlock Jr., 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Isiah Whitlock Jr.Ike Barinholtz, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ike BarinholtzSarah Chalke, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sarah ChalkeCraig GillespieDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Craig GillespieSpike LeeDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Spike Lee

Films together

Box office

What Paul Walter Hauser's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.9 billion

14 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 25 films: 14 worldwide figure; 6 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 14Worldwide figure
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Top grosser

Inside Out 22024as Embarrassment (voice)$1.7 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Inside Out 22024as Embarrassment (voice)
    $1.7B58.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025as Harvey Elder / Mole Man
    $522M17.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Cruella2021as Horace
    $234M8.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Resident Evil2026as Carl
    $123M4.2% of the total
  5. 5
    The Naked Gun2025as Ed Hocken Jr.
    $102M3.5% of the total
  6. 6
    BlacKkKlansman2018as Ivanhoe
    $93M3.2% of the total
  7. 7
    I, Tonya2017as Shawn
    $54M1.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere2025as Mike Batlan
    $45M1.5% of the total
Richard Jewell (2019), $33.9 millionLate Night (2019), $22.4 millionSongbird (2020), $1.0 millionAmericana (2023), $500,000The Luckiest Man in America (2025), $482,543Virginia (2010), $6,915

$58.3 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

Awards

Four awards and honors from 2019 to 2023, two of them major.

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Paul Walter Hauser's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
2022Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmBlack BirdWon
Emmy Awards
2023Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieBlack BirdWon
Other honors
2023Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Supporting ActorBlack BirdWon
2019National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough PerformanceRichard JewellWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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