Cole Hauser
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Biography
Cole Hauser was an American film and television actor who was best known for his roles in "School Ties" (1992), "Dazed and Confused" (1993) and "Good Will Hunting" (1997). Born into a show business family in Santa Barbara, California (one of his great grandfathers on his mom's side was Warner Bros. co-founder Harry Warner), Hauser practically had acting in his blood. It also helped that his mother ran a production company while his father was a working actor. His parents divorced when Cole was 2, and after moving around a lot with his mother, he spent a year living with his father, who taught him how to audition for film and TV parts. Hauser quickly became fascinated with acting and, at the age of 16, dropped out of high school to pursue acting full time. He landed his very first film role at the age of 17 in "School Ties." That movie also just happened to star Ben Affleck and Matt Damon - both of whom would go on to become lifelong friends with Hauser. After the success of "School Ties," Hauser went on to appear in several popular films of the 1990s, including "Dazed and Confused" and "Higher Learning" (1995). Then in 1997 he reteamed with Affleck and Damon by appearing alongside them both in "Good Will Hunting," which would earn both Damon and Affleck their first Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay. Hauser continued appearing in films and TV shows throughout the 2000s, most notably "Pitch Black" (2000), "2 Fast 2 Furious" (2003), and the Vince Vaughn comedy "The Break-Up" (2006). By the mid-2010s Hauser began appearing more regularly on TV. He nabbed recurring roles on "The Lizzie Borden Chronicles" (Lifetime, 2015) and "Rogue" (Audience, 2013-17), as well as the Paramount Network western "Yellowstone" (Paramount Network, 2018- ). "Yellowstone," which was created by Oscar-nominee Taylor Sheridan, co-starred Kevin Costner, premiered on the Paramount Network in June of 2018.
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1992
Made film debut in "School Ties" opposite Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
1993
Had a supporting role in Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused"
1995
Acted in "Skins," a film directed by his father Wings Hauser
1995
Appeared in John Singleton's college-set drama "Higher Learning"
1996
Played regular role of rookie Officer Randy Willitz on ABC's "High Incident"
1997
Was a supporting character in "Good Will Hunting"
1998
Co-starred as Woody Harrelson's brother in "The Hi-Lo Country"
1998
Featured in direct-to-video release "Gang Boys," directed by and starring Wings Hauser
1998
Apperared in Adam Goldberg's independent feature "Scotch and Milk"
2000
Played a futuristic bounty hunter in thriller "Pitch Black"
2000
Featured in Scottish football drama "A Shot at Glory," produced by and starring Robert Duvall
2002
Featured alongside Bruce Willis in "Hart's War"
2003
Played a soldier in "Tears of the Sun" opposite Willis
2003
Appeared as a mob boss in action sequel "2 Fast and 2 Furious"
2004
Cast in first leading role, playing a movie star who goes after overzealous photographers in "Paparazzi"
2005
Starred in thriller "The Cave" opposite Morris Chestnut and Piper Perabo
2006
Appeared with Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston in "The Break-Up"
2006
Co-starred in crime drama "Dirty" opposite Cuba Gooding Jr.
2007
Starred with Anthony Anderson on short-lived Fox series "K-Ville"
2008
Starred in "The Stone Angel," adapted from a novel by Margaret Laurence
2008
Featured in Tyler Perry's "The Family That Preys"
2010
Starred on NBC drama "Chase"
2013
Played a Secret Service agent in action thriller "Olympus Has Fallen"
2013
Cast opposite Bruce Willis' John McClaine in action thriller "A Good Day to Die Hard"
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