The 49-year-old, who plays Rip Wheeler in the hit Paramount series, revealed that he wasn’t “emotional” when the show wrapped filming on its final season.
“It’s definitely weird when you’ve worked with somebody for as long as we have as a group,” Hauser exclusively told The Post while promoting his Free Rein Coffee Company‘s partnership with Walmart.
“The crew is family, the cast is family, the drivers, the transportation, the people that cook for us every day,” he explained.
“So it was not emotional,” Hauser added, “but it was definitely a sad moment when everybody kind of goes their own way.”
Hauser also pointed out that, given his long Hollywood resume, he’s no stranger to saying goodbye to yearslong acting roles.
“I’ve been in this business 35 years and you have like six months where you’re around everybody for 14 hours a day, and then all of a sudden it’s over,” he said. “So I’ve gotten kind of used to it.”
Hauser has been on “Yellowstone” since the Taylor Sheridan series premiered in 2018, working alongside the likes of Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes and more.
He’ll play Rip for seemingly one last time in what is being called the series’ final episodes, Season 5B, premiering Nov. 10.
Hauser has shared most of his scenes with his on-screen wife Reilly, who plays Beth Dutton. Rip and Beth are the undisputed fan favorites of “Yellowstone.”
“I’m really proud of what her and I have done, along with Taylor’s work and writings,” Hauser told The Post.
“There’s a few scenes that stand out to me personally,” the actor continued. “When John Dutton (Costner) gives me the house and the cabin, and that letter she gives me, I think is a pretty powerful moment for him and the show.”
“But we did some great work this year, too,” Hauser teased. “I’m excited for people to see 5B and the support that I have for her throughout the show. There’s some beautiful scenes. Really beautiful stuff.”
Now that “Yellowstone” has wrapped filming, Hauser is spending more time with his wife, “Sweet Valley High” actress Cynthia Daniel, and their three children (sons Ryland, 20, and Colt, 16, and daughter Steely, 11) after being away in Montana shooting the series for the last six-plus years.
