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Cole Hauser

Actor

Cole Hauser

Born March 22, 1975 in Santa Barbara, California, USA41 films

Cole Kenneth Hauser (born March 22, 1975) is an American film and television actor. He's best known for his movie roles as Col. Stevens in Transcendence, Roma in Olympus Has Fallen, Mike Collins in A Good Day to Die Hard, William Cartwright in Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys, Lupus Grobowski in The Break-up, Carter Verone in 2 Fast 2 Furious, James 'Red' Atkins in Tears of the Sun, Staff Sgt. Vic Bedford in Hart's War, William Johns in Pitch Black, Billy McBride in Good Will Hunting, Benny O'Donnell in Dazed and Confused, and Jack Connors in School Ties.

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His best known TV roles are as Rip Wheeler on Paramount TV's western drama Yellowstone, Charlie Siringo on Lifetime TV's The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, Ethan Kelly on Audience Network's drama Rogue, US Marshall Jimmy Godfrey on NBC's drama Chase, and Officer Randy Willitz on ABC's police drama High Incident.

His paternal grandfather was Dwight Hauser, a screenwriter, actor and film producer. His maternal grandfather was Milton Sperling, a screenwriter and film producer for 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. His great-grandfather was Harry Warner, who was a studio executive, one of the founders of Warner Bros.(with his 3 younger brothers), and a major contributor to the development of the film industry.

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Good Will Hunting posterFirst watchGood Will Hunting19978.2as Billy McBrideWill Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
2 Fast 2 Furious poster6.52 Fast 2 Furious2003Pitch Black poster6.9Pitch Black2000Olympus Has Fallen poster6.4Olympus Has Fallen2013Dazed and Confused poster7.3Dazed and Confused1993Tears of the Sun poster6.9Tears of the Sun2003Transcendence poster6.1Transcendence2014A Good Day to Die Hard poster5.3A Good Day to Die Hard2013The Break-Up poster5.9The Break-Up2006

Filmography

41 films as actor
  1. 2023Dead Man's HandMarshal Roy McCutchen
  2. 2023The Ritual KillerDetective Lucas Boyd
  3. 2022The Minute You Wake Up DeadJason
  4. 2022PanamaJames Becker
  5. 2020The Last ChampionJohn Wright
  6. 2019Running with the DevilThe Executioner
  7. 2018Acts of ViolenceDeklan
  8. 2014Jarhead 2: Field of FireFox
  9. 2014TranscendenceColonel Stevens
  10. 2013Dead DropDwight
  11. 2013Assassins RunRoman
  12. 2013Olympus Has FallenRoma
  13. 2013A Good Day to Die HardMike Collins
  14. 2011Good Morning, KillerAndrew Berringer
  15. 2011The Hit ListAllan Campbell
  16. 2009Like Dandelion DustJack Campbell
  17. 2008Tyler Perry's The Family That PreysWilliam Cartwright
  18. 2008TorturedKevin
  19. 2008The TowerSean Castleman
  20. 2007The Stone AngelYoung Bram
  21. 2006The Break-UpLupus Grobowski
  22. 2005DirtyLieutenant
  23. 2005The CaveJack McAllister
  24. 2004PaparazziBo Laramie
  25. 20032 Fast 2 FuriousCarter Verone
  26. 2003Tears of the SunJames 'Red' Atkins
  27. 2002White OleanderRay
  28. 2002Hart's WarStaff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford
  29. 2000TigerlandStaff Sgt. Cota
  30. 2000A Shot at GloryKelsey O'Brian
  31. 2000Pitch BlackWilliam J. Johns
  32. 1998The Hi-Lo CountryLittle Boy Matson
  33. 1998Scotch and MilkJohnny
  34. 1997Good Will HuntingBilly McBride
  35. 1997All Over MeMark
  36. 1995Higher LearningScott Moss
  37. 1994Frame-Up II: The Cover-UpCal
  38. 1994Gang BoysBentz
  39. 1993Dazed and ConfusedBenny
  40. 1992School TiesJack Connors
  41. 1992The PromStacker