Cole Hauser
Biography
Cole Kenneth Hauser is an American film and television actor born on March 22, 1975, in Santa Barbara, California. He is the son of Cass Warner, the founder of the production company Warner Sisters, and actor Wings Hauser. His family background includes several notable figures in the entertainment industry, including his paternal grandfather, screenwriter Dwight Hauser, and his maternal grandfather, screenwriter Milton Sperling. Additionally, his maternal great-grandfather was Harry Warner, a founding partner of Warner Bros. Hauser has established a career spanning over three decades in the industry, gaining recognition for a variety of roles across both television and feature film productions.
Career overview
Hauser has built an extensive filmography with 58 known credits. Early in his career, he appeared in films such as School Ties, where he played Jack Connors, and Dazed and Confused, in which he portrayed Benny O'Donnell. He later gained prominence for his roles in Good Will Hunting as Billy McBride and Pitch Black as William Johns. His film work continued with appearances in Tigerland, Hart's War as Staff Sgt. Vic Bedford, Tears of the Sun as James Red Atkins, and 2 Fast 2 Furious as Carter Verone. Further film credits include his roles as Lupus Grobowski in The Break-up, William Cartwright in Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys, Mike Collins in A Good Day to Die Hard, Roma in Olympus Has Fallen, and Col. Stevens in Transcendence.
In television, Hauser is widely recognized for his role as Rip Wheeler in the western drama Yellowstone, a part he has played since 2018. His other television work includes the role of Charlie Siringo in the Lifetime series The Lizzie Borden Chronicles. Throughout his career, Hauser has maintained a consistent presence in both film and television, contributing to a diverse range of projects.
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- Dutton Ranch (2026) as Rip Wheeler
- Dutton Ranch (2026) Executive Producer
- TFI Unplugged (2026) as Self
- The Ritual Killer (2023) as Detective Lucas Boyd
- Dead Man's Hand (2023) as Marshal Roy McCutchen
- The Minute You Wake Up Dead (2022) as Jason
- Panama (2022) as James Becker
- Panama (2022) Executive Producer
- The Last Champion (2020) as John Wright
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Running with the Devil (2019) as The Executioner
- Yellowstone (2018) as Rip Wheeler
- Acts of Violence (2018) as Deklan
- The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015) as Charlie Siringo
- Transcendence (2014) as Colonel Stevens
- Bad Country (2014) Executive Producer
- Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014) as Fox
- Rogue (2013) as Ethan Kelly
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013) as Roma
- A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) as Mike Collins
- Assassins Run (2013) as Roman
- Dead Drop (2013) as Dwight
- The Hit List (2011) as Allan Campbell
- Good Morning, Killer (2011) as Andrew Berringer
- Chase (2010) as Jimmy Godfrey
- Like Dandelion Dust (2009) as Jack Campbell
- Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008) as William Cartwright
- Tortured (2008) as Kevin
- The Tower (2008) as Sean Castleman
- K-Ville (2007) as Trevor Cobb
- The Stone Angel (2007) as Young Bram
- The Break-Up (2006) as Lupus Grobowski
- The Cave (2005) as Jack McAllister
- Dirty (2005) as Lieutenant
- Paparazzi (2004) as Bo Laramie
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Tears of the Sun (2003) as James 'Red' Atkins
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) as Carter Verone
- Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun' (2003) as Self
- Hart's War (2002) as Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford
- White Oleander (2002) as Ray
- Good Day Live (2001) as Self
- Pitch Black (2000) as William J. Johns
- Tigerland (2000) as Staff Sgt. Cota
- A Shot at Glory (2000) as Kelsey O'Brian
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999) as Self
- The Hi-Lo Country (1998) as Little Boy Matson
- Scotch and Milk (1998) as Johnny
- Good Will Hunting (1997) as Billy McBride
- All Over Me (1997) as Mark
- High Incident (1996) as Officer Randy Willitz
- Higher Learning (1995) as Scott Moss
- ER (1994) as Steve Curtis
- Gang Boys (1994) as Bentz
- Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up (1994) as Cal
- Dazed and Confused (1993) as Benny
- School Ties (1992) as Jack Connors
- The Prom (1992) as Stacker
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Blood Aces as Benny Binion
- Blood Aces Executive Producer