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My Take
Cole Hauser is the kind of actor I have a genuine soft spot for: the dependable craftsman who shows up in Good Will Hunting, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Tears of the Sun, makes every scene sturdier, and never demands the spotlight. Raised around the business and grounded in Santa Barbara roots, he clearly learned early that longevity beats flash. What I admire is how his weathered intensity has deepened with age; he reads as a man who has actually lived, and Hollywood cannot fake that. Directors keep calling because they trust him completely. I would argue his most commanding work is happening now, in his fifties, not behind him.
Overview
Cole Kenneth Hauser (born March 22, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for film roles in Higher Learning, School Ties, Dazed and Confused, Good Will Hunting, Pitch Black, Tigerland, Hart's War, Tears of the Sun, The Family that Preys, 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Cave, The Break-Up, A Good Day to Die Hard, Olympus Has Fallen, and Transcendence.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cole Hauser
- Name (Japanese)
- コール・ハウザー
- Reading
- こーる・はうざー
- Born
- March 22, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rabbit
- Origin
- Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / voice actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.