Born on October 15, 1986, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Paul Walter Hauser is an American actor with 64 screen credits. Many viewers know him as Shawn in I, Tonya (2017), Ivanhoe in BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Horace in Cruella (2021). He also took the lead in Richard Jewell (2019). On TV, he has appeared in Cobra Kai and played Larry Hall in Black Bird.
Hauser received the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance in 2019 and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2022. In 2023, he won both a Primetime Emmy and a Critics’ Choice Television Award for supporting roles. His latest work includes voicing Embarrassment in Inside Out 2 (2024), plus roles in The Fantastic 4: First Steps and The Naked Gun, both released in 2025. Coming up next is Tommy Karate, which has no announced release date yet.
New & upcoming work
- Tommy Karate · date not announced · as Jim Hunt
Frequent co-stars
- Emma Thompson · 2 films together: Cruella, Late Night
- Jasper Pääkkönen · 2 films together: BlacKkKlansman, Da 5 Bloods
- Bobby Cannavale · 2 films together: I, Tonya, Old Dads
Awards won
- Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Supporting Actor (2023)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (2023)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2022)
- National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance (2019)
Career at a glance
First credit: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) · Credits: 61
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
Resident Evil2026 · PaulReviewed
Other work
Maple Leaf Pro: Multiverse 20262026 · Paul Walter Hauser
PROGRESS Chapter 193: PROGRESS Las Vegas II2026 · Paul Walter Hauser
Balls Up2026 · Elijah
MLW Battle Riot VIII2026 · Paul Walter Hauser
Orange Crush & JCW: Superpower Slam 20262026 · Paul Walter Hauser
Playdate2025 · Zach G
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere2025 · Mike Batlan
The Chosen Adventures2025 · Sheep (voice)
ROH Death Before Dishonor 20252025 · Paul Walter Hauser
Americana2025 · Lefty Ledbetter
The Naked Gun2025 · Ed Hocken Jr.
The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025 · Harvey Elder / Mole Man
The Luckiest Man in America2025 · Michael
AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour2025 · Paul Walter Hauser
MLW SuperFight 62025 · Paul Walter Hauser
MLW Kings of Colosseum 20252025 · Paul Walter Hauser- Eric Bischoff's One Shot2024 · Paul Walter Hauser
The Instigators2024 · Booch
Inside Out 22024 · Embarrassment (voice)
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Orion and the Dark2024 · Dark (voice)
Old Dads2023 · Tracy
All Elite Wrestling: Collision2023 · Paul Walter Hauser
Bupkis2023 · Hauser
The Magic Of Passion2022 · Howard
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm2022 · Elmer (voice)
Delia's Gone2022 · Bo
Black Bird2022 · Larry Hall
The Afterparty2022 · Travis
Queenpins2021 · Ken
Cruella2021 · Horace
Calls2021 · Floyd (voice)
Silk Road2021 · Curtis Clark Green
Songbird2020 · Dozer
Eat Wheaties!2020 · James Fisk
Adam2020 · Trent
Da 5 Bloods2020 · Simon
Reno 911!2020 · Jeffy Renee Chisholm
Richard Jewell2019 · Richard Jewell
7 Days to Vegas2019 · Puppet Hank
Heirloom2019 · Director- Heirloom2019 · Ralph
Beats2019 · Terrence
Late Night2019 · Mancuso
BlacKkKlansman2018 · Ivanhoe
Cobra Kai2018 · Raymond
Super Troopers 22018 · Lonnie Laloush
I, Tonya2017 · Shawn
A Midsummer's Nightmare2017 · Nick Bottoms
The Corridor Defended2017 · Local Yokel
Superstore2015 · Vince
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015 · Tripp Knob
Kingdom2014 · Keith
The Night Shift2014 · Oren Edwards
Betas2013 · Dashawn
iSteve2013 · Pastey Jones
Key & Peele2012 · Person at People Park #3
Demoted2011 · Bothered Salesman (uncredited)
Virginia2010 · Dale
Community2009 · Student #3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005 · Richie
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